Michael B. Gladson

Hi, I'm Michael B. Gladson, and my career has been dedicated to improving health care.

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Michael Gladson's Story Ever since he was a child with a congenital heart condition, Michael Gladson has been fascinated with health care.  He cannot remember wanting to be anything else other than a physician.  And so he did it, by superior performance in school and a love of learning.  He believes that all knowledge is useful and that we can never learn enough.  Michael always had a lot of concern and compassion for people in poverty, and has given free or reduced price care to many patients over the years. After practicing medicine for 27 years (6 as a primary care physician and the rest as a psychiatrist) as an outstanding physician, Michael's career was interrupted by a DEA investigation. He was alleged to have prescribed pain medications improperly.  Although eventually cleared of these allegations, it took three long years during which time he closed his practice and spent thousands of dollars for legal counsel.  Michael is just now getting back on his feet but during the three-year hiatus from medicine he did use the time to obtain a masters degree in health administration and to teach psychology and neuropathology at a branch campus of the University of Cincinnati. Michael would like to find a position which combines administrative and clinical duties.  He feels that his newly acquired knowledge in health care management can make more difference in helping to improve health care than any impact he could have as a physician on the "front lines".  He believes that health care should be more equitably distributed and available to all, and that efforts need to be made to cut exorbitant prices charged by pharmaceutical companies and other health care entities that control large segments of the market.  The Obama Health Care Accountability and Portability Act is a step in the right direction, but much more needs to be done.

Psychiatrist and Owner at Blue Ridge Psychiatric Consultants

December 2004 - June 2011

Rural psychiatric private practice with myself and one nurse practitioner

Contract Writer at Words & Numbers

2011 - 2011

Wrote first chapter in a new textbook on anatomy and physiology

Psychiatrist at Private Practice of Psychiatry

July 2002 - December 2007

Worked as psychiatrist in two group practices and solo until I started Blue Ridge Psychiatric Consultants in Dec. 2004

Research Physician - Neuroscience at Eli Lilly and Company

September 2001 - June 2002

Worked as lead physician on Japan project for Prozac registration and on duloxetine (Cymbalta). Wrote registration documents, revised labels, served as physician on public relations team.

Associate Director - Mental Health at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

March 1998 - September 2001

Inpatient and outpatient psychiatry; also student health psychiatry at University of Idaho. Served as guest lecturer at University of Idaho and taught psychopharmacology.

Psychiatrist at Atlanta Center for Medical Research

December 1990 - February 1998

Involved in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry; supervised mid-level providers; served as investigator or co-investigator in numerous pharmaceutical clinical trials.

Psychiatrist at Private Practice of Psychiatry

July 1989 - December 1990

Inpatient and outpatient psychiatry

Adjunct faculty at University of Cincinnati Clermont

September 2011

Teaching psychology courses Also do freelance medical writing in my own business

University of Cincinnati

2011 – 2014

Masters of Health Administration

Concentration: Health administration

Activities: Member American College of Healthcare Executives

Emory University School of Medicine

1986 – 1989

Psychiatry Residency

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

1975 – 1979

MD

Concentration: Medicine

Activities: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

The University of Georgia

1970 – 1975

BS

Concentration: Pharmacy

Activities: Phi Kappa Phi; Rho Chi Honor Society

Human rights, politics, classical music, photography, history, languages, sports (baseball, football, snow skiing, golf, cycling).