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Richard P. Swinson,
MD, FRCPC, FRCPsych, FCPA
Professor Emeritus
Dept Psychiatry and
Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
Medical Director
Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre
St Josephs
Healthcare, Hamilton
Anxiety
Treatment & Research Centre
Fontbonne
Building, 6th Floor
St Joseph's Healthcare,
Hamilton
50 Charlton Avenue
East
Hamilton, ON L8N
4A6
Tel: 905-522-1155, ext. 34964
Fax: 905-521-6120
E-Mail:
swinsonr@mcmaster.ca
Currently
Medical Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St.
Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Professor Emeritus in the
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario. His clinical practice is focused
upon anxiety and related disorders with an emphasis on OCD and
related disorders. Has published approximately 200 peer reviewed
papers, 10 books, and 40 chapters mainly on the subjects of anxiety
disorders and substance dependence. His current research activity
is funded by Canadian Fund for Innovation, Ontario Research
Development Fund and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This
last is a 5 year study in the field of Knowledge Mobilization that
seeks to investigate methods of influencing the uptake of treatment
for mood and anxiety disorders in young adults.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada, Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK and
inaugural Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
Immediate past Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Morgan Firestone
Chair in Psychiatry and Chief of Psychiatry at St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hamilton, from 1997-2006.
Profile
- Dr. Swinson achieved his MBChB in Liverpool (1963), his Diploma
in Psychological Medicine (UK) (1966), MD (by thesis) Liverpool
(1970), Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) (1972),
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Canada (1973) and Fellow
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) (1980).
- He was appointed Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Liverpool;
Honorary Senior Registrar, United Liverpool Hospitals and Rainhill
Hospital (1969-72); Senior Fellow in Psychiatry, Department of
Psychiatry, University of Toronto (1972-73); Staff Psychiatrist
and Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (1974-75) being
promoted to Associate Professor (1976) and subsequently to Professor.
- In 1975 he was a staff psychiatrist at the Toronto General
Hospital, becoming Clinical Director of the department (1981-90).
He developed one of the first Behaviour Therapy Clinics in Canada
(1975-90) and became Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic
(1980-90) and Staff Psychiatrist at Toronto Western Hospital
(1989-90).
Dr. Swinson's administrative responsibilities have included chairing
the Board of Examiners for the Faculty of Medicine, University of
Toronto, and the Examination Board in Psychiatry for the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is currently the Chair
of the Specialty Committee for Psychiatry, Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada, and is Chair of the Professional Advisory
Board for the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation (CPRF). He
serves as a member of a number of research review committees including
the Canadian Institutes of Health, the CPRF), and the National Institutes
of Health USA.
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