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Susan Downs, MD, Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA

SusanRuthDownsMDMPH, SM, MS, ABOIM, ABIHM, IFMCP

Psychiatry San Francisco, CA

Integrative Psychiatry

psychiatrist, UCSF

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  • Office

    1001 Potrero Ave
    Rm 7M
    San Francisco, CA 94110
    Phone+1 415-206-5612
    Fax+1 415-206-8942

Summary

  • Radio Talk Show Host, Voice America, Documentary film maker, expertise in functional medicine, economist, engineer, president Silicon Valley Health Institute

Education & Training

  • San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
    San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking--, Completed, 2008 - 2009
  • Maharishi University
    Maharishi University--, ayurveda, 2005 - 2005
  • --
    ----, Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2003 - 2003
  • UCLA
    UCLA--, Medical Acupuncture, 1998 - 1999
  • Case Western
    Case Western--, Homeopathy, 1998 - 1998
  • Napa State Hospital
    Napa State HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1993
  • Loma Linda Medical Center
    Loma Linda Medical CenterMPH, Health Promotion, 1989 - 1992
  • Martinez Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Martinez Veterans Affairs Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1989
  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1987
  • Stanford
    StanfordMS, Operations Research, 1968 - 1969
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySM, Electrical Engineering, 1968 - 1968
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySB, Electrical Engineering, 1964 - 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • A4mantiaging, regenerative and functional medicine
  • American Board for Integrative and Holistic Medicinefunctional medicine
  • American Board of Integrative Medicinefrom Am Board of Physician Specialties
  • Certified Practitioner, The Institute for functional medicine
  • Consultant Registry UKpsychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

  • 115 citations
    Biomarkers in Autism
    Andre Akira Sueno Goldani, Susan R. Downs, Felicia Widjaja, Brittany Lawton, Robert L. Hendren
    Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2014-01-01

Journal Articles

  • Treatment Issues for Women in Minority Groups: Parts I &II  
    Downs, S, Directions in Psychiatry, 8/2004

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Southeast-Asian Refugees: Cultural Issues and New Syndrome
    Downs, S, Blum R, APA Annual Meeting 1993, APA Annual Meeting, 5/24/1993

Lectures

  • Autism and antiaging 
    British Association for Nutritional Therapists, London - 5/10/2014
  • Moderator for Course: Treatment Issues for Women in Minority Groups 
    APA Annual Meeting - 5/18/2003
  • Course Moderator: MulticulturalApporach to the Treatment of Women 
    APA Annual Meeting: Philadelphia - 5/14/2002
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Other

  • The Big Secret 
    S Downs, A Voss
    http://www.TheBigSecretmovie.com
    1/1/2017
  • bret bocock: tip of the iceberg Best Documentary 
    Downs S
    California International Shorts Film Festival - 6/10/2015

Research History

  • InvestigatorLeukkodystorphy and Leukodystrophic Carriers in Psychiatric Patients: Biological Psychiatry Treatment and Research Center, Napa State Hospital1991 - 1993

Other Languages

  • Spanish, French