Nada L. Stotland
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Nada L. Stotland, M.D., M.P.H. - Nada Stotland, MD, obtained her undergraduate, medical, and residency education at The University of Chicago, and was a member of the faculty for over ten years thereafter, serving as the Director of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service and the Director of Psychiatric Education (undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate). She then served as Medical Coordinator for the State of Illinois Division of Mental Health and as the Chair of Psychiatry at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. She is currently Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology at Rush Medical College, also in Chicago. Dr. Stotland has a longstanding interest in women’s mental health and in medical ethics. She is the author or editor of seven books and over seventy-five articles, and has won a number of awards, including the Francis Braceland and Alexandra Symonds Awards of the American Psychiatric Association and the Lila Wallis Award of the American Medical Women’s Association. She has also played an important role in public education about psychiatric issues, including appearances on Oprah, Larry King Live, and CNN Talk Back Live. She has testified before the United States Food and Drug Administration, House of Representatives, and Senate, and given an invited presentation to the Congressional Black Caucus. Among the leadership roles which Dr. Stotland has assumed are the presidencies of the Association of Women Psychiatrists and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Mental Health Association and Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health. Within the components and governance of the American Psychiatric Association, she has served as President of the Illinois Psychiatric Society, Chair of the APA Committee on Women, Chair of the APA Joint Commission on Public Affairs, and Vice Chair of the Council on National Affairs. She is currently the Treasurer of American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., and Vice President of the American Psychiatric Association.
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