Bio
Alan K. Louie, M.D. is Professor, Associate Chair, and Director of Education in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His current focus is on (1) “Reimagining Mental Healthcare,” a special initiative focusing on digital technology, design thinking, and implementation science; (2) educational innovations in medical school, residency, and fellowships; (3) research involving models of expertise in medical education; and (4) the development of transdisciplinary collaborations and programs in psychiatry and behavioral health. With regards to the latter, he is seeking to establish a continuum of behavioral health education (across high school, college, medical school, residency, neuroscience training, continuing medical education, and public education and advocacy), through his teaching at Stanford University and deputy editorship of Academic Psychiatry, an international journal devoted to behavioral health education, career development, and leadership. His advocacy work aims to decrease mental-illness stigma in diverse cultures and special populations.
He has conducted research in basic neuroscience, clinical psychiatry, and medical education and this breadth of experiences has enabled him to mentor learners with a wide range of interests within psychiatry. His publications have included investigation of the molecular mechanisms of opiate tolerance in the brain and neuroscience, behavioral pharmacology, alcoholism and drug abuse, anxiety and affective disorders, clinical psychopharmacology, and medical education. Among his awards are an individual National Research Service Award and a Physician Scientist Award (career development award) both from the National Institute of Mental Health.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, he pursued an internship in internal medicine at Stanford University Hospital, a psychiatric residency at the University of Chicago, and a fellowship in Neuropsychopharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Louie subsequently had a distinguished career at UCSF over almost thirty years, including responsibilities as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Anxiety and Affective Disorders Consultation Program, Acting Associate Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Co-Director of the Pre-Clerkship Psychiatry Curriculum, and Co-Director of the Brain, Mind, and Behavior course in the UCSF Essential Core Curriculum. Additionally, he has been the Training Director of the Psychiatry Residency of San Mateo County, co-designer of the San Mateo County – Stanford Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, and Chair of Continuing Medical Education for San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. Dr. Louie moved to Stanford University in 2012 and publications list below are since he joined Stanford.
Clinical Focus
- Psychiatry
Administrative Appointments
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Director of Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2012 - Present)
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Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2013 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2019)
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Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award, American Psychiatric Association (2019)
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Member, Literature Selection Technical Review Committee, National Library of Medicine, NIH (2018-present)
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Visiting Scholar, University at Oxford and the Harris Manchester College of Oxford University (2018)
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Education Excellence Mission Award, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2017)
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Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2016)
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Visiting Professor, National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System (2016)
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Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (2012)
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Teaching Award, San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Training Program (2012)
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The Gold Humanism Honor Society, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2012)
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Top 10% of Psychiatrists in the U.S.A., U.S. News Top Doctor (2012)
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Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents, American Psychiatric Association (2011)
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Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate of Excellence in Medical Student Education, American Psychiatric Association (2009)
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Excellence in Teaching, Patient Care, and Research, Anxiety and Affective Disorders Program, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (2008)
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Commendation from the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County (2007)
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Outstanding Teaching Award, Anxiety and Affective Disorders Program, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (2007)
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Excellence in Innovative Curricular Design and Program Development, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators (2006)
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Resident Teaching Award, San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Program (2006)
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Star Award, UCSF (2006)
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Editorial Service Award, Academic Psychiatry (2005)
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Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2003)
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Special Recognition Award, UCSF Association of the Clinical Faculty (2000)
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Teacher of the Year Award, San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Program (2000)
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Best Doctors in America, The Best Doctors in America (1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
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Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (1996)
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Physician Scientist Award (career development award), National Institute of Mental Health (1985)
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Pfizer Medical Research Merit Award, Pfizer (1984)
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American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (1983)
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American Psychiatric Association / National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship Award, American Psychiatric Association / National Institute of Mental Health (1983)
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Grete Simpson Award for investigators in psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco (1983)
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National Research Service Award (Individual NRSA), National Institute of Mental Health (1983)
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Dr. Sirgay Sanger Award for psychiatric research, Harvard Medical School (1980)
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Sandoz Award for clinical psychiatry, Sandoz (1980)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center Dept of Psychiatry (1985) CA
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Residency:University of Chicago Medical Center Psychiatry Residency (1984) IL
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Internship:Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (1981) CA
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Board Certification: Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1987)
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Medical Education:Harvard Medical School (1980) MA