WELCOME! MICHAEL MENASTER, MD SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHIATRIST AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT INFORMATION Dr. Menaster is accepting new patients and returns calls promptly. 2107 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 102A San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 204-2344 SCOPE OF PRACTICE Adults, young adults, and adolescents on an outpatient basis Evaluations and reports for third parties (disability, attorneys, courts, employers, schools, etc.) Treatment Anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder Depression Eating disorders, including obesity and binge eating Bipolar/manic-depressive Illness Borderline personality disorder Substance abuse Asian-American issues ADD/ADHD GLBT issues Psychological testing Second opinions Sexual dysfunctions, including erectile dysfunction (ED) and fetishes Forensic evaluations PRACTICE STYLE Prospective patients sometimes ask about clinicians' practice style. Although each patient is unique, the following generalizations describe Dr. Menaster's approach. In an interactive, compassionate and non-judgmental manner, Dr. Menaster listens, strives to understand the patient's circumstances, stresses, needs, and preferences. He seeks to develop rapport and establish a trusting, professional relationship with patients. When possible, diagnoses may apply - not to label or stigmatize patients - but rather to help them understand their condition and guide treatment. He spends the time to educate patients, particularly known causes and factors that likely worsen symptoms. Medications aren't for everyone; when medications might be helpful, Dr. Menaster takes the time to perform a detailed informed consent, discuss options and alternatives, recommends that patients first give serious deliberation to deciding whether or not to take medications. Throughout this process, he encourages patients to participate actively. He can work independently or in cooperation with other psychotherapists and physicians. With patient's permission, Dr. Menaster maintains regular contact with significant others and other members of the health care team. In the forensic setting, he provides impartial (ie not plaintiff or defense-oriented) evaluations; Dr. Menaster is not affiliated with any medical group, hospital, university, or insurance company and will disclose any known conflicts of interest up front. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS MD, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois Psychiatry Residency, LA County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles MA, Forensic Psychology, Canyon College, Caldwell, Idaho Certification in Eating Disorders, John F. Kennedy University Certificate, Professional Program in Neuropsychological Assessment, UC Berkeley Extension BS, Chemistry, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Consultant, Physicians Insight Panel Professional Reviewer, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishers Consultant, The Physicians Advisory Panel Consultant, The Council of Health Care Providers Instructor in Psychopharmacology, John F. Kennedy University, 2001 Clinician, Social Anxiety Disorder Referral Network, University of Wisconsin Clinician, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Referral Network, University of Wisconsin Member, Consortium for Improvement in Erectile Functioning PUBLICATIONS Quetiapine Treatment of Panic Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder, Psychiatry 2005, in press Use of Olanzapine in Anorexia Nervosa, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, May 2005 Anorgasmia in Women, e-Medicine Continuing Medical Education, September 2004 Anorgasmia in Men, e-Medicine Continuing Medical Education, September 2004 Antidepressants and Suicidality: What the Data Show, Clinical Psychiatry News, May 2004 Psychometrics: a Valuable Tool, Clinical Psychiatry News, April 2004 The Role of Unmet Expectations, Clinical Psychiatry News, March 2004 Asian-American Mental Health Issues, Asia Pacific Perspectives, May 2003 Treating Physicians, Psychiatric Times, April 2003 Fee Policies: the Write Way To Prevent Payment Disputes, Current Psychiatry, March 2003 Preparing Patients for Life after Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery, Current Psychiatry, January 2003 Controversies in Eating Disorders among Men, Psychiatric Times, October 2002 Improving Patient Compliance, Psychiatric Times, September 2002 When 'Informed' Patients Think They Know What's Best for Them, Current Psychiatry, August 2002 What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, SF Weekly, May 8-15, 2002 Reducing Biases, Metro Newspapers, May 2-9, 2002 Our Debt to the Mouse Community, SF Weekly, April 17-23, 2002 Eating Disorders in Men, Out Now Magazine, July 2001 Coping with HIV-related Depression, The Slant, July 2001 Memories of a Memory, Nob Hill Gazette, May 2001 Computer Phobia, Nob Hill Gazette, May 2001 A Return to Normalcy, Out Now Magazine, April 2001 The Stockholm Syndrome Revisited, San Francisco Bay View, August 16, 2000 Panic Disorder, Simi Valley Family Magazine, Spring 1995 PRESENTATIONS Why Patients Are Non-Compliant and What To Do about It, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), Concord, California, June 16, 2005 Depression and Its Effect on Medical Professionals, Fremont-Rideout Medical Center, Yuba City, California, November 4, 2003 Psychopharmacology for Therapists, John F. Kennedy University, 2001 Depression: Myths and Facts, St. Thomas More Church, San Francisco, 2001 Emergency Assessment of Psychiatric Patients, Tom Waddel Clinic, San Francisco, 2001 New Antipsychotic Medications, San Francisco Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), 2001 Treatment Resistant Depression, St. Francis Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, San Francisco, 2001 Recognizing and Treating Depression among Asian Americans, Northeast Medical Clinic, San Francisco, 2001 Psychopharmacology: a Survey Course for Therapists, John F. Kennedy University, 2001 The Treatment of Depression, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1999 New Treatments in Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, Simi Valley, CA, 1996 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Simi Valley, 1996 The Role of Medications in Treating Depression, Simi Valley, 1995 Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors and Depression, Northridge, CA, 1995 Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitor Use in Depression, Simi Valley, 1994 Computer Applications in Psychiatry, 1994 Amino Terminal Radioimmunoassay for Human Parathyroid Hormone, North Chicago, 1990 Oriented Polycrystalline Film Growth from Solution for Infrared Studies, USC, 1986 Oriented Polycrystalline Film Growth from Solution for Infrared Studies, CSU Pomona, 1986 Amino Terminal Radioimmunoassay for Human Parathyroid Hormone, Los Angeles, 1984 DIRECTIONS Dr. Menaster's office is located 4 doors north of Pacific Avenue, on the northwest corner (on the same side of the street at Happy Donuts). When you enter the building, take the elevator to the first floor or walk up one flight of stairs. The office is across from the elevator, in suite 102A. Dr. Menaster's name is on the door. Terms of Use Copyright 2004 Michael Menaster.  All rights reserved.