Daniel B. Borenstein

Daniel B. Borenstein is an American psychiatrist who is the 129th President of the American Psychiatric Association.

Early life
Dan Borenstein was born in Silver City, New Mexico. His parents were Isaac "Jack" and Marjorie E. Borenstein (nee Kerr), who owned and managed the Borenstein Brothers Department Store which opened in 1892, and remained in business into the 1960s.

Education and professional activities
Borenstein attended New Mexico Military Institute (1953); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. (1957); University of Colorado School of Medicine, M.D. (1962); Internal Medicine Internship, University of Kentucky (1963); Psychiatric Residency (1963–66); Chief Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Medical Center (1965–66)
 * Licensed, Medical Board of California, 1966-current
 * Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, February 1970
 * Graduate, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute,  June 1971
 * Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, 1996-current
 * Physician's Alumni Association, St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA
 * President, American Psychiatric Association, 2001-2002

Research work
In the 1980s, prior to assuming the APA presidency, Borenstein wrote numerous academic articles addressing significant mental health issues experienced during medical training

Selected expert testimony

 * Testimony for plaintiff Mel Mermelstein vs. Institute for Historical Review, Holocaust denier.
 * Comments About Illegal Prescription Practices & Psychiatric Holds
 * Arrest of colleagues for illegal prescription practices; and regarding actress Mischa Barton's psychiatric hold status, and that of Kanye West.