RobertPAlbaneseJr.MDFACP

Psychiatry • Yountville, CA

Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychiatrist; practice limited to residents of the Veterans Home of California, Yountville.

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Office
220 California Dr
Yountville, CA 94599
Phone+1 707-944-4660

Fax+1 707-948-2547

Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, 1988 - 1993
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityClass of 1988
East Carolina UniversityNo Degree, Cellular Biology, 1984
East Carolina UniversityBA, Foreign Language, 1983

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2019
SC State Medical License 2000 - 2015
ID State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Faculty Award Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine Boise Track, 2010
Centennial Honoree Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, East Carolina University, 2008
Golden Apple Teaching Award, Clinical Teaching Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 2006, 2008
Innovative Service Award Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, 2005
Nominee, Golden Apple Teaching Award College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 2005, 2007
Circle of Excellence in Teaching Award Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Medical University of South Carolina, 2004
(Excellence in Teaching) Award, "Humanism in Medicine" Medical University of South Carolina, 2003
Physician of the Year Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, 2002
Nominee, Golden Apple Teaching Award Medical University of South Carolina, 2002
Clinical Excellence Award Mental Health Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, 2001
Best All-Around Award "Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Mental Health Service Line", 2000
Merit Award from the Mental Health Service Line Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, 2000, 2005
Conspicuous Service Citation Military Order of the Purple Heart, 1998
Helper-Friend Award Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1997
Residency Teacher of the Year Award 1995
CARE Award Salem VA Medical Center, 1993
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Permanent neurologic damage from chronic gamma hydroxybutyrate abuse.
Kelly S. Barth, Steven Hines, Robert P. Albanese
The American Journal on Addictions. 2006-11-12

Journal Articles

Permanent Neurologic Damage from Chronic Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Abuse
Barth KS, Hines S, Albanese RP, Am J Addict, 1/1/2006
Ziprasidone and Hypokalemia: A Case of 2 Predisposing Factors for QTc Prolongation without Development of Torsades De Points
Simpson B, Albanese R, Primary Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry, 1/1/2005
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Detection and Management in Primary Care
Magruder K, Albanese R, Frueh C, Arana G, Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 1/1/2003
The Psychiatric Primary Care Team: A New Program to Provide Medical Care to the Chronically Mentally Ill
Felker B, Workman E, Tilt C, Albanese R, Short D, Med Psychiatry, 1/1/1998
Review of Article "Rethinking Somatization" (McWhinney, Annals of Internal Medicine, May 1, 1997 vol 126 no 9)
Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Newsletter, 1/1/1997
Beating Depression during the Holidays
Valley Views, 1/1/1994
Review of Civilization: The Boardgame
Strategist
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Books/Book Chapters

Primary Care Medicine for Specialists and Non-Specialists: A Practitioner's Guide
Hubbard J, Albanese RPlenum Publishing (Kluwer Academic Publishing)2002
Substance Use Disorders in the Mentally and Physically Disabled
Chapter: Substance Use Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
Albanese R, Haren B, Hubbard, JMarcel Dekker Publications2001
Primary Care Medicine for Psychiatrists: A Practitioner's Guide
Chapter: Emergency Psychiatry
John Hubbard, M.D., Ph.D.Plenum Publishing1997

Abstracts/Posters

Clinician Effectiveness Seminar
Shakaib Rehman MD, Robert Albanese MD, International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Bruges, Belgium, 1/14/2004
A Miniresidency in Mental Health and Primary Care: A Training Program for Practitioners
Albaneser R, Arana G, Cope D, Elhai J, Lindenfeld R, Basile J, Rubey R, Huber M, Hamner M, Labbate L, Primary Care Companion Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2002
A Mini-residency in Mental Health and Primary Care
Conom, DH, Annual Meeting of the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry, San Antonio TX, 1/14/2001
Case Presentation and Discussion of Review Article on "Brain Tumors and Depression"
Kato, M and Albanese, R., Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Newsletter
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Lectures

DTGMC: When General Medical Conditions Masquerade as Psychiatric Disorders
Bay Pines VA Medical Center, 2013; St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg FL, 2014 - 1/28/2014
Psychiatry in Historical Perspective
Bay Pines VA Medical Center - 1/23/2014
General Medical Considerations in Alcoholism
Bay Pines VAMC - 1/12/2013
General Medical Considerations in Bipolar Disorder
Boise VAMC - 1/29/2012
Shedding Light on Adult ADHD
St. Luke's Hospital - 1/15/2012
Obamacare: Implications for Mental Health
Florida, Naples - 1/14/2012
Update on Depression
Boise VAMC - 1/5/2012
Adult ADD
Winter Clinics, McCall, Idaho - 1/26/2010
Mood Disorders for Internists
1/15/2010
Anxiety Disorders for General Medical Doctors
St. Alphonsus Hospital, Boise, ID - 1/20/2009
When it Could be Medical: At the Interface between Medical and Behavioral Health
Boise VA Medical Center, Boise Idaho - 1/17/2009
Depression for the Internist
Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID - 1/21/2008
Mental Disorders due to General Medical Conditions
Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID - 1/21/2008
Medical Considerations in Alcohol Dependence
Boise VA Medical Center, Boise ID - 1/19/2008
The Art of Supervision
1/8/2008
Depression in the Primary Care Setting
Charleston SC - 1/7/2008
The Treatment of Psychosis in the Primary Care Setting
Iowa City IA - 1/25/2007
Urgency in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Charleston SC - 1/13/2007
Combined Residencies in Medicine and Psychiatry: Training Doctors to Meet the Needs of Today's Consumers
San Diego, South Carolina, 2007; Greenville, South Carolina, 2007 - 1/10/2007
Personality Disorders
Charleston SC - 1/9/2007
Update on Depression and Anxiety for the Internist
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - 1/20/2006
Advanced Clinic Access
Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta GA - 1/12/2006
Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis
Orangeburg, SC - 1/12/2006
Communication Skills: How to be a More Effective and Efficient Clinician - Tips and Techniques for Your Practice
Charlotte NC - 1/1/2006
Communication in Trouble: Personality Disorders in Primary Care
New Orleans - 1/12/2005
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