Curriculum Vitae

 

Michael H. Moskowitz, MD, MPH
311 Miller Avenue, Suite B
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Telephone 415 380-0480
Facsimile 415 380-8788

Education

Undergraduate

Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: History
Year Graduated: 1971

Masters

Tulane University
School of Public Health
New Orleans, Louisiana
Degree: Masters in Public Health
Year Graduated: 1972

Medical School

Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Year Graduated: 1977

 

Professional Training

Internship

Psychiatry

1977 - 1978 St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California

Residency

General Psychiatry

1978 - 1980 St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
1981 - 1982 St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California

Fellowship

Psychosomatics

1980 - 1981 St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California

 

Current Practice

2000- Present

Private Practice
Bay Area Pain Medical Associates
Daly City, CA

1981-2000

Private Practice
Psychiatric Associates of San Francisco
San Francisco and Daly City, CA

1987 - 1988

Member, Consortium of Spinal Care Physicians
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California

1986 - 1996

Member, Management Council
Psychiatric Associates of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

 

Professional Experience

2003

American Board of Pain Medicine- Examination Council

1982- present

Private Practice of Psychiatry and Psychosomatics

1987-present

Private Practice of Pain Medicine

1988-1992

Member of Board of Directors
SpineCare Medical Group
Daly City, California

1982 - 1987

Director
Adult Locked Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1973 - 1976

Consultant, Health Manpower and Epidemiology
Louisiana Regional Medical Program
New Orleans, Louisiana

1972 - 1973

Associate in Health Manpower and Epidemiology
Louisiana Regional Medical Program
New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Medical Licensures and Board Certification

California C38406

BNDD AM8586426

Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Psychiatry- 1989

Board certified by the American Academy of Pain Medicine- 2000

 

Administrative Experience

1985 - 1988

Psychiatric Committee
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1982 - 1987

Unit Director
Adult Locked Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1982 - 1986

Administrative Interdisciplinary Team
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1980 - 1981

Psychosomatic Fellow
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1979 - 1980

Chief Resident, Outpatient Department
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1977 - 1979

Resident Selection Committee
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1978 - 1979

Administrative Committee
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1977 - 1978

Education Committee
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1973 - 1975

Minority Affairs Committee
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

1971 - 1972

Curriculum Committee
Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Teaching Positions

1984 - 1987

Preceptor, Second Year Students
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Berkeley, California

1983 - 1987

Course Co-Director
Community Mental Health

Lecturer in Biological Psychiatry:

*Affective Disorders
*Schizophrenia
*Use of Antidepressants
*Use of Lithium

Resident Training in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry:

*Daily Teaching Rounds
*Supervision of Trainees
*Weekly Treatment
*Review/Interview

Supervision of Administrate Staff on Locked Unit

Nursing In Service Training

1981 - 1987

Seminar Leader, Affective Disorders
University of California, Berkeley Medical Center
Berkeley, California

1981 - 1986

Course Director
Principles of Psychosomatic Medicine
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California

1981 - 1983

University of California, San Francisco
Psychiatric Aspects of Surgery
Mt. Zion Hospital
San Francisco, California

 

Presentations

For Those In Pain, 2nd Annual Pain Conference, Mountain View, CA,

Keynote Address: Chronic Pain: A Socially Transmitted Disease

Neuroscience Educational Institute CME lecture, San Jose, CA, April, 2003,

Pharmacology of Energy and Fatigue in Depression and Chronic Pain

Cephalon Sponsored Lecture, Ohau, HI, April, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder

Forrest Sponsored Lecture, Livermore, CA, April, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder

National Initiative on Pain Control, Portland, OR, April, 2003,

Managing Neuropathic Pain: New Approaches for Today’s Clinical Practice

Cephalon Sponsored Lecture, Seattle, CA, April, 2003,

Chronic Pain and the use of Modafanil and Tiagabine

Cephalon Sponsored Lecture, Seattle, CA, April, 2003,

Chronic Pain and the use of Tiagabine

Forrest Sponsored Lecture, San Francisco, CA, April, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder

Neuroscience Educational Institute CME lecture, Omaha, NE, March, 2003,

Pharmacology of Energy and Fatigue in Depression and Chronic Pain

St. Mary’s 8th Annual Pain Management Forum: Understanding Complex Pain Management Issues, San Francisco, CA , March, 2003,

