MichaelFrancisMyersMD

Professor, Psychiatry, SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone+1 718-270-1166

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I am a board-certified psychiatrist and completed my medical training at the University of Western Ontario in London ON Canada and residency training at USC Los Angeles County General Hospital and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver BC Canada. I am a specialist in physician health having been in private practice half-time for 35 years and in academic work half-time. I moved to SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 2008 to accept a full time academic position as Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Vice-Chair Education and Director of Residency Training. I currently work part-time there teaching and as medical student ombudsman. I have written or co-written nine books, mostly in physician health. The two most recent are "Becoming a Doctors' Doctor: A Memoir" and "Why Physicians Die by Suicide: Lessons Learned from Their Families and Others Who Cared." Although no longer in private practice, I do consulting work in physician health lecturing globally and performing Independent Medical Evaluations on physicians. My website is: www.michaelfmyers.com

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
University of Southern California/LACUSC Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1966 - 1967
University of Western OntarioClass of 1966

Life Fellow The Royal Society of Medicine United Kingdom, 2020
2016 Alumni of Distinction Award and Dean's Distinguished Lecture Award Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University, 2016
Outstanding Supporter Award New York City Chapter American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 2016
Honorary Member Award Doctors of British Columbia, 2015
Distinguished Educator Award Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 2013
Award of Excellence College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia, 2013
Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2010
Fellowship New York Academy of Medicine, 2009
Distinguished Fellowship and President's Commendation Canadian Psychiatric Association, 2008
Honorary Alumnus Award University of British Columbia Medical Alumni Association, 2008
William Osler Orator Award Vancouver Medical Association, 2006
RO Jones Memorial Lectureship Canadian Psychiatric Association, 2005
Distinguished Leader in Medicine Dalhousie University, 2005
Douglas Utting Award for contributions to the study of depression Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, PQ, 2002
Named to membership honor Who's Who in Canada, 1990
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