Alan K. Louie, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A.

Alan K. Louie, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A.

Psychiatrist


Professor (Teaching) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Administrative and Academic Special Programs)

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Biography


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) educational innovations in medical school, residency, and fellowships and (2) 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 stigma and discrimination against people suffering from mental illness, 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. Of note, in medical education, Dr. Louie was awarded the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and from the American Psychiatry Association the Nancy Roeske Certificate of Excellence in Medical Student Education, the Irma Bland Award for excellence in Teaching Residents, and the Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award.

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.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Fellowship: UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center Dept of Psychiatry (1985) CA
  • Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Psychiatry Residency (1984) IL
  • Internship: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (1981) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (1987)
  • Medical Education: Harvard Medical School (1980) MA

Honors & Awards
  • American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (1983)
  • American Psychiatric Association / National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship Award, American Psychiatric Association / National Institute of Mental Health (1983)
  • Best Doctors in America, The Best Doctors in America (1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2022)
  • Commendation from the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County (2007)
  • Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2003)
  • Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2016)
  • Dr. Sirgay Sanger Award for psychiatric research, Harvard Medical School (1980)
  • Editorial Service Award, Academic Psychiatry (2005)
  • Education Excellence Mission Award, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2017)
  • Excellence in Innovative Curricular Design and Program Development, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators (2006)
  • Excellence in Teaching, Patient Care, and Research, Anxiety and Affective Disorders Program, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (2008)
  • Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (1996)
  • Grete Simpson Award for investigators in psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco (1983)
  • Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents, American Psychiatric Association (2011)
  • Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2019)
  • Member, Literature Selection Technical Review Committee, National Library of Medicine, NIH (2018-present)
  • Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate of Excellence in Medical Student Education, American Psychiatric Association (2009)
  • National Research Service Award (Individual NRSA), National Institute of Mental Health (1983)
  • Nominee, Kaiser Family Fdn Teaching Award for Outstanding and Innovative Contributions to Medical Education (2023)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Anxiety and Affective Disorders Program, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (2007)
  • Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (2012)
  • Pfizer Medical Research Merit Award, Pfizer (1984)
  • Physician Scientist Award (career development award), National Institute of Mental Health (1985)
  • Resident Teaching Award, San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Program (2006)
  • Sandoz Award for clinical psychiatry, Sandoz (1980)
  • Special Recognition Award, UCSF Association of the Clinical Faculty (2000)
  • Star Award, UCSF (2006)
  • Teacher of the Year Award, San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Program (2000)
  • Teaching Award, San Mateo Psychiatric Residency Training Program (2012)
  • The Gold Humanism Honor Society, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2012)
  • Top 10% of Psychiatrists in the U.S.A., U.S. News Top Doctor (2012)
  • Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award, American Psychiatric Association (2019)
  • Visiting Professor, National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System (2016)
  • Visiting Scholar, University at Oxford and the Harris Manchester College of Oxford University (2018)

Administrative Appointments
  • Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2013 - Present)
  • Director Continuing Medical Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2012 - Present)
  • Director of Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2012 - Present)

Publications

Specializing In

  • Psychiatric Conditions

Practice Locations


Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

401 Quarry Road

Stanford , CA 94304

(650) 498-9111

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