Treatment of Depression in Chronic Pain

American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL March, 2003,

Non-opioid Pharmacological Treatment of Low Back Pain: An Adjustable Mosaic of Care

Marin Pain Consortium, Kentfield, CA, March, 2003,

Pharmacological Treatment of Low Back Pain: An Adjustable Mosaic of Care

Forrest Sponsored Lecture, Walnut Creek California, March, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder

National Initiative on Pain Control, Half Day CME Seminar on Chronic Pain, March, 2003,

Advances in Opioid Analgesia: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Harm

Forrest Sponsored Lecture, San Francisco, CA, March 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder

National Association of Spine Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, February, 2003,

Psychological Factors in Whiplash Injuries

Pfizer Sponsored Lecture, Mill Valley, CA, February, 2003,

Managing the Patient with Chronic Pain

Pain Management Seminar, San Bernadino General Hospital, San Bernadino, CA, February 2003,

Chronic Pain Management

Forrest Sponsored Lecture, Riverside, CA, January, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder: Two Peas in the Same Pod

Forrest Sponsored Lecture, San Bernadino, CA, January, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder: Two Peas in the Same Pod

Pfizer Sponsored Lecture, San Francisco, 2003, January 2003,

Chronic Pain and Chronic Affective Disorder

Marin County Pain Consortium, Kentfield, CA January, 2003,

Chronic Pain and Depression: Where are we now and Where are we Heading

San Leandro General Hospital Grand Rounds, San Leandro, CA, January, 2003,

Advances in Opioid Analgesia: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Harm

Fort Miley Veterans Hospital Grand Rounds, San Francisco, CA December, 2002,

Chronic Pain and Depression

Marin General Grand Rounds, Greenbrae, CA, November, 2002,

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Chronic Pain

New York School of Podiatry Lecture, New York, NY, October, 2002,

Treatment of Chronic Pain

New York School of Podiatry Lecture, New York, NY, October, 2002,

Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, Seattle, WA, October, 2002,

Provigil and Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, Seattle, WA, October, 2002,

Gabitril and Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, October, 2002,

Neuropathic Pain

Big Sky Pain Conference, Big Sky, MT, September, 2002,

Chronic Pain Management

Stanford Medical Center Lecture to Pain Fellows, September, 2002,

Rational Polypharmacology

Medical Education Collaborative, Los Angeles, CA September, 2002,

Clinical Advances in the Treatment of Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain

Medical Education Collaborative, San Diego, CA September, 2002,

Clinical Advances in the Treatment of Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain

Medical Education Collaborative, San Jose, CA September, 2002,

Clinical Advances in the Treatment of Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain

Endo Sponsored Lecture, Seattle, WA, July, 2002,

Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain

Medical Education Collaborative, San Francisco, CA, July 2002

Clinical Advances in the Treatment of Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, New York, NY, July 2002,

Update on Neuropathic Pain

Pfizer sponsored lecture, Reno, NV, June 2002,

Rational Complex Polypharmacology and the Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Pfizer sponsored lecture, Western Orthopedics Association, June 2002

Rational Complex Polypharmacology and the Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, John Muir Hospital Medical Center Grand Rounds, June 2002

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Chope Hospital Medical Center Grand Rounds, June 2002

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, Orange County, CA, June, 2002,

Gabitril and Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, Fresno, CA, June, 2002,

Gabitril and Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA, June, 2002,

Gabitril and Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, California Pacific Medical Center Grand Rounds, May 2002

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, Portland, Or, April, 2002,

Maldynia, the disease of Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Riverside, CA, March 2002

Psychiatry and Rational Polypharmacology

Forrest sponsored lecture, UCSF Grand Rounds, March 2002

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Napa, CA, March 2002

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain

Cephalon sponsored lecture, Northern California Psychiatric Society, March, 2002,

Rational Polypharmacology in Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Monterey, CA, February 2002

Psychiatry and Rational Polypharmacology

Forrest sponsored lecture, Fremont, CA, February 2002

Psychiatry and Rational Polypharmacology

Forrest sponsored lecture, Half Moon Bay, CA, January 2002

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA, December 2001

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, San Francisco, CA, November 2001

Neuropathic Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, Sacramento, CA, November 2001

Neuropathic Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, Seattle, WA, November 2001

Neuropathic Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, St Louis, MO, October 2001

Neuropathic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Martinez, CA, October 2001

