Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States
Dr. Benjamin Israel is delighted to be participating in the ISSTD’s preconference education series. Dr. Israel is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. He works at a variety of clinical sites focused on consultation-liaison and emergency psychiatry. Last July, Dr. Israel opened a trauma-focused outpatient community psychiatry clinic within the University’s Division of Addictions Research and Treatment. Dr. Israel is the lead author of a recent critical review exploring trauma-responsive addictions treatment and clinic management. He teaches and supervises psychiatry and psychotherapy trainees at all levels. He also sees private psychotherapy patients, most of whom suffer with complex posttraumatic and dissociative syndromes. Dr. Israel has presented to professional audiences locally, nationally, and internationally on the diagnosis and treatment of complex posttraumatic syndromes. He has developed and led workshops on trauma tailored for medical providers who are not mental health or trauma specialists. Previously, Dr. Israel worked at the Trauma Disorders Program at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, where he functioned as a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and Service Chief. Dr. Israel graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed residency training at the University of Maryland / Sheppard Pratt combined residency program in Baltimore. He is board certified in adult psychiatry. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife and their two sons.
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time