The Goldman Guide to Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics - Paperback

by David Eckstein Goldman (Author)

The Goldman Guide to Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics provides a much needed resource for families and students, patients and medical and legal professionals, and everyday laypersons to understand the intersecting world of medicine and law. Dr. David E. Goldman, physician, psychiatrist, and attorney, has taken that which can be so very complex and written it so that it is readily understandable for all.

Author Biography

Dr. David Eckstein Goldman graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, in 1973, having received his Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in History, a focus in Religious Studies, Psychology and Sociology. After completing his undergraduate studies, Dr. Goldman attended Washington University School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1976. From 1976 until beginning medical school in 1987, Dr. Goldman served as secretary-treasurer and corporate legal counsel for Central Industries, Inc. In 1987, Dr. Goldman entered medical school at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 1991 with his Doctor of Osteopathy degree. Dr. Goldman completed a traditional transitional rotating internship at the Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1992, after which time he began his residency training in Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Goldman completed his residency training in 1996. Dr. Goldman completed his Fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 1997, also at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. After completing his Residency and Fellowship training, Dr. Goldman returned to Springfield, Illinois, establishing his practice in psychiatry. Dr. Goldman is the Medical Director for The Goldman Group, LLC, a multidisciplinary psychiatry/therapy group. Dr. Goldman serves as a medicolegal consultant, as well as continuing his private psychotherapy and psychopharmacology management practice. Dr. Goldman serves as a professor at both Southern Illinois University Medical School in Springfield, Illinois, and at ATSU/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri. Dr. Goldman was the 2001 recipient of the Max Gutensohn Professor of the Year Award at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and was recently awarded the Order of Merlin Shield by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.