Herndon P. Harding, Jr., M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Herndon Price Harding, Jr., M.D., P.A.
2828 Casa Aloma Way, Suite 200
Winter Park, FL 32792
407.671.0057
EDUCATION
Doctor of Medicine Degree - Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California - September 1976 to December 1979; Class President
B.A. Psychology, Cum Laude, LomaLindaUniversity, Loma Linda, California - July 1973 to June 1976
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Program for Executive Leadership in Mental Health Administration, HarvardUniversity,
JohnF.KennedySchool of Government - March 1990
Special Student, HarvardLawSchool, Cambridge, Massachusetts - September 1983 to June 1984:
Study areas included torts, with emphasis on Medical Malpractice Law; Psychiatry and the Law; Anthropology and Law.
Chief Resident of Psychiatry and the Law Program, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts - July 1983 to June 1984:
Responsibilities included assessments of all NGRI defense cases, consultant on all court competency and involuntary use of medication cases, and pro bono work for selected external law firms, as expert testimony. Research on competency to refuse treatment.
Resident in Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental HealthCenter, Boston, Massachusetts - July 1981 to
June 1983:
MassachusettsMentalHealthCenter is a Harvard Medical School Training Program with full ACGME accreditation.
Flexible First Year (Internship), KetteringMedicalCenter, Kettering, Ohio - March 1980 to April 1981:
Rotations included four months of internal medicine; two months of pediatrics at Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, Ohio; two months of pediatric neurology at NorthwesternUniversity, Chicago, Illinois; two months of neurology; one month of gynecology; and one month of emergency medicine.
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
State of Florida Department of Health – Medical Doctor (active)
Ohio State Medical Board (active)
The Medical Board of California (active)
Arizona Board of Medical Examiners (active)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1981 to 1986)
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Clerkship Director in Psychiatry, FloridaStateUniversityCollege of Medicine, Orlando Regional Campus,
Orlando, FL – 2002 to Present
Responsibilities of this .25 FTE paid academic position include developing, supervising and coordinating the core psychiatry rotations for third year medical students; developing and supervision of fourth year psychiatry electives.
Doctoring 3 Core Faculty, FloridaStateUniversityCollege of Medicine, Orlando Regional Campus,
Orlando, FL – 2003 to Present
Responsibilities of this .15 FTE paid academic position include supervision and facilitation of student and faculty presenter weekly group discussion of forty core medical topics.
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, FloridaStateUniversityCollege of Medicine,
Tallahassee, Florida – 2002 to Present
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, OhioStateUniversity, Columbus, Ohio - 1984 to 1990:
Lecturer on physician development to medical student classes; taught a three-month course on ethics and professional standards to advanced psychiatry residents; served on the Post-M.D. Training Committee.
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, HarvardMedicalSchool, Boston, Massachusetts - July 1981 to June 1984:
Teaching assignments included mental status examination and interview seminar for third year HarvardMedicalSchool students, and individual student clinical supervision.
Instructor, Equestrian Equitation, LomaLindaUniversity – 1973 to 1975
CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
President, Herndon P. Harding, Jr., M.D., P.A. – Private Psychiatry Practice, 2828 Casa Aloma Way,
Suite 200, Winter Park, Florida 32792 - January 2003 to Present
Practice is predominantly mood and anxiety disorders clinical research and treatment for adolescents and adults. Medical student education is a major emphasis, as is clinical trial research and responsible business practice.
Medical Director, Life Recovery, Lake Mary, FL – March 2009 to Present
Life Recovery is an outpatient addictions treatment program focusing primarily on patients with opiate addiction. Treatment success statistically is twice the national average. Responsibilities include direction of medical services, supervision of medical and clinical staff, as well as development of policies and procedures insuring quality medical treatment.
Staff Physician, Life Recovery, Lake Mary, FL – September 2008 to Present
Psychiatry Subject Matter Expert – Evidenced-Based Computerized Physician Order Entry Content –
Adventist Health System – September 2005 to Present
Team Physician (Psychiatry), Los Angeles Dodgers - January 1991 through December 2008:
Consultant to management and staff. Treatment of players at the major and minor league levels.
Medical Director, Center for Behavioral Health at FloridaHospital and Celebration Health,
Orlando, Florida - October 1997 to December 2002:
Responsibilities include the direction of medical services, development of program, supervision of medical staff, establishment of policies and procedures relating to clinical care, and the cost effectiveness and participation in managed care contract negotiations and consulting regarding the community system of mental health care. From 1997 to 2001 the Center experienced a positive financial turnaround of $6 million. FloridaHospital is a private, not-for-profit community hospital system, which includes Celebration Health.
