Corporate Medical Director

Psychiatric Centers of America
Corporate Office in San Francisco, California

Wyandott Psychiatric Service – A subsidiary of Psychiatric Centers of America,
Kansas City, Kansas

Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Hospital, Topeka, Kansas

General Psychiatry
Topeka, Kansas

Topeka State Hospital
Topeka, Kansas

Department of Psychiatry
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Chemistry Department
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Chemistry Department/Laboratory for Neurochemical Research in Schizophrenia
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas

Faculty

The Menninger School of Psychiatry
Topeka, Kansas

Department of Psychology
Johnson County Community College
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
(Position held while in Medical School)

HONORS:

Louisiana State University Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Achievement Award, 1994

Faculty of the Year, Department of Psychiatry, LSUMC, 1993-1994

Faculty of the Year, Department of Psychiatry, LSUMC, 1992-1993

Sol Ginsberg Fellow for the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, 1974-1976

Outstanding Young Men of America, 1967

Edith Beuil Scholar, Boston University School of Theology, 1962-1963

Broadhurst Scholar, Southwestern College, 1956-1957

EDUCATION:

1979 Topeka Institute of Psychoanalysis, Topeka, Kansas (Program not completed)

1976 Residency in Psychiatry, The Menninger School of Psychiatry, Topeka, Kansas

1972 Clinical Clerkship, General Psychiatry,
Massachusetts Mental Health Center/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

1974 M.D.,
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
(In an accelerated module-although completed Medical School in 1973, actual class graduation was 1974)

1966 S.T.B.,
Boston University School of Theology
Boston, Massachusetts

1956-1962 B.A.,
Southwestern College
Winfield, Kansas

LICENSURE:

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, 1990

CERTIFICATIONS:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1979

December 1990 – July 1991

Director, "Desert Storm" Neurology Clinic
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital
Ft. Polk, Louisiana

Division Psychiatrist

5^th Infantry Division
Ft. Polk, Louisiana

1985 – 1986

Division Psychiatrist

1^st Infantry Division
Ft. Riley, Kansas

DISCOM Surgeon

1^st Infantry Division
REFORGER, West Germany

1984 – 1985

Assistant Chief of Psychiatry

Munson Army Community Hospital
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas

1980 – present

Medical Corps

U.S. Army Reserves

Special Assignments:

Consultant to Col. James Stokes

Academy of Health Sciences
(Development of Combat Stress Care Units)
Fort Sam Houston, TX

Consultant to Col. Nicholas Rock

Office of the Surgeon General
(Development of the annual AMEDD Menninger Memorial
psychiatric Course, and served as Project Officer for three years)
Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of Combat Stress in "Desert Storm" Troops

Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:

General Medical Officer,

Kansas Correctional and Vocational Rehabilitation Center
Topeka, Kansas
(Position held concurrent with Residency Training at the Menninger Foundation)

1966 – 1970

Minister

Koinonia United Methodist Church
Wichita, Kansas

1964 – 1966

Senior Minister

First Methodist Church
Lynn, Massachusetts
(Position concurrent while attending Boston University)

1959 – 1961

Equipment Engineering
Boeing Aircraft Company
Wichita Kansas
(Full-time employee during break in college education)

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Oke A.F., Carver L.A., Couvion C.M., Adams R.N. Three Dimensional Mapping of Norepinephrine and Serotonin in Human Thalamus. Brain Research, July 1997.
2. Carver L.A., Connallon P.F., Flanigan S.J., Crossley-Miller M.K. Epstein–Barr Virus Infection in Dessert Storm Reservists. Military Medicine, August 1994.
3. Oke A.F., Carver L.A., Adams R.N. Dopamine-Initiated Disturbances of Thalamic Information Processing in Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia: Origin, Procedures, Treatment & Outcome. Editors: Cromwell and Snyder. Oxford University Press. 1993.
4. Mitiguy J., Carver L.A., Cole T., Katz P.G., Zasler N. Neuromedical Treatment for Sexual Dysfunction. Headlines. Jan/Feb 1992.
5. Carver L.A. The Brain, Behavior & Substance Abuse. A.V. Document, Kauffman Foundation & the University of Missouri, 1990.
6. Carver L.A. Neurochemical Basis of Alcohol Addiction. A.V. document, Kauffman Foundation & The University of Missouri, 1990.
7. Carver L.A. The Neurochemical Basis of Cocaine Addiction. A.V. document. Kauffman Foundation & The University of Missouri, 1990.
8. Rock N., Wong N., Carver L.A. Neuropsychiatric Field Manual. U.S. Army, Office of the Surgeon General. 1983.

PUBLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED:

1. Lukiw W.J., LeBlanc H.J., Carver L.A., McLachlan D.R., Bazan N.G. Aluminum Inhibits Run-on Gene transcription in Human Neocortical Nucleic Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Neurotoxicology.
2. Oke A.F., Carver L.A., Couvion C.M., Adams R.N. Abnormal Spread of Dopamine in Schizophrenia. Archives of Psychiatry.
3. Carver L.A., Neurochemical Abnormalities of the Thalamus in Schizophrenia: A New Paradigm. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
4. Carver L.A., Spencer-Carver N.E., Leaber, E.H. Schizophrenia and Nutrition. A review article requested by Nutritional Neuroscience.

