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Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH COL (Ret) US Army C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH COL (Ret) US Army Work Address: Chair, Department of Psychiatry Medstar Washington Hospital Center 110 Irving Street East Building 3105 Wash DC Work phone: 202-877-9424 Work e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Personal e-mail: [email protected] Work Experience MAY 2018 to present Chief, Department of Psychiatry Medstar Washington Hospital Center Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry Medstar Georgetown University Hospital NOV 2015 to March 2018 Chief Mental Health Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) Washington DC VA 50 Irving Street Wash DC 24022 June 2017 to Oct 2017 Acting Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health 50 Irving Street Washington DC VA April 2016—July 2017 Supervising Psychiatrist Community Resources and Referral Center (CRRC) 1500 Franklin Street Washington DC VA 1 JAN 2015—present Forensic Psychiatry Consultant Silver Spring, MD OCT 2010—DEC 2014 Chief Medical Officer Department of Behavioral Health District of Columbia DEC 2013—SEP 2014 Acting Medical Director Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Department of Behavioral Health District of Columbia MAR 2007-JUL 2010 Director, Proponency of Behavioral Health Office of the Army Surgeon General Falls Church, Virginia JUL 2004-APR 2008 Psychiatry Consultant to the Army Surgeon General Office of the Army Surgeon General JUN 1999-JUN 2003 Program Director, Mental Health Policy and Women’s Health Issues Office of the Secretary of Defense/Health Affairs Falls Church, Virginia JUL 1998-JUN1999 Chief, Forensic Psychiatry Walter Reed Health Care System Washington DC JUN 1997-JUL 1998 Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry Walter Reed Health Care System JUN 1996-JUN 1997 Assistant Chief, Outpatient Psychiatry Walter Reed Army Medical Army Center AUG 1995-JUN 1996 Chief, Community Psychiatry Walter Reed Army Medical Center JUL 1994-JUL 1995 Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry 121 General Hospital Seoul Korea APR 1993-JUN 1993 Unit Director, Ward 55 Inpatient Psychiatry Ward 2 Walter Reed Army Medical Center JAN 1993-APR 1993 Executive Officer 528th Combat Stress Control Unit Mogadishu, Somalia MAR 1992-DEC 1992 Assistant Chief Inpatient Psychiatry Service Walter Reed Army Medical Center AUG 1991-MAR 1992 Unit Director, Ward 54 Inpatient Psychiatry Ward Walter Reed Army Medical Center JUL 1990-JUL 1991 Division Psychiatrist 2nd Infantry Division Camp Casey, Korea Academic Education 2003-2005 Disaster Psychiatry Fellow Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD 2003-2004 Master of Public Health Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 1993-1994 Forensic Psychiatry Fellow Walter Reed Army Medical Center 1987-1990 Psychiatric Resident Walter Reed Army Medical Center 1986-1987 Categorical Psychiatric Internship Walter Reed Army Medical Center 1982-1986 Doctor of Medicine George Washington University Medical School Washington, DC 1976-1980 Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude 3 Majors in Biology and Folklore & Mythology Harvard/Radcliffe College Cambridge, MA 1968-1976 High School Diploma, Cum Laude National Cathedral School Washington, DC Licensure District of Columbia Medical License #17300 Maryland Medical License #D0044891 Board Certification Psychiatry July 1992 #35899 Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry October 1994 #205 Recertified in Forensic Psychiatry May 2003 Academic Appointments May 2018 to present Vice Chair of Psychiatry Georgetown University School of Medicine DEC 2015 to present Clinical Professor of Psychiatry George Washington University School of Medicine JUL 2014 to July 2017 Professor of Psychiatry Howard University College of Medicine JAN 2012 to present Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Georgetown University School of Medicine MAY 2009 to present Professor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) FEB 2011 to present Faculty Member Saint Elizabeths Hospital AUG 2001—MAY 2009 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, USUHS JAN 1994—AUG 2001 Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, USUHS 4 MAY 1990-JAN 1994 Clinical Instructor, USUHS JUL1988—MAY 1990 Teaching Fellow, USUHS Professional Affiliations American Psychiatric Association (Distinguished Fellow) Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists (numerous past offices, including President and Assembly Representative) Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (Life Member) American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law American Medical Association American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry Society of Medical Consultants of the Armed Forces Senior Advisor for the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Based