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| Burton Reifler, MD |
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| Professor, Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Outreach (GO) Program, Chairman Emeritus |
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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Reifler attended medical school at Emory University and was a psychiatry resident and Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Washington. From 1978-1987 he directed the Geriatric and Family Services Clinic at the University of Washington which became a widely replicated model for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease. His major research area was the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and depression and he has authored over 100 journal articles and book chapters.
Since 1987 Dr. Reifler has been a Professor of Psychiatry at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he is currently Kate Mills Snider Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry and director of the Kate Mills Snider Geriatric Outreach Program. He is also Senior Advisor to the Dean. He was Chair of Psychiatry from 1987-2001, and from 2001-2005 served as Director of Faith in Action, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program on interfaith volunteer caregiving. From 1987-2001 he was Director of “Partners in Caregiving,” a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program focused on developing adult day centers throughout the country. In 1996 he received the Ruth Von Behren Award from the National Adult Day Services Association and in 2002 the Jack Weinberg Memorial Award for excellence in geriatric psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Reifler serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is president for 2008. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Psychogeriatric Association. He is a past chairperson of the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Aging and has also served on the Scientific Program Committee and the Ethics Committee of the APA. |
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine |
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(336) 716-4320 |
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(336) 716-6830 |
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breifler@wfubmc.edu |
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| Education |
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Emory University, M.D. |
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Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta |
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University of Washington |
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University of Washington |
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (General Psychiatry; Geriatric Psychiatry) |
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| Clinical Interests |
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- General Psychiatry
- Depression
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Dementia
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- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Alzheimer's Disease
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- Alzheimer's Disease
- Depression
- Adult Day Centers
- Community Services
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| Relevant Publications |
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For a listing of recent publications, please refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine. |
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