Biography

        Doctors For Equal Rights For Mental And Physical Pain

alensalerian@gmail.com  8409 Carlynn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 cell: 3012049004

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Alen J Salerian MD

  Alen J Salerian MD is the President Of Doctors For Equal Rights For Mental And Physical pain. He is a psychopharmacologist who currently divides his energy between research and advocacy for people with chronic and mental pain.

   He has practiced in Washington DC for four decades ,taught at George Washington University medical Center, served as the FBI's medical director of Mobile Psychiatric Emergency Response Team and the medical director of Salerian Center For Neuroscience And Pain .

 He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals including Lancet, Psychiatric Research, CNS Spectrum, Medical hypotheses ,Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry contributed to Washington Post LA Times. He also appeared on CBS 60 minutes, Panorama (BBC). He has published two books, Viagra for your brain and  Honest Moments With Dr. shrink (cartoons). His forensic study of JFKs assassination JFK images will soon to be released.

Alen j Salerian, painter

Exhibitions:

Watergate Gallery Washington DC        

Cartoons: honest moments with dr shrink 2006

JFK Gallery – Salerian center Washington DC

JFK magnificent journey 2007

National press club i Washington DC

JFK lecturedby Prof. Fetzer with paintings 2007

NBC Asman Gallery Washington DC

JFK magnificent journey November 2009

Women's national Democratic club Washington DC

JFK magnificent journey  December 2009

Dealey Plaza Dallas Texan

JFK magnificent journey May 2011

About the artist

Washington psychiatrist  the son of Kristin Saleri the internationally known painter first entered the fine arts stage in Washington DC in 2007 with blast of color and energy on canvas depicting JFK's extraordinary life.

Bobby Muller, recipient of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize observed” these paintings represent the passion of the artist his search of history for honesty and integrity and accountability. He is the diagenesis  of our time.”

Norman Mailer said” here is one psychiatrist with in roaring rage at psychiatric cant and it comes out unit change ruling fury which clears the air and enlivens the one with its daring.

 Curriculum Vitae

Alen j Salerian MD

Date of birth :8/9/1947

Place of birth: Istanbul Turkey

Marital status: married

Children: 4 Adults

contact: 8409 Carlynn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817

phone:3012049004

email:alensalerian@Gmail.co

blog:dralensalerian.blogspot.com

Current position:

Pres. Doctors For Equal Rights For Mental And Physical Pain

Previous positions:

Medical Director Salerian Center for Neuroscience and Pain Washington DC August 2010 - April 2013.

Medical DIrector Washington Psychiatric Center  2001 –  2010.

Assistant clinical professor at George Washington University School of Medicine 1976 – 2002.

Chief FBI -MPERT (mobile psychiatric emergency response team ) 1992 – 1998. Medical Officer In Charge -psychological debriefing of FBI top agents after Waco.

Editor, Letters From a Washington Psychiatrist , the quarterly newsletter, Washington psychiatric Center 1998 – 2000.

Chairman, patient care evaluation committee, Psychiatric Institute of Washington July 1994 – July 1997.

Medical Director ,llness and  Breavement and Counseling Ctr., Rockville, MD and Washington  DC 1976 – 1995.

Member Board of Directors Metropolitan Psychiatric group

Dir. Adult psychiatric services, Psychiatric Institute of Washington DC 1983 -1989.

Consultant to the Royal family of Bahrain 1994 – 1995.

Consultant to the Royal family of Saudi Arabia 1997  –2000.

Consultant to the family of Ulker-Godiva 2002- 2003.

Scientific publications:

Sensitive dependence of mental function on prefrontal cortex. Journal of psychology and clinical psychiatry.  February 2015

DSM and Galileo.  Editorial CNS Spectrum December 2012.

The Pre-frontal cortex influence over sub-cortical and limbic regions governs antidepressant response. Psychiatry Research Neuro imaging 204 (2012) 1 – 12.

Pres. Kennedy's death: neurotoxin induced Medical Hypotheses 2011

13;3.

Cooling core body temperature may slow down neurodegeneration CNS Spectrum13:3 March 2 008 .

Addictive potential Medical Hypotheses 2010.

Thermodynamic laws apply to brain function. Medical hypotheses September 2 009.

Pres. Kennedy's postmortem examination is scientifically invalid. Medical hypotheses October 2 008.

Altering brain temperature may be of value to treat mood disorders. World psychiatric Association international Congress July 2 006.

Review of mass homicides of intelligentsia Forensic Examiner fall 2007.

