Professional of the Year: Elizabeth A. Garcia-Janis, M.D.
 | Elizabeth A. Garcia-Janis, M.D. |
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Title | M.D. |
| Expertise | Certified, Child and Adult Psychiatry |
| Current Organization | Elizabeth Garcia-Janis, M.D. |
| Type of Organization | Private practice |
| Major Product | Patient care |
| Area of Distribution | Kentucky, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan |
| University/Degree | Wagner College; B.S., Miguel Servet College; M.D., University of Zaragoza Medical School, Spain |
| Honors & Awards | American Psychiatric Association Distinguished Fellow Award; Physician of the Year, Medi-Star Medical News, 2009; Global Community Service Award, Awards International/Allies Building Community Inc., 2007; Numerous awards for local and global humanitarian relief efforts |
| Published Works | 2 books- "Your Compassionate Nature" and "Utmost" (Co-Author); Dr. Garcia-Janis has done multiple presentations throughout her professional career and some of the various topics she presented include community psychiatry, disaster psychiatry, PTSD, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, multi-cultural issues and psychiatry, resilience, psychiatry and spirituality, substance abuse and bipolar affective disorder in children and adolescents |
| Affiliations | Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association; American Academy of Child Psychiatry; Founder, Phoenix Global Humanitarian Foundation, Inc. |
| Hobbies & Sports | Writing, international travel travel, flamenco dancing, music |
| Career Accomplishments | Double board certified Child and Adult Psychiatrist who has been practicing Psychiatry for 32+ years; has helped jump start multiple programs including the school-based services and Lighthouse Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Residential Center in Louisville, Kentucky; has worked with refugees, evacuees and displaced people and has been intensively involved in volunteer short term disaster relief work throughout the world. |
| Work History | Appointments include- Chief Medical Officer, Child Psychiatric Services, Seven Counties Services, Inc., 1994-2009; Supervisory Medical Officer, Indian Health Services, Pine Ridge Hospital, 2010-12; Medical Director, Community Mental Health of Ottawa County, 2012-13 |
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