Christiane Tellefsen, M.D.Page 1

Curriculum Vitae

Christiane Tellefsen, M.D.

Date: March 21, 2016

Contact Information

301 St. Paul Place, Suite 815 POB

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Telephone: 410-323-8767

Fax: 410-560-7247

e-mail:

Education

1979S.B.Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Major: Biology

Minor: Political Science

1983M.D.University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois

Post Graduate Education and Training

1983-1987Internship and Residency in Psychiatry

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1987-1988Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Certifications

1988Diplomate in Psychiatry, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

1992Diplomate in Forensic Psychiatry, The American Board of Forensic Psychiatry

1994Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Recertified: 2004, 2014)

Medical Licensures

1984Maryland - Active

2008New York - Active

Employment History

Academic Appointments

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1988-1990Clinical Instructor

1991-2012Clinical Assistant Professor

2012-PresentClinical Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

1993-PresentClinical Assistant Professor

Uniformed Services University of the Healthcare Sciences, School of Medicine

1997-PresentClinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Other Employment

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1988-1994Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

1989-Present Forensic Fellowship Management Committee

1989-2004Residency Coordinating Committee

Residency Training Advisory Committee

PGY-IV Curriculum Committee

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1994-2004Director, Forensic Psychiatry Division

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center

1992-2004Director, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital

Center's Rotation, Fellowship in Military Forensic Psychiatry

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Professional Society Memberships

1988-presentAmerican Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)

1988-presentAmerican Psychiatric Association (APA)

1988-presentMaryland Psychiatric Society (MPS)

1988-presentAmerican Medical Association (AMA)

2009-presentAmerican Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)

Honors and Awards

1980 University of Illinois College of Medicine, Research Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry

1980-1983University of Illinois College of Medicine, James Scholar, Thesis Title: “Predicting Success in Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity”

1993Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Commander's Award for Teaching

1996The American Psychiatric Association, Fellow

2003The American Psychiatric Association, Distinguished Fellow

Clinical Activities

Village of Cross Keys, Baltimore, Maryland

1987-PresentPrivate Practice of General and Forensic Psychiatry

Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

1985-PresentPsychiatric Consultant

Staff Physician

1998Acting Director, Mercy Center for Eating Disorders

Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland

1988-PresentMedical Officer

Anne Arundel County Mental Health Clinics, Glen Burnie, Maryland, Annapolis, Maryland

1984-1987Psychiatric Consultant

Loch Raven Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

1984Psychiatric Consultant

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Jessup, Maryland

1988-1990Staff Psychiatrist

1990-1992 Acting Superintendent

1992-2004 Director of Medical Education

Medical Executive Committee

Administrative Service

Institutional Service

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1988-1994Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

1989-Present Forensic Fellowship Management Committee

1989-2004Residency Coordinating Committee

Residency Training Advisory Committee

PGY-IV Curriculum Committee

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1994-2004Director, Forensic Psychiatry Division

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center

1992-2004Director, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital

Center's Rotation, Fellowship in Military Forensic Psychiatry

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Local and National Services

Local Service

Chesapeake Bay Chapter of American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

1988-1989Program Chairperson

1993-1995Councilor from Maryland

1995-1997Secretary

National Service

Manfred S. Guttmacher Forensic Educational Fund, Inc.

1990-2000Board Member

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

1991-1995Awards Committee

Task Force on Substance Abuse

Task Force on Minority Membership

1994-1997Education Committee, Victimology Committee

1996-2007Private Practice Committee

2008-presentLiaison with Forensic Sciences Committee

Association of Directors of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships

1988-2004Member

1998-2000Secretary

2000-2004Vice President

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2009-presentEducational Council

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)

2011Annual Scientific Meeting: Program Co-Chair - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Section

Teaching Service

Classroom

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1988-1994Coursemaster PGY-IV Advanced Forensic Psychiatry:

10 week course for senior residents on selected forensic topics

1988-2004 Coursemaster PGY-V Forensic Seminar:

Year long weekly course covering all topics relevant to Forensic Psychiatry

1991-2004Coursemaster PGY-III Forensic Psychiatry:

10 week course for 3rd year residents on basic forensic topics

1997-1998Coursemaster PGY-IV Careers in Psychiatry

2000-2006Coursemaster PGY-III Disability Evaluation

2008-presentCoursemaster Seminar in Criminal Responsibility

Clinical Instruction

University of Maryland School of Law

1993Guest Lecturer in Mental Health Law Seminar

2002-2007Guest Lecturer in Trial Practice

University of Baltimore School of Law

1997-PresentGuest Lecturer in Trial Practice

Guest Lecturer in Mental Health Law

University of Maryland School of Medicine

1988-PresentGuest Lecturer PGY-I Emergency Psychiatry

Guest Lecturer PGY-II Seminar on Personality Disorders

Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore MD

1988-PresentLecturer in Psychiatry

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center

1993 – 2004Professional Courses: Forensic Case Conference, Criminal Forensic Psychiatry, Civil Forensic Psychiatry, DSM-IV Update, Seminar on Report Writing

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  1. Rothenberg, KH, et al. “The AIDS Project: Creating a Public Health Policy - Rights and Obligations of Health Care Workers”. Maryland Law Review. 48: 93-211, 1989.
  2. Silver, S.B., and Tellefsen, C: “Administrative Issues In The Follow-Up Treatment of Insanity Acquitees.” Journal of Mental Health Administration. Volume 18, Number 3: 242-252, Fall 1991.
  3. Tellefsen, C., and Cohen, M. “Predicting Success on Conditional Release for Insanity Acquitees: Regionalized versus Non-Regionalized Patients.” Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: 20: 87-100, 1992.
  4. Pitt, S.E., et al. “Group Dynamics in Forensic Pretrial Decision Making.” Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: 25:95-104, 1997.
  5. American Psychiatric Association Education Division. Focus: Psychiatric Self-Assessment Review.2002-2005
  6. Janofsky JS and Tellefsen C. “Jonas R. Rappeport, MD: Founding Father of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 2007 35: 290-293

