Biography
Dr. Donald Goff is Director of the Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In addition, he is Medical Director of the Freedom Trail Clinic at the Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center in Boston.
Dr. Goff earned his undergraduate degree in humanities at the University of California in Berkeley, and his medical degree at the University of California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. After graduating, he completed his internship in internal medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and his residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. His research fellowship in psychopharmacology was completed at Tufts-New England Medical Center, also in Boston.
Dr. Goff has authored more than 180 articles and chapters and lectures nationally and internationally on new treatment approaches in schizophrenia. Dr. Goff established the Schizophrenia Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1988, which has grown under his leadership to include investigators studying pharmacology genetics, neuroimaging, wellness, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Dr. Goff is a recipient of the Faculty Scholar Award in Schizophrenia and a Mid-Career Development Award presented by the National Institute of Mental Health, and Kempf Award for Mentorship in Biological Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Goff is a member of the American College of Neuropharmacology.
Disclosure
Research Support
Pfizer, Cephalon, and Janssen.
Speaking/Honoraria
Pfizer, Cephalon, Janssen, Xenoport, Dainippon Sumitomo, Solvay/Wyeth, Bristol-Myer Squibb, Versumed, Letters and Science, SG Cowen, Vista Research, Organon, Proteus, Genactics, Forest, Xytis, MedReviews LLC, and Vanda Pharmaceuticals.
Last updated: 7/27/2010
Courses
Psychopharmacology Updates: A Comprehensive Review of Evidence-Based Approaches
Approaches to the Treatment Resistant Patient & Managing Medical Comorbidity
Long Term Management of Psychosis: Keys to Successful Maintenance Treatment and Relapse Prevention
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