Bernard J. Vittone, M.D. - Director

EDUCATION:

1969-1973 Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
B.S., Psychology, cum laude

1973-1977 Georgetown University Medical School
M.D., Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1985-present Director
National Center for the Treatment of Phobias, Anxiety and Depression

1984-1993 Guest Researcher
Unit on Anxiety and Affective Disorders
Biological Psychiatry Branch
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, Maryland

1982-1984 Medical Staff Fellow
Unit on Anxiety and Affective Disorders
Biological Psychiatry Branch
National Institutes of Mental Health
Bethesda, Maryland

1979-1982 Chief Resident, and Resident, Psychiatry
St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
New York, New York

1978-1979 Resident, Ophthalmology
The Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1977-1978 Intern, Flexible Medicine
St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
New York, New York

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT:

2000-present Faculty appointment
Washington School of Psychiatry

1992-1994 Member, Headquarters Committee Under Council on
Internal Organization of American Psychiatric Association

1990-1994 Director
Advisory Board for America Against Drugs (non-profit organization),
Washington, D.C.

1979 Staff Psychiatrist, Philadelphia State Hospital.
Full-time, temporary position (March-June)

1974 Certified as Emergency Medical Technician

1972 Researcher for textbook on psychological statistics by
William Kelly, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2003 Elected to Fellow of American Psychiatric Association

1991-2004 Named in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World
Made subject of biographical record in Marquis'  Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in the East

1998 Named as one of Washington, D.C.'s "Top Psychotherapists" in Anxiety
and Psychopharmacology by Washingtonian Magazine.

1977 Received Outstanding Achievement in Microbiology
Award from Georgetown University Medical School

1977 Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha chapter of Georgetown University Medical School, The National Honor Society of Medicine

1973 Elected to Psi Chi, The National Honor Society of Psychology

AFFILIATIONS:

American Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association Fellow
American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Alpha Omega Alpha - National Honor Society of Medicine
Washington Psychiatric Society
Anxiety Disorders Association of America

MEDICAL LICENSES:

District of Columbia
Virginia

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Salerian, A.J.; Deibler, W.E.; Vittone, B.V.; Geyer, S.; Drell, L.; Mirmarani, N.;
Mirczak, J.; Byrd, W.; Tunick, S.; Wax, M.; Fleisher, S.: "Sildenafil for Psychotropic-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in 31 Women and 61 Men." Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 26:133-40, 2000.

2. Uhde, T.W., Tancer, M.E., Gelernter, C.S., and Vittone,B.J.: "Normal Urinary Free
Cortisol and Postdexamethasone Cortisol in Social Phobia: Comparison to Normal Volunteers." Journal of Affective Disorders, 30(3): 155-161, March 1994.

3. Vittone, B.J.: "Panic Disorder Syndrome." Treatment Today p. 16,28, June 1993.

4. Uhde, T.W., Tancer, M.E., Rubinow, D.R., Roscow, D.B., Boulenger, J.-P., Vittone, B.J.,
Gurgis, G.N.M., Geraci, M.F., Black, B., Post, R.M.: "Evidence for Hypothalamo-Growth Hormone Dysfunction in Panic Disorder: Profile of Growth Hormone (GH) Responses to Clonidine, Yohimbine, Caffeine, Glucose, GRF, and TRH in Panic Disorder Patients Versus Healthy Volunteers." Neuropsychopharmacology, 6 (2): 101-118, 1992.

5. Uhde, T.W., Gelernter, C.S., Cimbolic, P., Arnkoff, D.B., Vittone, B.J., Tancer, M.E.,
and Bartko, J.J.: "Cognitive-Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatments for Social Phobia: A Controlled Study." Archives of General Psychiatry, 1991.

6. Stein, M.B., Tancer, M.E., Gelernter, C.S., Vittone, B.J., and Uhde, T.W.: "Major
Depression in Patients with SocialPhobia." The American Journal of Psychiatry 1 47:637- 639, 1990.

7. Uhde, T.W., Stein, M.B., Vittone, B.J., Siever, L.J., Boulenger, J.P., Klein, E., and
Mellman, T.A.: "Behavioral and physiological effects of clonidine in panic disorder." Archives of General Psychiatry 46:170-177, 1989.

8. Shea, C.A., Uhde, T.W., Cimbolic, P., Vittone, B.J., and Arnkoff, D.B.: Social Phobia :
Behavioral versus drug therapies. Scientific Proceedings of The American Psychiatric Association, 141:202, 1988.

9. Tancer, M.E., Uhde, T.W., Vittone, B.J., and Shea, C.A.: "Neuroendocrine Findings in
Social Phobia." Scientific Proceedings of The American Psychiatric Association, 141: 201-202, 1988

10. Vittone, B.J., and Uhde, T.W.: "Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Panic Disorder:
A Medical Perspective." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 19:330-342, 1985.

