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Neil Richtand, MD, Psychiatry, Oceanside, CA

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Psychiatry Oceanside, CA

Psychiatrist, Exodus Oceanside Crisis Stabilization Center

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  • Office

    1701 MISSION AVE., SUITE 130
    Oceanside, CA 92058
    Phone+1 760-305-4848
    Fax+1 760-305-4845

Summary

  • Dr. Neil Richtand is a psychiatrist in Oceanside, CA and is affiliated with Exodus Recovery Psychiatric Health Facility. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He is experienced in bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychotherapy, bipolar disorders , and psychotic disorders. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Molecular Psychiatry, 1991 - 1994
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1991
  • Hartford Hospital
    Hartford HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicinePh.D., Biochemistry, 1978 - 1984
  • Carleton College
    Carleton CollegeB.A., Biology, Cum Laude, 1974 - 1976
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNo Degree, Biology, 1971 - 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1994 - 2014
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2020
  • "Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists" Consumers' Research Council of America, 2002, 2006
  • Essel Investigator National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, 2001
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Antipsychotic medications, glutamate, and cell death: a hidden, but common medication side effect?  
    Isom, A., Gudelsky,G., Benoit, S. and Richtand, N.M., Medical Hypotheses, 1/1/2013
  • Evidence for involvement of nitric oxide and GABAB receptors in MK-801-stimulated release of glutamate in rat prefrontal cortex  
    Roenker NL, Gudelsky GA, Ahlbrand R, Horn PS, Richtand NM, Neuropharmacology, 1/1/2012
  • Prenatal immune challenge in rats: Altered responses to dopaminergic and glutamatergic agents in the absence of effects on cognition, anxiety, or acoustic startle  
    C.V. Vorhees, D. L. Graham, N. M. Richtand, and M. T. Williams, Synapse, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Evidence for involvement of nitric oxide and GABA-B receptors in MK-801-stimulated glutamate efflux in the rat prefrontal cortex.
    Gudelsky GA, Roenker NL, Ahlbrand R, Horn PS, Richtand NM, Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2012
  • Combined effects of antipsychotic medication and hypoglycemia upon microglial activation.
    N.M. Richtand, A.M. Isom, R. Ahlbrand, and G.A. Gudelsky, Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2012
  • The impact of combining antipsychotic medications and hypoglycemia on neuronal death and microglial activation.
    A.M. Isom, R. Ahlbrand, and N.M. Richtand, Society for Neuroscience, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

  • "Brain, immunology, and behavior ." 
    Nashville, TN - 6/12/2013
  • "The new neurobiology of drug abuse: the immune system, inflammation, stress, and reward." 
    Las Vegas, NV - 3/6/2013
  • "Microglia, inflammation, and mental illness: the neurobiology of prenatal immune activation." 
    San Diego, CA - 8/22/2012
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Grant Support

  • Antipsychotics, Hypoglycemia, Glutamate And CognitionNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2009
  • Role Of D3 Dopamine Receptor In Behavioral SensitizationNational Institute On Drug Abuse2004–2007