PTSD Program Director, Miami VAHCS Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Contact Information Location: Miami VAHCS, 116A12, Room B524 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125 Office Phone: 305-575-7000 x3953 Lab Phone: N/A Fax: 305-575-3303 Email: Daniella.david@va.gov Affiliations Miami VAHCS, PTSD division Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Education
Undergraduate & Graduate B.Sc., Basic Medical Sciences, with honors - Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; May 1982 M.Sc., Microbiology, with great honors - Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; May 1985 M.D. - Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; April 1988 Post-Graduate Training Clinical Research Fellow in the Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL (1993-1994) Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Resident in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL (1989-1993, PGY-1 to PGY-4) Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, January 1995. Recertified July 2005. Description of Research Expertise Research Interests Post-traumatic stress disorder – pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment interventions, comorbidity, sleep disturbances Anxiety disorders – panic, phobias Coping with stress Key Words PTSD, anxiety, panic, pharmacotherapy, meditation, relaxation Research description Dr. David is a clinical investigator who has had an interest in anxiety, trauma and PTSD since she completed her fellowship in anxiety disorders research at the University of Miami, under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Mellman. She has published in the areas of anxiety, panic, sleep disturbances, PTSD and pharmacological treatment, and has presented on these topics at national and international meetings. She has been a P.I., co-P.I., and site P.I. on several funded pharmacological treatment projects for chronic PTSD, and is currently involved in a non-pharmacological treatment trial for PTSD based on meditation techniques. Dr. David has been a member of the VA Undersecretary for Health’s committee on PTSD treatment, a consultant to the U.S. Military, Southern Command for the training of the Argentinean Military Health Providers in the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD, and is a current member of the VA/DOD workgroup revising the PTSD Clinical Practice Guidelines. Representative Publication Bustamante, V., Mellman, T., David, D., and Fins, A. (2001). Cognitive functioning and the early development of PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14:791-797. Mellman, T.A., Bustamante, V., David, D., and Fins, A. (2002). Hypnotic medication in the aftermath of trauma (letter). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 63:1183-1184. David, D., Woodward, C., Esquenazi, E. and Mellman, T. (2004). Comparison of comorbid physical illnesses among veterans with PTSD and veterans with alcohol dependence. Psychiatric Services, 55:82-85. David, D., DeFaria, L., Lapeyra, O. and Mellmman, T. (2004): Adjunctive Risperidone treatment in combat veterans with chronic PTSD. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 24(5):556-559. David, D., DeFaria, L., and Mellmman, T. (2006):Risperidone treatment and sleep symptoms in combat veterans with chronic PTSD. Depression and Anxiety, 23(8):489-91. |