ABSTRACTS:

1. Carver L.A., LeBlanc H., Deaciuc V.I., Desselle T.D. Abnormal Levels of Dopamine in the Thalamus of Individuals Suffering from Schizophrenia. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Seventh Annual Retreat. February 1995.
2. LeBlanc H.J., Carver L./A. The LSU Neuroscience Center Brain Tissue Bank. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Fifth Annual Retreat. February 1993.
3. Carver L.A., Oke A.F., Adams R.N. Excessive Amounts of Dopamine Found Outside of Normal Dopamine Tracts in the Brains of Schizophrenic Patients. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Fifth Annual Retreat. February 1993.
4. Carver L.A., Oke A.F., Adams R.N. Dopamine-initiated Disturbances of Thalamic Information Processing in Schizophrenia. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence. Third Annual Retreat. April 1991.

PRESENTATIONS:

1. Carver L.A. Neurochemical Abnormalities of the Thalamus in Schizophrenia. Grand Rounds, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. January 22, 1998.
2. Carver L.A. Ethics Forum. University Hospital, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. September 17, 1997.
3. Carver L.A. Neurochemical Abnormalities of the Thalamus in Schizophrenia. Staff Rounds. Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana. July 22, 1997.
4. Carver L.A. Adult Attention Deficit Disorder: Does It Exist? Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Brain Awareness Week. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 28, 1997.
5. Carver L.A. Adult attention Deficit Disorder: Does It Exist? Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Brain Awareness Week. Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. April 3, 1997.
6. Carver L.A. Adult Attention Deficit Disorder: Does It Exist? Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Brain Awareness Week. Lafayette, Louisiana. March 14, 1997.
7. Carver L.A. The Treatment of Mental Illness in the Decade of the Brain. Keynote Speaker, Louisiana Chapter International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 26, 1995.
8. Carver L.A. Schizophrenia, A Thalamic Disorder. Grand Rounds VAMC/University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Albuquerque, New Mexico. January 19, 1995.
9. Carver L.A. Schizophrenia and the Thalamus. Grand Grounds. University of Mississippi Medical Center. Jackson, Mississippi. November 18, 1994.
10. Carver L.A. Spirituality. Psychiatry Club Conference. Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 1, 1994.
11. Carver L.A. Schizophrenia & Thalamic Disorder. Research Roundtable. Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 6, 1994.
12. Carver L.A. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Lessons Learned from the Military. Mental Health Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 17, 1993.
13. Carver L.A. Neurobiology and Mental Illness. Louisiana Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Annual Conference. Houma, Louisiana. August 14, 1993.
14. Carver L.A. Neurochemical Aspects of Schizophrenia. The 18^th Annual IAPSRS Conference. Louisiana State University Medical Center, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, One Day Institute. New Orleans, Louisiana. July 26, 1993.
15. Carver L.A. Psychiatric View of Substance Abuse. Impaired Physicians Program of the Louisiana State Medical Society. Baton rouge, Louisiana. June 1993.
16. Carver L.A. Behavioral Manifestations of Brain Injury. Sun Creek Ranch Neurologic Rehabilitation Center. Folsom, Louisiana. February 1993.
17. Carver L.A. Thalamic Dopamine, a Basis for Schizophrenia. Grand Rounds. Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 1992.
18. Carver L.A. Dopamine-initiated Disturbance of Thalamic Information Processing in Schizophrenia. 86^th Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association. San Antonio, Texas. November 1992.
19. Carver L.A. The Brain and Schizophrenia. Medical Center of Louisiana, Department of Psychiatry. New Orleans, Louisiana. August 1992.
20. Carver L.A. Neurochemical Advances in Understanding Schizophrenia. Louisiana Alliance for Mental Illness Annual Meeting. Monroe, Louisiana. August 1992.
21. Carver L.A. Balancing Hope and Reality After Brain Injury. Louisiana Head Injury Foundation’s Fourth Annual Statewide Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. June 1992.
22. Carver L.A. Neurologic Disabilities and Psychiatric Disorders: Intervention Techniques for Duel-Diagnosis Patients. 2^nd Annual Educational Seminar about Neurobehavioral Management. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 1992.
23. Carver L.A. Pharmacological Interventions for the Child with Brain Injury. New Medico Head Injury System. Memphis, Tennessee. September 1991.
24. Carver L.A. Biological Basis of Schizophrenia, Grand Rounds. Ochsner Clinic. New Orleans, Louisiana. May 1990.
25. Carver L.A. The Brain or Bad Behavior. National Association of Head Injury. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 1990
26. Carver L.A. Drug Therapy for the 90’s. American College of Clinical Pharmacology. University of Miami School of Medicine. February 1990.
27. Carver L.A. Chemical Use, Abuse & Dependency, HUD Baseline Training. Marion Laboratories. Kansas City, Missouri. October 1989.
28. Carver L.A. The Neurochemistry of Addiction. National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse. Kansas City, Missouri. September 1989.

1. Carver L.A., LeBlanc H., Deaciuc V.I., Desselle, T.D. Abnormal Levels of Dopamine in the Thalamus of Individuals Suffering from Schizophrenia. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Seventh Annual Retreat. February 1995.
2. LeBlanc H.J., Carver L.A. The Louisiana State University Neuroscience Center Brain Tissue Bank. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence. Seventh Annual Retreat. February 1995.
3. LeBlanc H.J., Carver L.A. The Louisiana State University Neuroscience Center Brain Tissue Bank. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Fifth Annual Retreat. February 1993.
4. Carver L.A., Oke A.F., Adams R.N. Excessive Amounts of dopamine Found Outside of Normal Dopamine Tracts in the Brains of Schizophrenic Patients. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Fifth Annual Retreat. February 1993.
5. Carver L.A., Oke A.F., Adams R.N. Dopamine-Initiated Disturbances of Thalamic Information Processing in Schizophrenia. The Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Third Annual Retreat. April 1991.