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Office
Washington VA Medical Center
50 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20422Phone+1 202-745-8000
Education & Training
Tripler Army Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1998 - 2000- Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1994 - 1998
University of New England College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
HI State License 1996 - 2026
CT State License 2020 - 2025
MD State License 2004 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Legion of Merit (Four Awards) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the following units: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Eight U.S. Army, U.S. Army First Corps and U.S. Army Medical Command. United States Army, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020
- The Surgeon General's "A" Proficiency Designator Recognizes senior physicians who have consistently displayed outstanding performance and made significant contributions in clinical, academic, research, and administrative roles., 2014
- Order of Military Medical Merit Recognizes significant contributions made to the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). Recipients of this award epitomize excellence and distinguished service among AMEDD personnel., 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsSpecial operations forces and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.Matthew Hing, Jorge Cabrera, Craig Barstow, Robert D. Forsten
Journal of Special Operations Medicine. 2012-01-01 - 16 citationsThe effects of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): Does blast mTBI history matter?Anthony P. Kontos, R J Elbin, Russ S Kotwal, Robert H. Lutz, Shawn F. Kane
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015-10-01 - 13 citationsRole of Pre-Morbid Factors and Exposure to Blast Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Post-Traumatic Stress in United States Military Personnel.Jody Manners, Robert D. Forsten, Russ S Kotwal, R J Elbin, Michael W. Collins
Journal of Neurotrauma. 2016-10-01
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