Clinical and Administrative Appointments (continued):
Medical Director, ComCare, Phoenix, Arizona - April 1994 to October 1997; Interim CEO October 1996 – March 1997:
Responsible for the overall quality and direction for medical/psychiatric care provided to the population being served and for helping to establish medical policies, protocols and practices which insure appropriate quality care and cost effective utilization and management of system resources. ComCare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization which provides direct services via its 55 FTE psychiatrists and other professional staff. It also serves as a manager of care services by other community providers. ComCare’s annual budget was $185 million.
Consulting and Private Practice -Psychiatry - January 1991 to March 1994:
Consultant to professional and amateur teams and individuals on the mental aspects of performance. Provide clinical consultation regarding performance enhancement, interpersonal psychology, and substance abuse treatment. Psychiatric systems consulting (e.g., Consultant to the Office of the Medical Director, Los Angeles County Mental Health Department, December 1993).
Chief Medical Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health - January 1989 to December 1990:
The Medical Director for the State is responsible for policy decisions relating to medical diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, quality assurance, and the clinical aspects of licensure of hospitals and residential facilities, research, community mental health plans, and delivery of mental health services by a system of over seven thousand employees with an annual budget of $630 million. Other responsibilities include clinical supervision of the Chief Clinical Officers (Medical Directors) of the sixteen state hospitals, including approval of their appointments, and liaison to all related professional organizations at the state level.
Director of Residency Training - Staff Psychiatrist, HardingHospital, Worthington, Ohio - July 1987 to January 1989:
While Director of the Residency Training Program, the program was expanded from a working number of 8 to 16 residents. New educational and service affiliations were made with community mental health centers and RiversideMethodistHospital, which provided a more uniform educational process for the residents. A scheduled ACGME site visit resulted in a five-year accreditation (the maximum, with no restrictions or contingencies).
Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - May 1988 to Present
Peer Reviews Systems, Columbus, Ohio - January 1987 to December 1989:
Provided peer review of general Psychiatry cases funded by Medicaid.
Courtesy Staff, RiversideMethodistHospital, Columbus, Ohio - July 1984 to 1989:
General psychiatry consultation.
Courtesy Staff, St. Ann’s Hospital, Westerville, Ohio - July 1984 to January 1989:
Emergency room and general psychiatry consultant. Also supervised residents on emergency psychiatric evaluations.
Associate Director of Residency Training; Staff Psychiatrist, HardingHospital, Worthington, Ohio –
July 1984 to July 1987:
Duties consisted of clinical supervision of residents on an inpatient unit for treatment resistant patients, supervision of residents’ outpatient psychotherapy cases, lectures on legal issues, introduction to psychotherapy, psychiatric interviewing and mental status examinations. Staff responsibilities included a caseload of inpatient therapy and management, outpatient psychotherapy, and consultation to the Partial-Hospital program. Committee membership included: Risk Management (Chairman); Audit; Continuing Education; Pharmacy and Therapeutic; and Residency Training (Chairman) Committees.
Institutional Review Board – Member of Central Office Human Rights Committee – Department of Mental Health, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts – 1983 to 1984
Clinical and Administrative Appointments (continued):
Associate Staff Psychiatrist, Solomon Mental HealthCenter, Lowell, Massachusetts - January 1983 to June 1983:
Responsibilities included emergency evaluation for treatment, referral or admission to the hospital, as well as treating in-hospital medical and psychiatric emergencies.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Center for the Study of Retired Athletes, University of North Carolina - Board Member – 2001-Present
Mental Health Association of Central Florida – Board Member – 2001 to 2002
USA Baseball, Coaching Standards and Ethics Committee, 1997 to Present
USA Baseball, Medical and Safety Advisory Committee, 1993 to Present
International Society for Sport Psychiatry, Board of Directors, 1993 to 1994
Southern California Psychiatric Society, Ethics Committee, 1993-1995
Southern California Psychiatric Society, Public Affairs Committee, 1993-1995
Southern California Psychiatric Society, Government Affairs Committee, 1993-1995
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Task Force on Clozapine, 1990
OhioState Medical Association, Task Force on Homelessness, 1989-1990
The Governor’s Study Committee of Mental Health Services in Ohio, 1989-1990
Psychiatric Society of Central Ohio, Peer Review Committee, Chairman, June 1988-1990
FranklinCounty Mental Health Board, Task Force on Professional Services, June 1988-1989,
Member 1986-1988.