11. Uhde, T.W., Vittone, B.V., Siever, L.J., Kaye, W.H., and Post, R.M.: "Blunted Growth
Hormone Response to Clonidine in Panic Disorder Patients." Biological Psychiatry, 21:1077-1081, 1986.

12. Uhde, T.W., Vittone, B.J., and Post, R.M.: "Glucose Tolerance Testing in Panic
Disorder." American Journal of Psychiatry, 141: 1461-1463, 1984.

13. Roy-Byrne, P., Vittone, B.J., and Uhde, T.W.: "Alprazolam-Related Hepatotoxicity."
The Lancet, ii: 786-787, 1983.

14. Uhde, T.W., and Vittone, B.J.: "Glucose Intolerance and Anxiety." Scientific
Proceedings of the American Psychiatric Association, 1985.

15. Uhde, T.W., Boulenger, J.P., Vittone, B.J., and Post, R.M.: Historical and modern
concepts of anxiety: A focus on adrenergic function. In: Clinical Insights: Biology of Agoraphobia, Ballenger, J.C. (ed.), APA Press, Washington, D.C., 1-26, 1984.

16. Uhde, T.W., Boulenger, J.P., Vittone, B.J., Siever, L.J., and Post, R.M.: Human anxiety
and noradrenergic function: Preliminary studies with caffeine, clonidine and yohimbine. In: Psychiatry, Vol. 2, Pichot, P., Berner, R., Wolf, R., and Thau, K. (eds.), Plenum Publishing, New York, 1985.

17. Uhde, T.W., Roy-Byrne, P., Boulenger, J.P., Vittone, B.J., and Post, R.M.:
"Phenomenology and Neurobiology of Panic Disorder." In: Anxiety and the Anxiety Disorders, Maser, J.P. and Tuma, A.H. (Eds.,) Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, N.J., 557-579, 1984.

18. Uhde, T.W., Boulenger, J.P., Siever, L.J., Vittone, B.V., Jimerson, D.C. and Post,
R.M.: "Panic Disorder: Drug Challenge Strategies." Scientific Proceedings of the American Psychiatric Association, 137:211-212, 1984

19. Uhde, T.W., Boulenger, J.P., Roy-Byrne, P., Geraci, M., Vittone, B.J., and Post, R.M.:
"Longitudinal Course of Panic Disorder: Clinical and Biological Considerations." Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 9(1):39-51, 1985.

20. Uhde, T.W., Boulenger,J.P., Post, R.M., Siever, L.J., Vittone, B.J., Jimerson, D.C. and
Roy Byrne, P.: "Fear and Anxiety: Relationship to Noradrenergic Function." Psychopathology, 17(3):8-23, 1984.

21. Uhde, T.W., Roy-Byrne, P., Gillin, J.C., Mendelsohn, W., Boulenger, J.P., Vittone, B.J.,
and Post, R.M.: "The Sleep of Patients With Panic Disorder." Psychiatric Research 12:251 259, 1984.

FEATURED EXPERT IN PUBLIC MEDIA

Television

FOX
Show: 10pm Evening News
Topic: Addiction to Computer Games
Date: April 25, 2003

CNN
Show: Emotional Reaction to D.C. Sniper
Date: October 12, 2002 - evening edition

NBC News
Show: Food Allergies
Date: May 21, 2002

CONUS News Service
Show: Video Games and ADD
Dates:: August, 2000

Discovery Channel
Show: Phobias, Living in Terror
Date: Various times in February and May, 1997

ABC, American Broadcasting Company
Show: Nightline
Topic: Psychiatric impact of terrorist threats on U.S. public.
Date: Jan. 25, 1991

NET, National Empowerment Television
Show: Youngbloods
Topic: Prozac
Date: May 17, 1994

ACT, Arlington Community Television
Show: PM Arlington
Topic: Issues in Psychiatry
Date: Aired various times in Fall 1993 and Summer 2003

NVC, Show: Richard's Place
Topic: Issues in Psychiatry
Date: Aired various times in Fall of 1993 and Summer 2003

Radio

CBS, NATIONAL NEWS RADIO-interviewed by Barry Bagnato, WTOP
Topic: Psychological effects of Terrorism
Date: September 18, 2001

WGAY, 30 minute interview.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders
Date: Aired February 26, 1989

WTOP, 30 minute interview.
Topic: Various psychiatric issues
Date: Aired in 1992

Newspapers

Dallas Morning News, March 2003
Headline: Anxiety Never Wanes In D.C.
Topic: Anxiety and Terrorism

Pittsburgh Post Gazette, April 2003
Headline: Some D.C. Families Seriously Prepare to Survive Attack
Topic: Anxiety and Terrorism

Washington Woman, December 2002
Headline: Posture Perfect: Improving Your Body’s Basic Architecture
Topic: Posture reflects person’s emotional state