Program Board Member, Clinical Psychiatry News Board Member, Medscape Board Member, Federal Practitioner Board Member, Global Post Traumatic Stress Injury Foundation Peer Perspective Board Healio.com/Psychiatry Board Member: The Quinism Foundation Important National Committee Memberships MAY 2016--- MAY 2017 APA Assembly Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis & the DSM SEP 2013—SEP 2015 Membership Committee, APA JUN 2011—DEC 2014 Drug Utilization Review, DC Medicaid, Washington DC MAY 2011—May 2017 Assembly, Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists (SUSP) representative, Area 5 FEB 2011—JUL 2014 Institute of Medicine Committee on the Assessment of Ongoing Efforts on the Treatment of PTSD FEB 2012 Mental Health Transformation in America Scientific Advisory Board 5 2008—2010 Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance 2004 – 2009 Disaster Psychiatry Committee, American Psychiatric Association (Vice Chair 2006-2009) 2006—2007 Disasters/Emergency Response, Federal Agency Workgroup to Transform Mental Health in America (Vice-Chair) 2006 –2008 Federal Partner Senior Workgroup 2002—2005 Educational Advisory Board, National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, VA 2000-2004 Scientific Advisory Council, National Institute of Mental Health 1999-2003 Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) Health Affairs Representative 2001-2003 Scientific Advisory Board, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 1999-2001 Research Group and Health Risk Communication of the Military and Veterans Health Coordinating Board Awards and Achievements NOV 2017 Top Doctor in Maryland Award SEPT 2017 Albert Marquis Award for Lifetime Achievement NOV 2009 FEDCAP Award for Outstanding Achievement MAY 2008 Miriam Butterfield Award, APA MAY 2005 Order of Merit Military Medicine DEC 2004 Bruno Lima Award, APA NOV 2004 William C. Porter Award, AMSUS MAY 2003 Inducted as “Distinguished Fellow,” American Psychiatric Association JUL 2001 “A” Proficiency Designator by the Surgeon General JUN 1990 Albert Glass Award for Outstanding Psychiatric Resident JUN 1990 Lewis A. Mologne Award for "Demonstrated Excellence as Scholar, Soldier, Physician, Teacher" JUL 1986-87 Intern Class President Medals: Legion of Merit 6 Expert Field Medical Badge Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal w/One Oak Leaf Clusters Army Commendation Medal w/Three Oak Leaf Clusters Global War of Terrorism Medal Army Achievement Medal Overseas Ribbon (Two) National Defense Service Medal (Two) Korean Service Ribbon Expeditionary Medal Military Education JAN 95-AUG 96 Command and General Staff College Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas JAN 1992-MAR 1992 Officer's Advanced Course Fort Sam Houston, TX NOV 1986 Combat Casualty Care Course Fort Sam Houston, TX JUN 1983-AUG 1983 Officer's Basic Course Fort Belvoir, VA Publications: Articles: Peer Reviewed 1. Ritchie EC, Bridenbaugh RH, Jabbari B: “Acute Generalized Myoclonus following Buspirone Administration.” Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, June 1988; 49(6): 242-3. 2. Ritchie EC, Primelo RA, Radke AQ: “Bullet in the Brain: A Case of an Organic Psychosis.” Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Fall 1989; 1(4): 49-51. 3. Ritchie EC: “Treatment of Gas Mask Phobia” Military Medicine, Feb 1992; 157(2): 104-106. 4. Ritchie EC, Radke AQ, Ross B: “Depression and Support Systems in HIV+ patients.” Military Medicine, July 1992; 157(7): 345-349. 5. Ritchie EC, White R: “Being a Successful Division Psychiatrist: Preparation for and Making the Assignment a Successful One.” Military Medicine, Oct 1993; 158(10): 644-648. 7 6. Ritchie EC, White R: “Cognitive Therapy Training in U.S. Psychiatry Residency programs.” Academic Psychiatry, Summer 1992; 16(2): 90-95. 7. Hurt P, Ritchie EC: “A Case of Ketamine Dependence.” The American Journal of Psychiatry, May 1994; 151(5): 779. 8. Ritchie EC, Ruck DC, Anderson MW: “The 528th Combat Stress Control Unit in Somalia in Support of Operation Restore Hope.” Military Medicine, May 1994; 159(5): 372-376. 9. Ritchie EC: “Psychiatric Medications for Deployment.” Military Medicine, Oct 1994; 159(10): 647-649. 10. Ordas D, Ritchie EC: “Depersonalization Disorder and Associated Depression Treated with Electroconvulsive Therapy.” Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Winter 1994; 6(1): 67-69. 11. Ritchie EC: “The Curriculum Vitae and Expert Witness Testimony.” The American Journal of Psychiatry, Aug 1995; 152(8): 1238. 12. Ritchie EC, Andress D, Yi, MS, Styles, BS: “Zinolta Abuse Among American Adolescents in Korea: A Discussion of the Problem, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment.” Military Medicine, Jan 1996; 161(1):11-12. 13. Ritchie EC, Morse JH, Brewer PG: “Surviving the Air Evac: Medical and Logistical Issues of Evacuating Psychiatric Patients
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