Cooler biologically compatible core body temperature may prolong longevity and combat neurodegenerative disorders Medical hypotheses. December 2 005.

 A review of FDR's fourth term presidency. Forensic examiner, Winter 2004.

Sildenafil for female sexual dysfunction Marital Therapy  2000.

 Thyroid augmentation for treatment refractory depression? Archives of Gen. psychiatry?

Letter to editor Lancet ?

Books

Viagra for your brain ISBNO-9744975-3-3 PP publishers 2003.

Honest Moments With Dr. Shrink , PP publishers 2004.

Newspaper articles

USA Today – Robert Hanssen August 6 2001.

Washington Post Making three tenors sing June 20, 2001.

Washington Post FBI March 11 2001.

Washington Post US presidents October  25 2001.

Richmond Times DSM-IV?

Prosecute the criminals not the pain patients Indianapolis Star January 20, 2002 .LA Times Michael Tyson February 3, 2002.

UPI Beltway snipers November 4, 2002.

Hrant Dink Fresno Bee June 2 2007.

Freedom and terror Baltimore Sun October 25, 2001.

Depriving patients of OxyContin is a crime the Hartford Courant December 26, 2001.

Special presentations and testimony

FDA hearings suicidality in clinical trials for antidepressant drugs in pediatric patients September 13 2004.

Grand Rounds

George Washington University Psychiatric Grand Rounds Management Of Sexual Side Effects Of Anti--depressants February 9 1999.

Keynote speaker at the psychiatric Society of Virginia and Virginia Council of Child and adolescent'i the management of sexual side effects of antidepressant September 24, 1998.

Director symposium on depression for primary care in Washington DC October 7, 2000 psychiatric Institute of Washington.

Moderator Journal club clinical vignettes at Old Anglers inn in Washington DC from 1996 – 2000.

Grand rounds women and depression Columbia Hospital for women in Washington DC June 1 996.

Grand Rounds depression medical disorders in Arlington Hospital in Arlington Virginia 1996

Major Media Appearances

CNN fit to lead by Dr. SanjaI GUPTA October 11, 2008

60 minutes with Leslie Stahl of CBS December 17, 2001

BBC Panorama the near-perfect safari June 17, 2001

Advocacy-human  rights

Founder and president doctors for equal rights for mental and physical pain

Organizer Brain Pain Festival: September 2011

 at Lincoln Memorial to promote global awareness of chronic pain by 56 churches around the world ringing  bells as supporters chantedequal rights for us in Washington DC.

 . public forum on drugs addiction  Cedar Bluff Virginia December 15, 2011.

Hrant Dink Eulogy  at St. Mary's Armenian Church in Washington DC. 2007.

Hrant Dink Memorial lecture at Mary's Armenian Church in Washington DC February 2014.

Hrant Dink movie YOU TUBE message from  Hrant Dink January 2014

Cofounder prison poetry club FMC Butner August 2014

Organizer  welcome Sen. Mikulski project FMC Butner August 2014

Creative activities

Exhibition – cartoons : honest moments with Dr. shrink Watergate Gallery Washington DC

Exhibition – paintings JFK's magnificent journey NBC Studios Washington DC July 2010.

Exhibition – paintings Is magnificent journey Washington DC women's Democratic club November 2010.

Exhibition – paintings JFK's magnificent journey March 2011 July 2011 Daley Plaza Dallas Texas.

Memberships

Life member American Psychiatric Association

 American Society of clinical psychopharmacology

American Association of Physicians and Surgeons

American Association of Forensic Medical Examiners

Awards

Distinguished achievement award by Armenian American behavioral science Association APA 2005

Annual Mc Laughlin award of national psychiatric fun for American psychiatry the best resident in psychiatry at George Washington University Hospital and medical Center 1976

Education

Elementary school-Mkhitarian Istanbul 1958.

Middle school -Ata college Istanbul 1961.

High school –Getronagan Lise Istanbul 1964.

Medical School- University of Istanbul School of medicine 1971.

Medical internship-Providence Hospital Washington DC January – May 1972 Prince Georges General Hospital Chevrolet Maryland may  1972 July 1973.

Psychiatric Residency-George Washington University July 1973 – June 1976.

Chief Resident in psychiatry at George Washington University July 1975 – June 1976. .