Ohio Psychiatric Association, Residency Directors Section Committee; Chairman 1988-1989; Member 1986-1988.
LomaLindaUniversitySchool of Medicine, Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 1988-1991
Mental Health Association of FranklinCounty, Columbus, Ohio; Trustee 1987-1989
Ohio Psychiatric Association Ethics Committee, 1985-1990
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Health, Central Office Human Rights Committee, 1983-1984
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Psychiatric Association– Fellow
Arizona Psychiatric Society (1994-1998); president-elect 1998
Florida Psychiatric Society
American Medical Association
Southern California Psychiatric Society (1991-1996)
Massachusetts Psychiatric Association (1980-1987)
Massachusetts Medical Society (1980-1987)
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (1985-1989)
OhioState Medical Association (1984-1991)
Ohio Psychiatric Association (1984-1991)
Columbus and FranklinCountyAcademy of Medicine (1985-1991)
Psychiatric Society of Central Ohio (1984-1991)
Columbus Medical Forum (1989-1992)
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS
January-March 2008AnOpen-Label Trial Measuring Satisfaction and Convenience of Two Formulations of Lamotrigine in Subjects with a Mood Disorder
July 2005-December 2005Psychometric Validation of the Sheehan Disability Scale in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
September 2005Study of Anti-depressant Non-responders (SADN) – Vedanta Research
Clinical ResearchTrials (continued):
December 2003-July 2004Optimizing Administration of Lamictal – An Open-Label Study of Tolerability, Clinical Response and Satisfaction in Adult Bipolar I Subjects
PHARMACEUTICAL SPEAKER’S BUREAU
2006Sepracor, Inc., Marlborough, MA
2005 to Presentsanofi-aventis Group, New York, NY
2007 to PresentForest Pharmaceuticals, St. Louis, MO
EDITORIAL BOARDS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Guskiewicz, K; Marshall, S.; Bailes, J.; McCrea, M.; Harding, H.P.; Matthews, A.; Mihalik, J; Cantu, R.:
Recurrent Concussion and Risk of Depression in Retired Professional Football Players, May 2007
Harding, H.P.: Talk the Walk and Walk the Talk. USA Baseball Medical and Safety Advisory Newsletter, January 2005
Rebound, Editorial Board, 1993
Harding, H.P., and Kerlan, R.K.: “Psychology of the Athlete” in Operative Techniques in Upper Extremity Sports Injuries. Edited by Jobe, F.W., Mosby - Yearbook, 1996.
Harding, H.P.: How to Use Your Mind to Assist in Recovery. Rebound: An Injury Recovery Guide 1993;1.
Bursztajn, H.J.; Harding, H.P.; Gutheil, T.G.; and Brodsky, A.: Beyond Cognition: The Role of Disordered Affective States in Impairing Competence to Consent to Treatment. Bull Am Acad. Psychiatry Law; Vol. 19, No. 4, 1991.
SYMPOSIA AND PRESENTATIONS
November 2008 “Introduction to Psychopharmacology” – Core curriculum for Masters-prepared
therapists at Reformed Theological Seminary, Oviedo, FL
May 2006“Weight and Body-Mass Index in Patients Receiving Open-Label Lamotrigine With or Without Concomitant Valproate or Antipsychotics” (GlaxoSmithKline) – New Research Poster Presentation – APA 2006 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
March 2005“Performance Enhancement” – Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League Players,
Vero Beach, FL
January 2004“Development Phase Specific Coaching” and “Psychological Aspects of Injury Rehabilitation” – American Sports Medicine Institute Annual Symposium,
Orlando, FL
December 2003“Anxiety Disorders” – Florida State University College of Medicine, Orlando, FL
January 2003“Use of Psychotropics During Pregnancy” – FloridaHospital Family Practice
January 2001 Residency Department, Orlando, Florida
October 2002“Postures of Prayer” – FloridaHospital Celebration Health Day of Prayer, and
September 2002 FloridaHospital 3rd Annual Mission Conference, Orlando, Florida
Symposia and Presentations (continued):
August 2002“Anger and Peace” – FloridaHospital – Presented to Finance Summer Interns,
Orlando, Florida
March 1999“Recognizing and Responding to Depression” - StetsonUniversity Symposium
April 1998 Sport Psychiatry: “In The Beginning” – 12th Annual Symposium on Psychiatric
Medicine, Celebration, Florida
Spring 1997“Psychological Performance”, Kerlan/Jobe—Los Angeles Dodgers’ Physician Baseball Camp on Sports Medicine, Dodgertown.