Major Invited Speeches

Local

  1. 1/31/91, “Battered Women Who Kill,” Grand Rounds, Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville
  2. 11/14/91, “Regionalization of Felony Insanity Acquitees,” Grand Rounds, Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville
  3. 4/14/92, “Criminal Responsibility: History and Practical Issues, Grand Rounds, Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore
  4. 4/21/92, “In-patient Dangerousness,” Panel Speaker, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Symposium on Mental Health and Dangerousness, Crownsville
  5. 1/22/93, “Evaluation of Criminal Responsibility,” Grand Rounds, Thomas B. Finan Center, Cumberland
  6. 9/18/93, “Competency, Informed Consent and Grand Rounds Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization,” University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore
  7. 6/8/95, “The Role of The Forensic Psychiatrist in Civil Litigation,” Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Ocean City
  8. 4/18/97, “Symposium on Mental Disability and the Law: Assessing and Managing Risk of Violence,” Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration, Columbia
  9. 01/24/98, “Women and Violence” and “Sexual Harassment,” Cultural Diversity Awareness Symposium, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  10. 10/15/99, “Mental Health Defenses to Disbarment,” AAPL Meeting Workshop, Baltimore
  11. 06/15/00, Commencement Speaker, Certificate Luncheon, University of Maryland, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore
  12. 2/16/01, “Evaluation of Malingering,” State of Maryland, Division of Corrections, Baltimore
  13. 6/14/01, “Trauma, Transition and Falling Asleep at the Wheel,” Certificate Luncheon: Commencement Speaker, University of Maryland, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore
  14. 6/11/04, Keynote Speaker, “Dangerous Liaisons? Examining the Relationship Between Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, And Criminal Behavior,” 4th Annual Grand Rounds, Baltimore County Department of Health, Bureau of Mental Health, Towson
  15. 4/8/05, Keynote Speaker, “The Clinical Interview and Interventions for a Forensic Patient,” Baltimore Mental Health Systems and Medical Service of the Circuit Court Forensic Conference, Baltimore
  16. 9/15/05, “Forensic Files: Forensic Countertransference,” Grand Rounds, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Jessup
  17. 3/23/06, Keynote Speaker, “Filicide,” University of Maryland Department of Psychiatry: Cultural Diversity Awareness Symposium, Baltimore
  18. 3/1/07, “Forensic Files: Infanticide,” Grand Rounds, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Jessup
  19. 3/11/11, “Client’s Mental Health and the Role of Forensic Psychiatry in Employment Law Cases” Maryland Employment Lawyers Association Conference, Columbia, MD
  20. 10/22/14“Forensic Psychiatry,” Judicial Institute of Maryland Conference: “The Criminal Mind: The Impact of Neuroscience on Culpability and Sentencing,” Annapolis

National

  1. 1986, “Effects of a New Chairman on Residency Training,” American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting Workshop: Washington, D.C.
  2. 1987, “What's Best for the Chronically Mentally Ill,” American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting Workshop, Chicago, Illinois
  3. 1989, “Termination of Conditional Release” and “Survey of State Policies on Furloughs from Maximum Security Forensic Hospitals,” National Association of State Mental Health Forensic Program Directors Annual Conference, Mystic, Connecticut
  4. 1989, “Termination of Conditional Release: A Pilot Project,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
  5. 1990, “Predicting Success on Conditional Release for Regionalized Versus Non-Regionalized Insanity Acquitees” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Conference, San Diego, California
  6. 1990, “Five-Year Follow-Up of Insanity Acquittees Released to the Community or Regionalized,” National Association of State Mental Health Forensic Program Directors Annual Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  7. 1991, “Effects of Regionalization on the Insanity Acquitee Population in the State of Maryland,” National Association of State Mental Health Forensic Program Directors Annual Conference, Birmingham, Alabama.
  8. 1991, “Changes in Forced Medication Law in Maryland” and “Group Dynamics in Forensic Pre-trial Decision Making,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
  9. 4/9/92, “Battered Women Who Kill,” Grand Rounds, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
  10. 5/29/92, “Transitions Within a Department of Psychiatry,” Walter Reed Army Medical Center Residency Training Retreat, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
  11. 10/92, “Smoking Cessation in Maximum Security Hospitals,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
  12. 2/21/95, “The Forensic Psychiatrist and Criminal Law,” Maryland State's Attorney's Association Winter Meeting, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania,
  13. 10/21/95, “Practical Aspects of Running a Forensic Fellowship,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington
  14. 01/16/98, “Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship: Program Design and Implementation,” American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
  15. 06/02/98, “How to Develop a Forensic Psychiatry Practice: Ethics of Forensic Psychiatry,” APA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
  16. 10/25/98, “How to Develop a Forensic Psychiatry Annual Meeting Practice: Ethics of Forensic Practice” Course, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
  17. 10/20/00, “Establishing a Forensic Practice: Ethics of Forensic Practice,” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia
  18. 10/25/02, “Establishing a Forensic Practice: Part 2: Ethics of Forensic Practice,” Course, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Meeting, Newport Beach, California
  19. 2/7/08, “Damages in Employment Cases,” American Law Institute - American Bar Association Course, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  20. 3/11/11, “Clients’ Mental Health & the Role of Forensic Psychiatry in Civil Cases,”Maryland Employment Lawyers Association Conference, Columbia, MD