Using Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Study the Brain and Brain Diseases

EDUCATION

B.S.        Microbiology, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
1982

M.S.       Physiology, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1988

Ph.D.      Neurophysiology, Univ. of HI at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1990

M.D.       Psychiatry, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1994

Dan Alicata, M.D. Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

CURRICULUM VITAE:

Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, 1356 Lusitana Street, University Tower, 7^th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Email: dalicata@dop.net

Phone: 808-586-7459                 Fax: 808-586-7486

Professional Experience:

1994 - 1997    Residency, General Psychiatry, Univ. of Hawaii Integrated Residency Program

1997 - 1999    Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Univ. of Hawaii
                          Integrated Residency Program

1999 - 2000    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Private Practice), Maui, Hawaii
                          Basic Neuroscience Research: Analysis of potassium channel kinetics using
                          patch clamp techniques

2000 - 10/2002

 - Fellow Associate, Clinical Neuroscience (Schizophrenia), Univ. of Iowa School of Medicine,
             Dept. of Psychiatry, Mental Health Clinical Research Center
             (N. C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D., Director)

 - Fellow Associate, Telemedicine, Mental Health Clinic for Youth Offenders, University of Iowa,
             Department of Psychiatry & State of Iowa Department of Corrections Collaboration
             Fellow Associate, Department of Psychiatry (Eating Disorders and Partial
             Hospitalization Programs), University of Iowa School of Medicine

 

11/2002 – Present            -  Hawaii Educational and Treatment Interventions, Rural /
                                       Community, Child / Adolescent Mental Health Srvs.. Maui, Molokai

1/2003 – Present               -  University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Telehealth
                                       Research Institute, Rural / Community Child / Adolescent
                                       Telepsychiatry Initiative

10/2004 – Present            -  University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Specialized
                                       Neuroscience Research Program,  Department of Psychiatry
                                       (Assistant Professor)

11/2004 – Present             - University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine,
                                       Department of Psychiatry (Assistant Professor), Medical student
                                       clerkship – Psychiatry

11/2005 – 12/2005           - JABSOM, Unit 4 Brain and Behavior Clinical Skills Preceptorship
                                       Program

11/2004 - Present             - JABSOM – PBL Unit 6 Medical Student Education Curriculum
                                       Committee (11/04 - )

 

Medical Licensure:

State of Hawaii

State of Iowa

 

Certification:

Board Certification, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: November 2000. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Board Certification, General Psychiatry: January 2000. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

 

Grants:

9/2004 – NINDS. Specialized Neuroscience Research Program, Project – 3: Methamphetamine Psychosis: A Model in Man and Mouse.

 

Awards:

1988 - 1989    RCMI Research Grant

1989               Biophysical Society Travel Award

1990               University of Hawaii, Graduate Student Organization, Travel Award

 

Professional Organizations/Committees:

American Psychiatric Association

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Society for Neuroscience

JABSOM – PBL Unit 6 Medical Student Education Curriculum Committee (11/04 - )

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Alicata, D.A., M.D. Rayner and J.G. Starkus. 1989. Osmotic and pharmacological  effects of formamide on capacity current, gating current, and sodium current in crayfish giant axons. Biophysical Journal, 55:347–353.

Alicata, D.A., M.D. Rayner and J.G. Starkus. 1990. Sodium channel activation mechanisms. Insights from deuterium oxide substitution. Biophysical Journal.  57:745–758.

Rayner, M.D., J.G. Starkus, P.C. Ruben and D.A. Alicata. 1992. Voltage-sensitive and solvent-sensitive processes in ion channel gating: kinetic effects of hyperosmolar media on activation and deactivation of sodium channels. Biophysical Journal, 61:96–108.

Pierson R, Corson PW, Sears LL, Alicata D, Magnotta V, O'Leary DS, and Andreasen NC. 2002.  Manual and semi automated measurement of cerebellar sub-regions on MR images. NeuroImage, 17: 61-76.

Ho, Beng-Choon, Daniel Alicata, Juliana Ward, Daniel S. O’Leary, Stephan Arndt, and Nancy C. Andreasen. 2003. Untreated Initial Psychosis: Relation to Cognitive Deficits and Brain Morphology in First-Episode Schizophrenia. Am. J. Psychiatry, 160: 142-148.

Ho, Beng-Choon, Daniel Alicata, Carmencita Mola, and Nancy C. Andreasen. 2005. Hippocampus Volume and Treatment Delays in First-Episode Schizophrenia.  Am. J. Psychiatry, 162: 1527-1529.

 

Abstracts presented at conferences:

Alicata, D.A., M.D. Rayner and J.G. Starkus. 1988. Osmotic effects of formamide on sodium channel gating currents in crayfish giant axon. Biophysical Soc. 53.

Starkus, J.G., D.A. Alicata, P.C. Ruben and M.D. Rayner. 1989. Sodium Channel Activation in crayfish axons: 4. Effects of chloramine-T. Biophysical Soc. 55.