Research interests

Neuroscience

Psychopharmacology

Forensic psychiatry

        Doctors For Equal Rights For Mental And Physical Pain

alensalerian@gmail.com  8409 Carlynn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 cell: 3012049004

                                            dralensalerian.blogspot.com

                           Doctors For Equal Rights For Physical And Mental Pain

        8409 Carlynn Dr. Bethesda, MD 20817               alensalerian@gmail.com

                                           dralensalerian.blogspot.com 

Biography

Alen J Salerian MD

  Alen J Salerian MD is the President Of Doctors For Equal Rights For Mental And Physical pain. He is a psychopharmacologist who currently divides his energy between research and advocacy for people with chronic and mental pain.

   He has practiced in Washington DC for four decades ,taught at George Washington University medical Center, served as the FBI's medical director of Mobile Psychiatric Emergency Response Team and the medical director of Salerian Center For Neuroscience And Pain .

 He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals including Lancet, Psychiatric Research, CNS Spectrum, Medical hypotheses ,Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry contributed to Washington Post LA Times. He also appeared on CBS 60 minutes, Panorama (BBC). He has published two books, Viagra for your brain and  Honest Moments With Dr. shrink (cartoons). His forensic study of JFKs assassination JFK images will soon to be released.

Alen j Salerian, painter

Exhibitions:

Watergate Gallery Washington DC        

Cartoons: honest moments with dr shrink 2006

JFK Gallery – Salerian center Washington DC

JFK magnificent journey 2007

National press club i Washington DC

JFK lecturedby Prof. Fetzer with paintings 2007

NBC Asman Gallery Washington DC

JFK magnificent journey November 2009

Women's national Democratic club Washington DC

JFK magnificent journey  December 2009

Dealey Plaza Dallas Texan

JFK magnificent journey May 2011

About the artist

Washington psychiatrist  the son of Kristin Saleri the internationally known painter first and turned the fine arts stage in Washington DC in 2007 with blast of color and energy on canvas depicting JFK's extraordinary life.

Bobby Muller, recipients will be 1997 Nobel Peace Prize observed” these paintings represent the passion of the artist his search of history for honesty and integrity and accountability. He is the diagenesis  of our time.”

Norman Mailer said” here is one psychiatrist with in roaring rage at psychiatric cant and it comes out unit change ruling fury which clears the air and enlivens the one with its daring.

 Curriculum Vitae

Alen j Salerian MD

Date of birth :8/9/1947

Place of birth: Istanbul Turkey

Marital status: married

Children: 4 Adults

contact: 8409 Carlynn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817

phone:3012049004

email:alensalerian@Gmail.co

blog:dralensalerian.blogspot.com

Current position:

Pres. Doctors For Equal Rights For Mental And Physical Pain

Previous positions:

Medical Director Salerian Center for Neuroscience and Pain Washington DC August 2010 - April 2013.

Medical DIrector Washington Psychiatric Center  2001 –  2010.

Assistant clinical professor at George Washington University School of Medicine 1976 – 2002.

Chief FBI -MPERT (mobile psychiatric emergency response team ) 1992 – 1998. Medical Officer In Charge -psychological debriefing of FBI top agents after Waco.

Editor, Letters From a Washington Psychiatrist , the quarterly newsletter, Washington psychiatric Center 1998 – 2000.

Chairman, patient care evaluation committee, Psychiatric Institute of Washington July 1994 – July 1997.

Medical Director ,llness and  Breavement and Counseling Ctr., Rockville, MD and Washington  DC 1976 – 1995.

Member Board of Directors Metropolitan Psychiatric group

Dir. Adult psychiatric services, Psychiatric Institute of Washington DC 1983 -1989.

Consultant to the Royal family of Bahrain 1994 – 1995.

Consultant to the Royal family of Saudi Arabia 1997  –2000.

Consultant to the family of Ulker-Godiva 2002- 2003.

Scientific publications:

Sensitive dependence of mental function on prefrontal cortex. Journal of psychology and clinical psychiatry.  February 2015

DSM and Galileo.  Editorial CNS Spectrum December 2012.

The Pre-frontal cortex influence over sub-cortical and limbic regions governs antidepressant response. Psychiatry Research Neuro imaging 204 (2012) 1 – 12.

Pres. Kennedy's death: neurotoxin induced Medical Hypotheses 2011

13;3.

Cooling core body temperature may slow down neurodegeneration CNS Spectrum13:3 March 2 008 .

Addictive potential Medical Hypotheses 2010.

Thermodynamic laws apply to brain function. Medical hypotheses September 2 009.

Pres. Kennedy's postmortem examination is scientifically invalid. Medical hypotheses October 2 008.