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA, September 2001

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

San Francisco General Hospital Psychiatric Grand Rounds, September 2001

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Seattle, WA, August 2001

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

National Initiative on Pain Control, Los Angeles, CA, June 2001

Neuropathic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, Oahu HA, June 2001

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

Case Management Society of America lecture, Dublin, CA June 2001

Disabled Not Dead

National Initiative on Pain Control, San Francisco, CA, June 2001

Neuropathic Pain

American Academy of Physicians Assistants, Los Angeles, May 2001

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Seattle Washington, May 2001

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Seattle Washington, May 2001

Managing Spine Pain Before It Manages You

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, St Francis Hospital Grand Rounds, April 2001

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Forrest sponsored lecture, March 2001, Chronic Pain and Depression

Catholic Healthcare West and Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Los Angeles, CA Januuary 2001

Implementing Strategies for Effective Pain Management

Spinecare Medical Group, Daly City, CA December 2000

Medication Management of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Eden Hospital, Castro Valley, CA December 2000

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Yakima Community Hospital, Yakima, WA December 2000

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Forrest company sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA November 2000

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Forrest company sponsored lecture, Palo Alto, CA November 2000

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA October 2000

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Petaluma, CA October 2000

Unwrapping the Enigma of Chronic Pain

Purdue Pharmea sponsored lecture, Tuscon, AZ September 2000

Community Based Pain Medicine Programs

Searle/Pfizer company sponsored lecture, Oakland, CA September 2000

Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Chronic Pain

Forrest company sponsored lecture, Mountain View, CA July 2000

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

Searle/Pfizer company sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA June 2000

The Treatment of Chronic Pain

Forrest company sponsored lecture, Larkspur, CA, June 2000

Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Chronic Pain

Park-Davis/Pfizer company sponsored lecture, Maui, HI, May, 2000

Treatment of Psychiatric Co-Morbidities

Searle/Pfizer company sponsored lecture, Daly City, CA, May, 2000

Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Pain

Purdue Frederick company sponsored lecture, Marin General Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, May, 2000

Treatment of Chronic Pain

Searle/Pfizer company sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA April, 2000

Chronic Pain

Rehabilitation Insurance Nursing Group, Walnut Creek, CA April, 2000

Depression and Chronic Pain

Case Management Society of America lecture, San Jose, CA April, 2000

Psychological Aspects of Chronic Pain

Forrest company sponsored lecture, Mills-Peninsula Hospital, April, 2000

Chronic Pain and Depression

Purdue Frederick company sponsored lecture, Los Gatos, CA March, 2000

Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain

Forrest company sponsored lecture, Ralph K. Davies Rehabilitation Hospital, San Francisco, CA March 2000

Disability and Chronic Pain

Purdue Frederick company sponsored lecture, Ralph K. Davies Rehabilitation Hospital, San Francisco, CA March 2000

Chronic Pain and Depression

Forrest company sponsored lecture, New Orleans, LA, February, 2000

Psychiatry and Pain Medicine

Purdue Frederick company sponsored lecture, Marin General Hospital, Corte Madera, CA February, 2000

Chronic Pain, Depression and Medicine

Purdue Frederick company sponsored lecture, Marin General Hospital Corte Madera, CA February, 2000

Chronic Pain and Disability

Purdue Frederick company sponsored lecture, San Francisco, CA, October, 1999

Wind-up and Central Pain

Purdue Frederick company sponsored Lecture, Pleasanton, CA, September, 1999

Current Concepts in Pain Management

American Orthopedic Association, Las Vegas, NV, February, 1999

Pain Depression and Medicine

Spine Disease Conference, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA, 1999

Psychiatric Aspects of Spine Disease

Spine Disease Conference, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA, 1998

Psychiatric Aspects of Spine Disease

Challenge of the Lumbar Spine, San Francisco, 1992

Psychiatric Aspects of Spine Disease

McNeil Company Sponsored Lecturer, Various Clinical Settings, 1986 and 1987:

Haloperidol Decanoate: Uses in an Acute Patient Population

McNeil Company Sponsored Lecturer, Walnut Creek Hospital, Walnut Creek, California, 1987

Treatment of the Young Psychotic Patient

San Francisco Academy of Clinical Hypnosis, 1986: Lecture

Hypnosis and Multiple Personalities

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center Symposium: Geriatric Affective Illnesses, 1985:

