HTS: James W. Jefferson, MD

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Jefferson received his MD from the University of Wisconsin. Following a medical internship at St. Luke's Hospital in New York, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin and a Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Chicago. After serving with the military as a research cardiologist, he completed a residency in Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. He joined the faculty in 1974, was tenured in 1978, served as Professor of Psychiatry from 1981 -1992 and as Director of the Center for Affective Disorders from 1983 - 1992. He is board certified in both Psychiatry and Internal Medicine.

Between 1992 and 1998, Dr. Jefferson served as a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Dean Foundation for Health, Research and Education. In 1998 Dr. Jefferson became a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Madison Institute of Medicine. He is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In addition, he is Co-Founder and Director of the Lithium Information Center, Bipolar Disorders Treatment Information Center and Obsessive Compulsive Information Center and Director of Healthcare Technology Systems. His major clinical and research interests are in mood and anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology and the medical/psychiatry interface. In addition to numerous articles in professional journals and chapters in books, he has co-authored books such as Handbook of Medical Psychiatry, Depression and Its Treatment, Anxiety and Its Treatment, Primer of Lithium Therapy, Lithium Encyclopedia for Clinical Practice, and Neuropsychiatric Features of Medical Disorders and patient booklets in the Madison Institute of Medicine's guide series, including Lithium and Bipolar Disorder, Divalproex and Bipolar Disorder, Carbamazepine and Bipolar disorder, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Depression and Antidepressants, Antipsychotic Medications, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and Oxcarbazepine and Bipolar Disorder. Dr. Jefferson has lectured extensively throughout the world on these and related topics.

Phi Eta Sigma, 1955 Phi Beta Kappa, 1958 Omicron Delta Kappa, 1958 Alpha Omega Alpha, 1963 American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1971 American Psychiatric Association Fellow, 1988-2002 Distinguished Fellow, 2003 Distinguished Life Fellow, 2004 - present Exemplary Psychiatrist Award - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1994 The Best Mental Health Experts in the U.S., Good Housekeeping magazine, 1994 Top Docs, Madison magazine, January, 1996 The Best Doctors in America , 1998-1999 Top Docs, Madison magazine, August, 1998

American College of Physicians, 1971-present American Psychiatric Association, 1974-present Wisconsin Psychiatric Association, 1974-‑present; President, Southern Chapter, 1979-1980 International Society for Lithium Research, 1992-present Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologium, 1976-present American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Inc., 1993-present; National Board of Trustees, 1996-present; Vice President, 2003-present American Psychopathological Association, 1980-1987 Task Force on Sudden Death, American Psychiatric Association, 1981-1989 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1986-1992 American Heart Association, 1969-1971 American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, 1971 American Psychosomatic Society, 1975-1979 American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1976-1982 Sigma Xi, 1979-1982 Drug Information Association, 1979-1984 American Medical Joggers Association, 1979-1982 Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, 1992-1995 Wisconsin State Medical Society, 1992-1993 American Medical Association, 1992-1993 International Society for Bipolar Disorders, 2001-present