Alicata, D.A., J.G. Starkus and M.D. Rayner. 1989. Sodium channel activation in crayfish axons: 3. Effects of deuterium oxide. Biophysical Soc. 55.

Alicata, D.A. and J.G. Starkus. 1990. Sodium channel activation mechanisms: insights from delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Biophysical Soc. 57.

Starkus, J.G. and D.A. Alicata. 1990. Secondary activation kinetics are sensitive to Deuterium oxide in crayfish axons. Biophysical Soc. 57.

Starkus, J.G., M.D. Rayner, P.C. Ruben and D.A. Alicata. 1991. Voltage-sensitive and solvent-sensitive processes in ion channel gating: effects of hyperosmolar media on activation and deactivation kinetics in sodium channels. Biophysical Soc. 59.

T.J. White, N.C. Andreasen, D.A. Alicata, P.C. Nopoulos, D.S. O’Leary, V.A. Magnotta, and S. Arndt. 2001. MR abnormalities in childhood and adolescent schizophrenia. International Congress for Schizophrenia Research. Schizophrenia Research. Vol. 49 Nos. 1-2, Supplement, April 15, 2001, Whistler, Canada.

Pierson, R.K., D.A. Alicata, N.C. Andreasen, D.S. O’Leary, T.J. White, and V.A. Magnotta. 2001. Cerebellar abnormalities in young patients with schizophrenia. International Congress for Schizophrenia Research. Schizophrenia Research. Vol. 49 Nos. 1-2, Supplement, April 15, 2001, Whistler, Canada.

Alicata, D.A., Beng-Choon Ho, N.C. Andreasen, S.K. Schultz, and P.C. Nopoulos, 2001. Does psychosis have toxic effects on the brain? International Congress for Schizophrenia Research. Schizophrenia  Research. Vol. 49 Nos. 1-2, Supplement, April 15, 2001, Whistler, Canada

Pierson, R.K., D.A. Alicata, N.C. Andreasen, D.S. O’Leary, T.J. White, and V.A. Magnotta. 2001. Cerebellar abnormalities in young patients with Schizophrenia. Human Brain Mapping.  2001Schizophrenia Research. Vol. 49 Nos. 1-2, Supplement, April 15, 2001, Whistler, Canada.

Flaum, M., D. Alicata, and J. Turner. 2002. Patient Satisfaction with Telepsychiatric Services in Iowa’s Prisons. American Telemedicine Association, June 2002, Bethesda, Maryland.

Alicata, D., C. Mola, B.C. Ho, and N.C. Andreasen. 2003. Untreated Initial Psychosis: Its Relation to Hippocampus Morphology in First Episode Schizophrenia. International Congress for Schizophrenia Research. Vol. 60, Supplement, March 15, 2003, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Pierson, R, D. Alicata, P. Nopoulos, D. O’Leary and N.C. Andreasen. 2003. Cerebellar Lobe Morphology and its Relation to Symptoms in Schizophrenia. International Congress for Schizophrenia Research. Vol. 60, Supplement, March 15, 2003, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Alicata, D., L. Chang, A. Wyrwicz, and T. Ernst. 2005. Methamphetamine Psychosis: A Model in Man and Mouse. Future Leaders in Psychiatry, West Palm Beach, Florida. April 14, 2005.

Alicata, D., L. Chang, A. Wyrwicz, and T. Ernst. 2005. Methamphetamine Psychosis: A Model in Man and Mouse. Specialized Neuroscience Research Program, College Hill, Maryland. June 2, 2005.

Alicata, D. 2006. Child and Adolescent Telepsychiatry in Rural Hawaii. Association for Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), Annapolis, Maryland. June 22-24, 2006.

Yue, K., L. Chang, D. Alicata, C. Cloak, K. Taketa and T. Ernst. 2006. Age-Related Changes in Brain Metabolites in Antiretroviral Medication – Stable HIV Patients. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Seattle, WA., May 6 – 12, 2006.

Yakupov, R., L. Chang, D. Alicata, D. Ramones, C. Cloak, and T. Ernst. 2006. Brain Morphometry in Methamphetamine Users in Relation to Cumulative Drug Exposure. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Seattle, WA., May 6 – 12, 2006.

Alicata, D., D. Saltman, D. Ulrich, and B. Satterfield. 2006. Child and Adolescent Telepsychiatry in Rural

Hawaii. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), 53^rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. October 24-29, 2006

 

Invited lectures or symposia:

1) Telemedicine: Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Rural Hawaii. JABSOM, Departemnt of              Psychiatry, Child Division, Scientific Forum, Sept, 2004.

2) Rural Child and Adolescent Telepsychiatry, Rural Mental Health in Hawai’i: Diverse
             Responses to a Challenging Problem, National Association of Rural Mental Health
             (NARMH), Honolulu, Hawai’I, August 4, 2005.

3) Grand Rounds, JABSOM, SNRP, Department of Psychiatry. Methamphetamine Psychosis:
             A Model in Man and Mouse. Dec. 2, 2005.