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Lawrence Adler, MD, Psychiatry, Denver, CO

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Psychiatry Denver, CO

Academic Psychiatry and Private Practice, retired. Cybersecurity interests. Lawrence E. Adler, M.D.

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  • Office

    5401 East Dakota Avenue
    Unit 15
    Denver, CO 80246
    Phone+1 303-725-5347
    Fax+1 866-281-5416

Summary

  • Dr. Lawrence Adler is a board-certified psychiatrist based in Denver, CO, who completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of Colorado in 1982, following his graduation from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1976. He completed a post-graduate research fellowship in Biological Psychiatry and Research at the University of Colorado under the direction of Dr. Robert Freedman. He also completed additional supervision in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. He received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and completed advanced courses in biostatistics at the JHU School of Hygiene and Public Health. He specializes in schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, depression, and military psychiatry. He was the recipient of multiple research grants, including NIMH Research Scientist Development Awards Level I and Level II, R01s, and VA Merit Reviews. He has published over 110 papers in refereed journals. Research was in neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of schizophrenia and psychosis. He served as Professor, Vice-Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Chief of Mental Health, Denver VAMC, and then Chief, VISN 19 MIRECC- VA Mental Illness Research and Clinical Center with a focus on suicide, trauma, CTE, and schizophrenia. Dr. also served as a CAPT(06) in the US Naval Reserve Medical Corps and in Fleet Hospital 6, Desert Storm. He retired from academics to private practice in psychiatry in 2010, retiring from private practice in Dec 2023. At present, he has turned his attention to cybersecurity in mental health care and has completed the Google Certificate in Cybersecurity, and two review courses for the CompTIA Security+ 701 Exam. He is currently studying to pass the CompTIA exams in Security+, Linux +, and Network+ N10-009, which he hopes to do in the next 6-8 months.

Education & Training

  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoResidency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1982
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1976
  • The Johns Hopkins University
    The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Premed, Biostatistics, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1977 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • Atypical Antipsychotics And P50 Sensory GatingNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
  • Atypical Antipsychotics And P50 Gating In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2001
  • Atypical Antipsychotics And P50 Gating In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2000
  • Nicotine On Sensory Gating Of Auditory Evoked Potentials In ManNational Center For Research Resources1991–1999
  • Cholinergics And Sensory Gating In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–1997
  • Cholinergic Mechanisms Of Sensory Gating--SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–1997
  • Methylphenidate PLUS Cholinergic Mediation Of P50 Auditory Sensory GatingNational Center For Research Resources1995
  • Bromocriptine And Sensory GatingNational Center For Research Resources1993–1995
  • Cholinergic Mediation Of P50 Auditory Sensory GatingNational Center For Research Resources1994
  • Cholinergic Mechanisms Of Sensory Gating In Schizo.National Institute Of Mental Health1993
  • Catecholaminergic Drugs On Sensory Gating Of Auditory Evoked PotentialsNational Center For Research Resources1989–1992
  • Catecholamines And Sensory Gating In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1988–1992
  • Dextroamphetamine On Sensory Gating In Auditory Evoked PotentialsNational Center For Research Resources1989–1991

Professional Memberships

  • Distinguished Life Fellow
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Member
  • Society of Biological Psychiatry
    Member
  • Association for Computing Machinery
    Member