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Joel Dimsdale, MD, Psychiatry, San Diego, CA

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Psychiatry • San Diego, CA

Emeritus Professor at UC San Diego

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  • Office

    3270 Terra Granada Drive 1B 1B
    San Diego, CA 92103
    Phone+1 858-735-1089

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1974 - 1976
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1974 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Convocation Sheds Light on the Psychology of Nazi War Criminals
    Convocation Sheds Light on the Psychology of Nazi War CriminalsMay 4th, 2018
  • Article Summaries for November–December 2017 Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 79, Issue 9
    Article Summaries for November–December 2017 Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 79, Issue 9November 8th, 2017
  • This Might Be How Stress and Heart Attacks Are Linked
    This Might Be How Stress and Heart Attacks Are LinkedJanuary 11th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • Burden Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Stroke (BOSAST)National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
  • Stress, Blood Pressure And EthnicityNational Center For Research Resources2006–2010
  • Sleep Apnea And Hypertension: Role Of The Sympathetic Nervous SystemNational Center For Research Resources2004–2010
  • Stress, Blood Pressure And EthnicityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2010
  • Sleep Apnea And Hypertension: Role Of SNSNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2008
  • Effects Of Opioid Medications On Sleep And FatigueNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
  • Stress Physiology, Dietary SALT And HypertensionNational Center For Research Resources1995–2005
  • Ly544344 Or Placebo For Emotional/Physiological StressNational Center For Research Resources2004
  • Effects Of Opioids On Sleep And FatigueNational Cancer Institute2003–2004
  • Core -- Stress, Blood Pressure And EthnicityNational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2002
  • Sleep Apnea &Hypertension--Role Of Symp Nervous SystemNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2002
  • Sleep Apnea And HypertensionNational Center For Research Resources1995–2002
  • Core--Behavioral Assessment And CounselingNational Cancer Institute2000
  • Determinants Of Caffeine SensitivityNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
  • Stress Physiology, Dietary Salt, And HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1985–1999
  • Sleep Apnea And Hypertension--Role Of S Nervous SystemNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1998
  • Converting Enzyme Inhibition And Cardiovascular ReactivityNational Center For Research Resources1994–1997
  • Sleep Apnea And Hypertension--Role Of Nervous SystemNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994
  • Sleep Apnea &Hypertension: Role Of S. Nervous SystemNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991–1993
  • Sleep Apnea &Hypertension--Role Of S. Nervous SystemNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992
  • Converting Enzyme Inhibition &Cardiovascular ReactivityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1991

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