Keynote Address: Depression in Old Age: An Overview

John Muir/Walnut Creek Hospitals, Grand Rounds, 1985: Lecture

Medical Psychiatric Consultations

San Francisco State University, Department of Social Work, 1984: Lecture

Sane Use of Psychotropic Drugs

University of California, San Francisco General Hospital, Ward 7C, 1983: Lecture

Organic Brain Syndrome

San Francisco Community Mental Health, Central City Day Treatment Program, 1983: Lecture:

Factitious Disorder

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center, Medical Staff Grand Rounds ,1982 Lecture

Psychiatric Aspects of Hyperthyroidism

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center, Medical Staff Grand Rounds ,1981 Lecture

Munchausen’s Syndrome/Factitious Disorder with Physical Symptoms

 

Consultation/Liaison Experience

Forensic Consultant, 1982 - Present:

Psychiatric evaluations with frequent testimony on civil commitment, medical malpractice, psychosomatic, medical psychiatric and psychiatric workers compensation. Consultant to private practice attorneys, the Office of the Public Defender, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Department of Social Services.

Consulting Psychiatrist and Pain Medicine Specialist to SpineCare Medical Group 1988- present

Psychiatric and Pain Medicine consultation for inpatient and outpatient, multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of spinal disease, establishment of Long Acting Opioid clinic for patients with intractable pain disorders.

Consulting Psychiatrist to St. Mary’s Spine Center, 1987 - 1988:

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center, Psychiatric consultation for inpatient and outpatient multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of spinal disease. Co-Director of Psychiatric Division of Multidisciplinary Consortium of Spinal Care Physicians. Consultant to the St. Mary’s Chronic Pain Program.

Consultation/Liaison at St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center:

Oncology Service; Cardiac Catheterization; Rehabilitation Service; Medical Intensive Care Service; Consultant to Director of the Locked Psychiatric Inpatient Unit.

WebSite Design

http://www.bayareapainmedical.com

Web Site Development
Content Development
Graphic Design
Anamation Design
Site Management

Health Care Planning Activities

Psychiatric Associates of San Francisco/Bay Area Pain Medical Associates 1982 to present

Founding Member of Psychiatric Associates of San Francisco 1982/Bay Area Pain Medical Associates- 2000

Developed Long Term Opioid Clinic 1996 through present

Development of Data Base computer medical record system-1999 to present

Development of Bay Area Pain Medical Associates Web Site- 2000 to present

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center, 1982 to 1987:

Developed a six bed intensive care 72-hour Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment Unit. Developed extensive redesign of inpatient delivery of Psychiatric care in a locked psychiatric inpatient setting. Developed the delivery of unique psychiatric services to the various religious orders of Northern California.

Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1972 to 1977:

Developed plan to keep Louisiana-trained physicians practicing in the state. Developed a database for tracking the flow of Louisiana-trained physicians in and out of the state.

 

Publications

1. Moskowitz MH: Statewide Physician Manpower Planning in Louisiana. The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, May 1975.

2. Moskowitz, MH: Statewide Physician Manpower Planning in Louisiana. The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, April 1975.

3. Moskowitz, MH: Statewide Physician Manpower Planning in Louisiana. The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, April 1974.

4. Moskowitz, MH: Primary Health in Louisiana, Full Circle, Tulane University Medical Center Press, 1973.

5. Moskowitz, MH: Louisiana Parish (County) Profiles, Regional Medical Program, 1972.

6. Anderson D, Moskowitz, MH: Psychiatric Aspects of Spine Disease. In: AH White, R Anderson (eds.): Conservative Care of Low Back Pain. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1991, pp. 274-289.

7. Moskowitz, MH: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Acupuncture, Biofeedback, Hypnotherapy, and Spine Pain In: AH White, JA Schofferman (eds.), Spine Care Mosby, 1995, pp. 564 - 572

8. Moskowitz, MH, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Back Pain, Pain Management Today, Vol 2, No 2, Thompson Professional Postgraduate Services.

9. Moskowitz, MH: Pharamcotherapy of Neuropathic Low Back Pain, Current Pain and Headache Reports, Vol. 7, No. 3, June, 2003, pp 178 to 187.

 

Honors

Educator of the Year, McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute, 1982 to 1983.

Chief Resident, Outpatient Department, McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute, 1979 to 1980.

Letter of Commendation, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine for excellence in teaching medical students, 1981, 1982, 1983.

 

References

Furnished upon request