Spring 1996“Annual update: Sport Psychiatry.”, University of Arizona, School of
Spring 1995 Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
October 1995“Problems in Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill in a Managed Care Environment”, Plenary session speaker, California Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Annual Conference.
August 1995“Sport Performance and Psychiatric Pathology,” Veterans Administration Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
January 1995“ComCare: A Blended Direct and Managed Behavioral Health Service”, West Valley ArizonaAlliance for the Mentally Ill.
November 1994“Sport Psychiatry - “The Basics”, GoodSamaritanMedicalCenter, Department of Psychiatry, Phoenix, Arizona.
May 1994“Psychiatric Issues in Sport Injury Rehabilitation”, American Sports Orthopedic Society, Palm Springs, California.
October 1993“A Perspective of Psychiatry in Sport”, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
May 1993“Sports Psychiatry: The Current State of the Art”, Symposium Chairman, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
May 1993“The Achilles’ Dilemma: A Core Conflict of the Developing Athlete”, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
February 1993“Substance Abuse in Professional Athletics”, LomaLindaUniversity, School of Medicine.
September 1992“Performance Anxiety”, Saint John’sHospital and Health Center Postgraduate Assembly, Santa Monica, California.
June 1992“Addressing Adolescent High-Risk Behaviors in Public and Indian Housing”
and “Strategies for Reducing Youth Violence”, National Youth Sports and Cultural Convention, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Justice Facilitator and Discussant.
May 1992The Mark and Brian Show - National television broadcast –
(airing date)Segment on “Coaching High School Football” - (on-camera consultant).
Symposia and Presentations (continued):
October 1991“Psychological Signs in Prospective Baseball Recruits” - Presented to the staff of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
November 199020/20 National television broadcast - Segment of Clozapine.
(airing date)Interviewed and discussant.
September 1990“Clozapine and Mental Health Systems”. Presenter and Panel discussant at the Hospital and Community Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
July 1990“Clozapine Issues and Problems”. Presented to the Ohio Psychiatric Association Council.
February 1990“Clozapine and the State Mental Health Programs”. Chairman and discussant for The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Washington, D.C.
February 1990“Esthetics as Criteria for Mental Health”. Presented to the Psychiatric Society
of Central Ohio.
November 1989“The Impact of the New Ohio Mental Health Act on Psychologists”. Presented
to the Ohio Psychology Association.
November 1989“Truth, Beauty and Mental Health”. Presented to the Ohio Art Therapy Association.
October 1989“AIDS: The Ohio Department of Mental Health Policy”. Presented to the Ohio Department of Mental Health, AIDS Policy Conference.
October 1989“The Mental Health Act of 1988: Ramifications of Boards and Practitioners”. Presented to the Mental Health Professionals of StarkCounty.
September 1989“From Act to Action: The Implementation of Ohio’s Mental Health Act of 1988”. Presented to the Ohio Psychiatric Association.
June 1989“Civil Commitment in Ohio”. Ohio Association of Community Mental Health Boards, Presenter and Discussant with Franklin J. Hickman, J.D., and
Kathryn Haler, J.D.
April 1989“The Changing Role of Medical Director”. Seminar for Chief Residents, Massachusetts Mental HealthCenter.
March 1989“The Role of The Chief Clinical Officer Under The Mental Health Act of 1988”. Ohio Association of Community Mental Health Boards.
November 1988“Shades of Blue - The Continuum of Dysphoria and Depression”.
Founding Friends of HardingHospital.
November 1989“The Role of the Physician”. OhioStateUniversityMedicalSchoolFreshman Class
November 1988 - Introduction to Humanities in Medicine.
November 1988California Conference of SDA Annual Ministerial Conference:
1.“Depression in the Church”.
2.“Suicide: Assessment and Approach for the Clergy”.
Symposia and Presentations (continued):
October 1988“Coping Styles and Strategies”, Harding Hospital Institute on Mental Health
For Clergy
March 1987“Why People Have Extramarital Affairs”. Worthington Council of Churches.
March 1987“Liability Issues in Psychiatric Practice”, George T. Harding, III Semi-Annual Symposia. Panel moderator and discussant with Thomas Gutheil, M.D., and Josiah Blackmore, J.D.