Altering brain temperature may be of value to treat mood disorders. World psychiatric Association international Congress July 2 006.

Review of mass homicides of intelligentsia Forensic Examiner fall 2007.

Cooler biologically compatible core body temperature may prolong longevity and combat neurodegenerative disorders Medical hypotheses. December 2 005.

 A review of FDR's fourth term presidency. Forensic examiner, Winter 2004.

Sildenafil for female sexual dysfunction Marital Therapy  2000.

 Thyroid augmentation for treatment refractory depression? Archives of Gen. psychiatry?

Letter to editor Lancet ?

Books

Viagra for your brain ISBNO-9744975-3-3 PP publishers 2003.

Honest Moments With Dr. Shrink , PP publishers 2004.

Newspaper articles

USA Today – Robert Hanssen August 6 2001.

Washington Post Making three tenors sing June 20, 2001.

Washington Post FBI March 11 2001.

Washington Post US presidents October  25 2001.

Richmond Times DSM-IV?

Prosecute the criminals not the pain patients Indianapolis Star January 20, 2002 .LA Times Michael Tyson February 3, 2002.

UPI Beltway snipers November 4, 2002.

Hrant Dink Fresno Bee June 2 2007.

Freedom and terror Baltimore Sun October 25, 2001.

Depriving patients of OxyContin is a crime the Hartford Courant December 26, 2001.

Special presentations and testimony

FDA hearings suicidality in clinical trials for antidepressant drugs in pediatric patients September 13 2004.

Grand Rounds

George Washington University Psychiatric Grand Rounds Management Of Sexual Side Effects Of Anti--depressants February 9 1999.

Keynote speaker at the psychiatric Society of Virginia and Virginia Council of Child and adolescent'i the management of sexual side effects of antidepressant September 24, 1998.

Director symposium on depression for primary care in Washington DC October 7, 2000 psychiatric Institute of Washington.

Moderator Journal club clinical vignettes at Old Anglers inn in Washington DC from 1996 – 2000.

Grand rounds women and depression Columbia Hospital for women in Washington DC June 1 996.

Grand Rounds depression medical disorders in Arlington Hospital in Arlington Virginia 1996

Major Media Appearances

CNN fit to lead by Dr. SanjaI GUPTA October 11, 2008

60 minutes with Leslie Stahl of CBS December 17, 2001

BBC Panorama the near-perfect safari June 17, 2001

Advocacy-human  rights

Founder and president doctors for equal rights for mental and physical pain

Organizer Brain Pain Festival: September 2011

 at Lincoln Memorial to promote global awareness of chronic pain by 56 churches around the world ringing  bells as supporters chantedequal rights for us in Washington DC.

 . public forum on drugs addiction  Cedar Bluff Virginia December 15, 2011.

Hrant Dink Eulogy  at St. Mary's Armenian Church in Washington DC. 2007.

Hrant Dink Memorial lecture at Mary's Armenian Church in Washington DC February 2014.

Hrant Dink movie YOU TUBE message from  Hrant Dink January 2014

Cofounder prison poetry club FMC Butner August 2014

Organizer  welcome Sen. Mikulski project FMC Butner August 2014

Creative activities

Exhibition – cartoons : honest moments with Dr. shrink Watergate Gallery Washington DC

Exhibition – paintings JFK's magnificent journey NBC Studios Washington DC July 2010.

Exhibition – paintings Is magnificent journey Washington DC women's Democratic club November 2010.

Exhibition – paintings JFK's magnificent journey March 2011 July 2011 Daley Plaza Dallas Texas.

Memberships

Life member American Psychiatric Association

 American Society of clinical psychopharmacology

American Association of Physicians and Surgeons

American Association of Forensic Medical Examiners

Awards

Distinguished achievement award by Armenian American behavioral science Association APA 2005

Annual Mc Laughlin award of national psychiatric fun for American psychiatry the best resident in psychiatry at George Washington University Hospital and medical Center 1976

Education

Elementary school-Mkhitarian Istanbul 1958.

Middle school -Ata college Istanbul 1961.

High school –Getronagan Lise Istanbul 1964.

Medical School- University of Istanbul School of medicine 1971.

Medical internship-Providence Hospital Washington DC January – May 1972 Prince Georges General Hospital Chevrolet Maryland may  1972 July 1973.

Psychiatric Residency-George Washington University July 1973 – June 1976.

Chief Resident in psychiatry at George Washington University July 1975 – June 1976. .

Research interests

Neuroscience

Psychopharmacology

Forensic psychiatry

Pain