1974 – 1975
University of Maryland
West Germany Campus
About Dr. Amen
World-renowned psychiatrist, brain health expert, researcher, and bestselling author helping millions improve their brains and lives.
About Dr. Amen
Dr. Amen’s Personal Life
Dr. Amen is married to bestselling author Tana Amen, BSN, RN. He is the father of six children and has five grandchildren—Elias, Emmy, Liam, Louie, and Haven. He is also an avid table tennis player.
Dr. Amen’s Mission
Leading the Brain Health Revolution
With the world’s largest brain-imaging database related to psychiatry, his research reveals that most psychiatric disorders are not mental health issues at all. In fact, they are brain health issues that steal people’s minds. His guiding principle is simple: get your brain right and your mind will follow.
Dr. Amen’s Story
Dr. Amen’s Early Years
In 1972, Dr. Amen joined the U.S. Army and was trained as an infantry medic where his love of medicine was born. After about 18 months, he was retrained as an X-ray technician and developed a passion for medical imaging.
As his professors used to say,
“How do you know unless you look?”
Dr. Amen’s Story
Dr. Amen’s Early Years
Dr. Amen completed his medical residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and he has loved being a psychiatrist every day for over 35 years. Some of the therapies he first used at Walter Reed and at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert are still being used today at Amen Clinics.
Undergraduate
1975 – 1976
Orange Coast College
Associates of Arts Degree
1976 – 1978
Southern California College*
Bachelor of Arts Degree
*now Vanguard College
Graduate
1978 – 1982
Oral Roberts University
Doctor of Medicine Degree
Post-Graduate
1980 – 1985
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Medical Internship + Psychiatric Residency Training
1985 – 1987
Tripler Army Medical Center
Child, Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
1991 – 1995
Nuclear Brain Imaging Independent Fellowship Study
Including:
- 200 hours of nuclear physics and related science at the Institute for Nuclear Medical education
- 1000 hours of clinically supervised training, leading to a California nuclear brain imaging license in 1995
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