Dr. Suskind
has practiced psychiatry and psychoanalysis in San Diego since 1976. He has a background in molecular biology, surgery,
psychiatry and psychoanalysis. A 1972 graduate of Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Dr. Suskind then completed
a surgery internship at UCSD, followed by a psychiatric residency at UCSD, where he was the Chief Resident (and “Outstanding
Resident of the Year”).
Dr. Suskind is a Voluntary Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD Medical
School, where for 10 years he served as the coordinator and primary teacher for the psychodynamic psychotherapy tract.
He continues to teach at UCSD, where he has received the UCSD Outstanding Teacher Recognition Award several times for his
work. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Suskind also teaches on the
Senior Faculty at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute & Society. He has
served as a past committee chairperson for the San Diego Psychiatric Society. Dr. Suskind is an active member of the American
Psychiatric Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, and the International Psychoanalytic Association.
Dr. Suskind’s main interest and most of his work are spent in the clinical practice of outpatient psychiatry, psychotherapy
and psychoanalysis. He also serves as a supervisor and consultant for psychiatrists and psychoanalysts.
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