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Bernard Beitman, MD, Psychiatry, Charlottesville, VA

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Psychiatry Charlottesville, VA

Private Practice

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  • Office

    100 Meadowbrook Court
    Charlottesville, VA 22901
    Phone+1 573-268-4228

Summary

  • I am a psychiatrist in private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. I study meaningful coincidences--synchronicity and serendipity. I have a podcast, Psychology Today blog and a book (2016) each called Connecting with Coincidence. My newest book Meaningful Coincidences will be released September, 2022.

    I was chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia for 17 years and am internationally recognized for my research in panic disorder and chest pain. My book Learning Psychotherapy received two national psychiatry awards.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1973 - 1974
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1971
  • University of California (San Francisco)/Mount Zion
    University of California (San Francisco)/Mount ZionInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1968
  • Swarthmore College
    Swarthmore CollegeBS, 1960 - 1964

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1969 - Present
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1985 - 2018
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Voted Best Doctor of the Year 2005
  • The American College of Psychiatrists Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education 2001
  • Association for Academic Psychiatry Education Award 1999
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Coincidence Studies: Guest Editorial  
    Beitman, BD, Psychiatric Annals, 1/1/2011
  • Coincidence Studies  
    Beitman, BD, Psychiatric Annals, 1/1/2011
  • Coincidence Studies: A Manifesto  
    Beitman, BD, EdgeScience, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Panic Disorder in ER Chest Pain Patients: A Risk of Suicide?
    Fleet, RP, Dupuis G, Marchand A, Kaczorowski J, Beitman BD, 4th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, 1/1/1996
  • Panic Disorder in ER Chest Pain Patients: Prevalence, Comorbidity, Suicidal Ideation and Physician Recognition
    Fleet RP, Dupuis G, Marchand A, Burelle D, Arsenault A, Beitman BD, Circulation, 68th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Anaheim, CA, 1/13/1995
  • Panic Disorder Prevalence in Consecutive Emergency Room Chest Pain Patients
    Fleet RP, Dupuis G, Marchand A, Burelle D, Beitman BD, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1/1/1995
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Lectures

  • Coincidence Morphology 
    Division of Perceptual Studies University of Virginia - 1/29/2014
  • Detecting and Treating Very High Functioning Asperger's-Grand Rounds 
    Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. University of Virginia - 1/26/2014
  • Workflowy as a Way to Organize Coincidence Studies 
    Division of Perceptual Studies, University of Virginia - 1/23/2014
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Other

  • Learning Psychotherapy 

    New York - 1/1/1999
  • Chest Pain and Panic Disorder: A Psychiatrist's Perspective 

    Palm Springs, Annenberg Center - 1/1/1991

Press Mentions

  • 10 Traits of Irresistible People with Good Vibes–Here Are Scientific Explanations
    10 Traits of Irresistible People with Good Vibes–Here Are Scientific ExplanationsMarch 3rd, 2019
  • Manic Depressive Therapist San Antonio
    Manic Depressive Therapist San AntonioAugust 26th, 2017
  • The Most Common Coincidences
    The Most Common CoincidencesJuly 2nd, 2016
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