Washington Post, October 25, 2002
Headline: Shootings Altered Shopping Habits
Topic: Anxiety of consumers during D.C. sniper

Detroit News, October 16, 2002
Headline: Sniper Redefines Terrorism
Topic: Anxiety and the D.C. sniper

Detroit News, October 19, 2001
Section: Nation/World
Headline: "D.C. Dwellers Feel Powerless Over Scares"
Topic: Psychological Affects of Terrorism

The Connection, November 2-8, 2000
Section: Health & Fitness,
Headline: "Back to the Garden, Gender Influences Depression Treatment"
Topic: Treatment of Depression

The Washington Post; January 12, 1996
Section: Style, pg. 5
Headline: "Wake-Up Calls and Ambulance Promises"
Topic: Dealing with catastrophes.

Healthy Lives; Autumn 1995
Headline: "Depression: What you need to know"
Topic: Treatment and current information about depression.

The Times-Picayune; November 21, 1995
Section: Living, pg. C1
Headline: "Thanksgiving Guide for The Anxious"
Topic: Dealing with the holidays, anxiety about food served.

USA Today; March 3-5, 1995
Section: Weekend Section, pg. 16
Headline: "She had electroshock therapy"
Topic: Electroshock therapy.

The Washington Post; April 12, 1994
Section: Health; pg. Z12; Final Edition
Headline: "At 28, Kathy O'Connor of Arlington says she remembered that her father raped her. She sued him and lost. Are delayed memories like hers true or false".
Topic: Repressed memories.

U.S.A. Today; July 27, 1994
Section: Sports
Headline: Of Stats and Strikes
Topic: Effect of baseball strike on fans.

The Washington Post; November 10, 1987
Section: Style; pg. B5; Style Plus; Money
Headline: "Classifying the Crash"
Topic: Psychiatric effects of Black Monday stock market crash.

The Fairfax Gazette; Jan. 26, 1989
Section: Health; pg. 21
Headline: "Phobias: area experts describe panic attacks, phobias,
and their misunderstood victims".

Gannett News Service; Nov. 4, 1991
Headline: "Dashing Through the Stress".
Topic: The anxiety and stress produced by the holiday season.

Chicago Tribune & Philadelphia Inquirer; March 26, 1994
Section: News; pg. 8; Evening Update Edition
Headline: "Moving up to 100, one step at a time".
Topic: Fear of heights and escalator phobia.

Gannett News Services; April 29, 1992
Headline: "Dealing with Stress"
Topic: Second-hand stress.

The Palm Beach Post; June 1, 1993
Section: Accent, pg. 1D
Headline: "The lowdown on fear of heights".

The Orlando Sentinel; March 25, 1994
Section: Style; pg. E1
Headline: "Stage Fright: You don't have to crash and burn".
Topic: Techniques in overcoming stage fright.

The Vancouver Sun; May 17, 1994
Section: Entertainment; pg. C5; Final Edition
Headline: "Gulp! They've been struck by stage fright".
Topic: The effects of stage fright.

Magazines & Periodicals

Red Magazine (British); 2002
Headline: 60 Second Stress Management Tips

Redbook Magazine; February 2002
Headline: "How I Finally Found Time to Relax"
Topic: Coping with Stress

Redbook Magazine; March 2002
Headline: "One Minute to Better Health"
Topic: Stress Reduction

Men's Health; September 2001
Headline: "Waiting is the Hardest Part"
Topic: Panic Attacks

Redbook Magazine; April 2000
Headline: "Stress-Free Zone"
Topic: Anxiety and palpitations

Washington Woman; February 2000
Headline: "Understanding the Mind Body Connection"
Topic: Exercise and the treatment of anxiety and depression.

Prevention Magazine; December 1999
Topic: Reducing Anxiety

National Wildlife; Oct./Nov. 1998
Section: Features; pg.32
Headline: “The Value of Autumn Leaves”
Topic: The mood-elevating effect of fall colors

Men's Health Magazine; November 1994
Section: Features; pgs. 86-91.
Headline: "Hazard Pays"
Topic: Thrill seekers.

Newsweek; May 23, 1994
Section: The Arts; Performance; pg. 64; U.S. Edition
Headline: "Drowning on Dry Land".
Topic: Stage fright.

Health Action; Jan. 1991; Vol. 7, #1
Section: Features; pgs. 4-5.
Headline: "Freedom From Fear".
Topic: Phobias and their treatment

Student Aid Transcript (The Magazine of NASFAA) Summer 1988
Section: Features; pgs. 4-5
Headline: "Surviving Student Rage".
Topic: Mental health professionals offer advice on how to react
when confronted by an abusive student.

Funworld; November 1987
Section: Features; pgs. 2-3
Headline: "Thrill seekers - The Big T Personality

Dr. Bernard J. Vittone, M.D.