2022 Brain Health Symposium Guest Speakers

Victoria Risbrough, Ph.D.

Victoria Risbrough, Ph.D.

Dr. Risbrough received her B.A. degree in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego. She joined as faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSD in 2007 and became Associate Professor in 2012. She is the Associate Director of Neuroscience for the Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health at the San Diego Veterans Healthcare System.

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Israel Liberzon, M.D.

Israel Liberzon, M.D.

Israel Liberzon, MD, is the department head of Texas A&M College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Liberzon leads the clinical psychiatry component as part of Texas A&M Health Science Center’s new Interprofessional Faculty Practice Plan. A clinician and researcher, Liberzon has a wealth of experience in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D.

Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D.

Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, is chief scientific officer and James and Patricia Poitras Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is also a professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and past-president of the Society for Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Ressler was previously an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

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Alan Peterson, Ph.D.

Alan Peterson, Ph.D.

Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP, is the Krus Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is a board-certified clinical health psychologist, Professor, and Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and the School of Medicine. He also serves as the Deputy

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Continuing Medical Education

The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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