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Greer Murphy, MD, Psychiatry, Palo Alto, CA

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Psychiatry Palo Alto, CA

Addiction, Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry

Medical Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Specialist

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  • Office

    117 S. California Avenue, Suite D201
    Palo Alto, CA 94306
    Phone+1 650-488-8564
    Fax+1 650-240-3999

Summary

  • 30+ years of experience in the practice of general and geriatric Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine.


    Trained hundreds of resident physicians and medical students in inpatient and emergency room psychiatry.


    23 years of experience as director of NIH-funded laboratory performing molecular biology and genetics.


    Extensive publication record in the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease, and in pharmacogenetics.


    Board Certified in Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and the new medical specialty of Addiction Medicine.
  • Level 5 Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, P.C., Palo Alto, CA

    Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Services

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 1991 - 1992
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1991
  • University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
    University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 1986
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, BerkeleyPh.D., 1976 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Mrazek Award in Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics American Psychiatric Association, 2019
  • Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2017
  • Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, Inc., 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Research History

  • Professor, University Tenure Line, Stanford Unviersity School of MedicinePrincipal Investigator funded by NIH for 23 years. Research Focus: Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders, Pharmacogenetics1993 - 2016

Professional Memberships