Charles Chester MD

Taught Family Practice residents in a Community Mental Health Clinic. Awarded Teacher of the Year, 2012-2013.

Worked in both general mental health and substance abuse clinics. Held Clinic Medical Director positions in both. Taught medical students, psychiatry residents, and family practice residents. Supervised other physicians and nurse practitioners. Was Chair of Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.

This was a Clinical Professor position in civilian terms. I functioned as a Psychotherapy Supervisor, a "Training" Psychotherapist, and taught a Psychodynamic Psychotherapy course to PGY-3 Psychiatry Residents.

Treated adult patients in an outpatient setting.

Was a Group Psychotherapy Leader of a Residents' Group in the Dept of Psychiatry.

Outpatient Services Director (May '87-May '93)

Eating Disorders Medical Director (Oct '86-June '88)

Both in-patient and out-patient work at Kahi Mohala Hospital from July '86-May '93. Acting Medical Director Oct '90-Dec '90. Secretary/Treasurer, Medical Executive Committee, for two terms.

Chairman, Utilization Review Committee from Oct '87-Dec '91.

Expert Witness in Psychiatry

-Multiple cases

Private sector; insurance and self-pay accepted; in-person and telemedicine.

Performed complete initial evaluations and treated with medication management and psychotherapy.

Tulane Program of Psychoanalytic Medicine, from June '93-Dec '97. Taught psychoanalytic candidates.

Clinical Associate Professor, Tulane Medical School, Sept '93-2019. Taught med students and psychiatry residents.

Served on Provider Advisory Committee developing and reviewing policy. Was Chair of Committee from April 2004-November 2010.

Worked on Medical Advisory Board for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of LA, reviewing problem cases and developing policy.

In charge of all Adult Services, including in-patient, partial hospital, and outpatient. Served roles as Medical Staff President and Chair of P&T Commitee. Worked in both a clinical and administrative role.

Performed Compensation Evaluations.

After graduating from my Psychiatric Residency at Tulane, I did multiple things: Private Practice, Jefferson Parish Substance Abuse Clinics (where I served as Clinic Medical Director), Ass't Medical Director at DePaul Hospital in charge of all Adult Services, Instructor then Assistant Clinical Professor in Tulane's Dept of Psychiatry.