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Office
211 Gough Street #211
San Francisco, CA 94102Phone+1 415-551-0520Fax+1 415-551-0524
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1989
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1985
- Pitzer CollegeB.A., Psychology, with Honors, 1978 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President’s Distinguished Service Award Northern California Psychiatric Society, 2011
- Honoree, The Best Doctors in America 2007
- Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2006
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citationsReply to Sánchez-Pacheco et al., Chookajorn, and Mavian et al.: Explaining phylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes.Peter Forster, Lucy Forster, Colin Renfrew, Michael Forster
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020-06-09 - 582 citationsPhylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes.Peter Forster, Lucy Forster, Colin Renfrew, Michael Forster
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020-04-28 - 38 citationsElevated germline mutation rate in teenage fathersPeter Forster, Carsten Hohoff, Bettina Dunkelmann, M. Schürenkamp, Heidi Pfeiffer
Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 2015-03-22
Journal Articles
- Commentary: Treating Anxiety in the ED in an Age of AnxietyForster P, Psychiatric Issues in Emergency Care Settings, 1/1/2008
- Measuring Community Preferences for Public Mental Health Services: Pilot Test of a Mail Survey MethodShumway, M., Unick G., McConnell, W., Catalano, R. & Forster, P, Community Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2004
- Psychiatric Emergency Services and the System of CareCatalano, R., McConnell, W., Forster, P., McFarland, B., & Thornton, D, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Integrating Medical and Psychiatric Emergency ServicesForster, P, Japanese Association for Emergency Psychiatry, Hiroshima, Japan, 10/1/2006
- Best Practices in the Preventions of Suicide in a Community Mental Health SystemForster, P, American Association of Community Psychiatrists, Winter Conference, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2004
- Successful Transitions from Acute Services to Community Care (Symposium Chairperson)Forster, P, American Psychiatric Association –55th Institute on Psychiatric Services, Boston, MA, 10/1/2003
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Lectures
- DSM-5 Training for PsychiatristsSan Francisco, CA - 6/1/2013
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: An UpdateSan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
- Bipolar versus Borderline Personality DisorderSan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2012
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Press Mentions
- High Level Natural Radiation Areas in Kerala: No Evidence of Adverse Health Effects – AnalysisApril 9th, 2022
- Help for HypersexualityJune 2nd, 2021
- 10 Books About Bipolar DisorderJanuary 27th, 2021
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Other Languages
- French
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