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Gerald Shiener, MD, Psychiatry, Birmingham, MI

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Psychiatry Birmingham, MI

Addiction, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Medicine

Chief of Psychiatry Sinai Grace Hospital Professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Wayne State University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    251 E Merrill St
    Suite 230
    Birmingham, MI 48009
    Phone+1 248-645-5155
    Fax+1 248-645-2665

Education & Training

  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
    Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1978
  • Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
    Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 1975
  • Wayne State University, Monteith College/ College of Liberal Arts
    Wayne State University, Monteith College/ College of Liberal ArtsB. A., Psychology, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1980 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1976 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Brain Injury Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nancy Roeske Award For Outstanding Teaching in Medical Student Program American Psychiatric Association, 2009
  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2009
  • Examiner American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., 2009
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • When the Patient Becomes Agitated: Diagnosis and Management of the Acutely Psychotic Medical Patient"  
    Gerald A. Shiener, M.D., Patient Care, 1/1/1991

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Pituitary Adenoma with Secondary Hypothyroidism Presenting as Manic Depressive Psychosis"
    Gerald A. Shiener, M.D., The Sinai Bulletin, 1/1/1976

Lectures

  • "Physician Wellbeing and Physician Impairment" 
    1/1/2016
  • "Addiction Treatment" 
    1/1/2016
  • "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity - The Criminal Justice System and the Chronic Mentally Ill" 
    Lansing, MI - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Psychiatric Emergencies - Acute Psychosis 
    Gerald A. Shiener, M.D., American College of Emergency Physicians Study Guide
    1/1/1994

Press Mentions

  • Threat Assessment of Youth at-Risk of Committing School Violence Should Focus on ‘Leakage’ in Communications
    Threat Assessment of Youth at-Risk of Committing School Violence Should Focus on ‘Leakage’ in CommunicationsJanuary 20th, 2023
  • Fatal Shooting of Armed Mentally Ill Man by DPD Spotlights Need for More Medical Support in Michigan
    Fatal Shooting of Armed Mentally Ill Man by DPD Spotlights Need for More Medical Support in MichiganOctober 5th, 2022
  • Dr. Gerald Shiener ~ the Paul W. Smith Show
    Dr. Gerald Shiener ~ the Paul W. Smith ShowNovember 13th, 2020

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