EdwardLeonKaftarianMD

Psychiatry • Alameda, CA

Addiction, Forensic Psychiatry

Chief, Telepsychiatry Services

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Office
1080 Marina Village Pkwy
Ste 100
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone+1 415-279-3879

Summary

Chief of Telepsychiatry for California Correctional Healthcare Services, the largest correctional telepsychiatry program in the world. Board certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. Member of the Education Committee of the American Telemedicine Association. On select committee writing the joint APA-ATA national guidelines for the practice of telepsychiatry.

Education & Training

University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2007 - 2008
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2007
Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

HI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
UT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2006 - 2008
VA State Medical License 2002 - 2003
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
American Board of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Resource Document on Best Practices in Synchronous Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health.
Matt Mishkind, Jay H Shore, Raymond Barrett, Robert Caudill, Alexander Chiu
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 2024-05-01
1 citations
Telemental health in rural correctional institutions.
Edward Kaftarian
Mhealth. 2020-06-03
8 citations
Lessons Learned in Prison and Jail-Based Telepsychiatry
Edward Kaftarian
Current Psychiatry Reports. 2019-03-02

Lectures

Telemedicine in the Time of COVID-19
3/31/2020

Press Mentions

Beyond the Pandemic: Opportunities for Growth and Positive ChangeJuly 25th, 2020
Q&A: Dr. Edward Kaftarian on the Age of CyberpsychiatryJuly 25th, 2020
Turning to Telemedicine for Prisoners' Mental Health TreatmentJanuary 6th, 2018