Curriculum
Vitae
Robert J. Sevenich,
M.D., J.D.
(651) 232-1978
American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
November
1997
Admission to Minnesota State Bar
October 1992
Medical
Director, Behavioral Health 2001-present
HealthEast
Care System
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Directs
and supervises inpatient and outpatient care for all hospitals
under
HealthEast’s umbrella.
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Directs and supervises services for 30-bed unit
including a Brain Injury
Program, Neurobehavioral Brain Injury Program,
and Neurobehavioral
Crisis Assessment Program. Provides emergency assessment and
stabilization, and acute and subacute
rehabilitation for individuals with
acquired brain injuries and behavioral
dyscontrol.
Staff
Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry 1997-present
St.
Joseph's Hospital
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Provides
outpatient psychiatric services concentrating in thought and
mood
disorders, traumatic and acquired brain injury, and forensic issues.
Member,
Board of Law Examiners' Evaluation Panel
1997-present
Reviews accommodation requests for examinees sitting for the
Minnesota
State Bar Examination.
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Provides
inpatient psychiatric consultation services for 120-bed
rehabilitation
hospital.
Hewitt
Crisis Residence
Ramsey
County Human Services Department
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Provides
psychiatric assessment, admission, and stabilization for 12-bed
community psychiatric crisis program.
Staff
Psychiatrist, Mental Health Unit and Outpatient 1994-1998
Psychiatric
Service
Oak
Park Heights Prison
Oak
Park Heights, Minnesota
Provided
outpatient psychiatric services for 368-bed maximum-security
prison
and psychiatric assessment and treatment for a 10-bed psychiatric
inpatient
unit within the state prison system.
Crisis
Center Manager 1994-1995
Willmar,
Minnesota
Provided weekend coverage for rural county
crisis and detox center for
adult, adolescent, and juvenile patients,
including intake evaluations,
treatment plans, and medication management.
St.
Joseph's Hospital
1993-1995
Department
of Psychiatry
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Provided
psychiatric admission work-up and evaluations.
Veteran's
Administration Hospital 1993-1994
Department
of Psychiatry
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Provided emergency-room coverage for psychiatric
evaluations, crisis
management, admission, or other disposition
determinations, and
admission work-ups.
Provided psychiatric coverage for 40-bed
inpatient general psychiatric
and 20-bed chemical dependence units.
Performed compensation and pension evaluations
addressing diagnosis
and etiology of mental illness in U.S. military veterans.
Department
of Psychiatry
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Provided inpatient medical and psychiatry
coverage for 85-bed psychiatric
and 20-bed chemical dependency units. Performed
initial evaluation,
diagnosis, and treatment for all psychiatric
admissions. Provided psychiatric
and consulting services for all hospital
departments.
University
of Minnesota Medical School
Department
of Psychiatry Residency Program
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Completed
1995.
G4 year forensics training included examination
addressing civil
commitments, competency to stand trial (Rule 20.01) NGRI defense (Rule 20.02), and court testimony for child protection, Jarvis hearings (court-ordered medications), and Price-Shepard hearings (court-ordered electroconvulsive therapy).
G3 year of outpatient clinic addressed general
psychiatric evaluation and treatment, and conducted developmental disability,
eating disorder, general child, adolescent, and attention-deficit disorder
evaluations.
G2 year with inpatient experience included
general psychiatry, eating disorders, chemical dependence, and
electroconvulsive therapy.
William
Mitchell College of Law
St.
Paul, Minnesota
J.D., 1992, Burton Finalist, Moot Court.
St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Internship, Family Practice Residency Program,
1988-1989.
Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners
Licensure.
Clinical experience: Surgery, Internal Medicine
Psychiatry, Pediatrics,
Cardiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Practice Outpatient Clinic, Neurology.
University
of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
M.D., 1988.
College of St. Thomas
St.
Paul, Minnesota
B.A. cum laude, 1984.
“The Role of Medications
in Behavioral Management,” Neuropsychosocial Intervention: The Practical
Treatment of Severe Behavioral Dyscontrol After Acquired Brain Injury, R.L.
Karol ed., CRC Press 2003.
Coauthor, “Benzodiazepine Behavioral Side Effects: Review and Implications for Individuals With Mental Retardation,” American Journal on Mental Retardation, Vol. 107, No. 5: 376-410, September 2002.
“Acquired Brain Injury and
Post-concussion Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches” and “Medical
Malpractice in Psychiatry,” Fall Conference University of South Dakota School
of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, October 4, 2002.
“Medications in Patients
With Traumatic Brain Injury,” Conference on Managing Challenging Situations in
Brain Injury Care, HealthEast Care System, September 27, 2002.
“Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury,” Blue Cross/Blue Shield, May 2002.
“Medications in Patients
With Traumatic Brain Injury,” Conference on Managing Challenging Situations in
Brain Injury Care, HealthEast Care System, September 14, 2001.
“Medications Update,”
Tenth Annual Fall Conference, Minnesota Association of Mental Health
Residential Facilities, November 2000.
“Medications
in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury,” Brain Injury Conference, HealthEast
Care System, October 13, 2000.
“The Right to Refuse
Medical Treatment,” HealthEast Continuing Medical Education Department,
December 3, 1999.
“Legal Aspects of
Psychological Practice,” American Psychological Association, May 1, 1998.
“The Right to Refuse
Medical Treatment: Competency in Medical Decision-making,” Grand Rounds,
Bethesda Lutheran Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, June 4, 1997.
“Legal Issues for the
Brain-injured Patient,” Office of Hennepin County Attorney, October 16, 1996.
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