John Luo

Current

• Commissioner at Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Commission
• Physician Advisor at Spyglass Consulting Group
• Associate Director of Psychiatric Residency Training at UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital

• Physician Editor at MD Netguide
• Physician Editor at Medicine on the Net
• Ambulatory Care Program Associate at UCLA Semel Institute
• Medical Director at UCLA Aftercare Research Program
• Gores Informatics Advocacy Chair at American Association for Technology in Psychiatry
• Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

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Past

• Chair of Corresponding Committee on Information Technology at American Psychiatric Association
• Consultant - Scientific Program Committee at American Psychiatric Association
• Director of Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry at UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital

• Associate Editor at American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
• Member, Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists at American Psychiatric Association
• President at American Association for Technology in Psychiatry
• Department Editor at Current Psychiatry
• Chairperson, Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists at American Psychiatric Association
• Director of Psychiatric Informatics at UC Davis Department of Psychiatry
• Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at UC Davis
• Chief Resident at Harbor-UCLA Department of Psychiatry
• Resident Physician at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
• Staff research associate at University of California, Los Angeles

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Education

• UC Davis Department of Psychiatry
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Los Angeles

• Harbor-UCLA Department of Psychiatry
• Univeristy of Texas Medical Branch
• California Institute of Technology

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Recommended

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Connections

295 connections

Industry

Mental Health Care

John Luo’s Summary

I am an associate clinical professor of psychiatry, supervising resident physicians and medical students in the emergency psychiatry service. In addition, I enjoy doing both psychotherapy and medication management for patients with depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia in my office based practice. I also serve as the medical director of a UCLA research program for patients with schizophrenia.

I am very experienced with using mobile technology in the practice of medicine. I write a technology column called 'Tech Advsor' in the magazine Primary Psychiatry (www.primarypsychiatry.com) and one called 'Connections' in Psychiatric News. In addition, I am the past president and now Gores Informatics Advocate of the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry (www.techpsych.org). I am also the Physician Editor in Chief of MD Netguide.

I present every year at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting and other meetings to teach technology to health professionals. My goals are to help my colleagues in the use of technology in the practice of healthcare via speaking engagements, curbside consults, or contact via e-mail.

John Luo’s Specialties:

Medical informatics

John Luo’s Experience

• Commissioner

  Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Commission

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Public Safety industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  In this position as the Southern California Psychiatric Society Representative, I work with many representatives of other organizations to advise the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on emergency medical services in Los Angeles.

• Physician Advisor

  Spyglass Consulting Group

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Market Research industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  I consult with Gregg Malkary, founder of this market intelligence firm and consultancy group which is focused on the current and future potential of mobile computing and
  wireless technologies within the healthcare industry.

• Associate Director of Psychiatric Residency Training

  UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  As associate director of psychiatric residency training, I am responsible for the recruitment of resident physicians, the curriculum, mentorship, and career development of resident physicians.

• Physician Editor

  MD Netguide

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

• Physician Editor

  Medicine on the Net

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  As physician editor, I review topic ideas and contribute to the newsletter.

• Ambulatory Care Program Associate

  UCLA Semel Institute

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  In this role, the ACPA works closely with leadership in the Faculty Practice Plan to improve access, quality, and communication between the outpatient services of each department in the UCLA Hospital system

• Medical Director

  UCLA Aftercare Research Program

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  The medical director of the UCLA Aftercare program is in charge of the psychiatric care for patients participating in research regarding cognition and work outcome in patients with psychotic disorders

• Gores Informatics Advocacy Chair

  American Association for Technology in Psychiatry

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

  Generated grants to expand the use of technology in psychiatric practice. Created a regular column in Psychiatric News educating the American Psychiatric Association membership on different computer technlogies. Promote use of information technology via organization liaison, project support, and mentorship.

• Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services

  UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  Supervise clinical staff, liaison with emergency center leadership, educate resident physicians, and create policies and procedures in the emergency setting.

• Chair of Corresponding Committee on Information Technology

  American Psychiatric Association

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 4 months)

  I was the chairperon of this committee that helps the organization address the various computer and medical informatics needs of the membership as well as create standards, interface with other organizations, and set position statements. Due to the economic times, the APA sunsetted the commmittee to reduce overhead.

• Consultant - Scientific Program Committee

  American Psychiatric Association

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  As a member of the scientific program committee, I grade submissions for the symposia and determine which will be invited to be presented at the May 2009 meeting.

• Director of Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry

  UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  January 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 10 months)

  I have administrative responsibility for all consultation services for the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, including services to the UCLA Emergency Room as well as the UCLA Center for Health Sciences hospital.

• Associate Editor

  American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  May 2002 — May 2007 (5 years 1 month)

  I assist in the review of potential book proposals as well as articles for our publications. I am a member of the technology sub-commmittee.

• Member, Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists

  American Psychiatric Association

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  September 1999 — September 2006 (7 years 1 month)

  The Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists in the American Psychiatric Association serves to mentor resident physicians and medical students, assist the APA in its position with regards to Asian-American mental health, and to promote these issues with workshops at annual meetings.

• President

  American Association for Technology in Psychiatry

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 1 month)

  As president of the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry, I have created a fellowship for resident physicians - the AATP/Pfizer Informatics Fellowship, which brings resident physicians to meet mentors at our Annual Meeting. I have also created the Stanger Award for Innovation to recognize professionals for their creativity in our field of medical informatics and psychiatry.

• Department Editor

  Current Psychiatry

  (Publishing industry)

  September 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 9 months)

  I was the author of a monthly online column on computer technology in the practice of psychiatry called 'Psyber Psychiatry'.
  
  http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/psyber_psy.asp

• Chairperson, Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists

  American Psychiatric Association

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  September 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 9 months)

  The Committee of Asian-American Psychiatrists in the American Psychiatric Association serves to mentor resident physicians and medical students, assist the APA in its position with regards to Asian-American mental health, and to promote these issues with workshops at annual meetings.

• Director of Psychiatric Informatics

  UC Davis Department of Psychiatry

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  July 2000 — June 2003 (3 years )

  Chief Architect of Palm Pilot Project for resident physicians.
  Created electronic signout with personal digital assistant.
  Developed PDA based Psychiatric Consult forms.
  Developed PDA based Consult Service patient database.
  Developed PDA based resident patient encounter tracking.

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

  UC Davis

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  July 1999 — June 2003 (4 years )

  At UC Davis, I taught resident physicians and medical students in several settings - inpatient, outpatient, and didactics. I created an innovative program utilizing Palm Pilots for all of the resident physicians in order to improve clinical care. I created an electronic signout using a Palm Pilot for the consultation service. I developed an informatics curriculum for resident physicians.

• Chief Resident

  Harbor-UCLA Department of Psychiatry

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  July 1997 — June 1998 (1 year )

  As chief resident, I developed an Excel spreadsheet to generate and keep track of nights and weekends on call. I served as liaison between the resident physicians and the faculty.

• Resident Physician

  Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

  (Mental Health Care industry)

  1994 — 1998 (4 years )

• Staff research associate

  University of California, Los Angeles

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Medical Practice industry)

  July 1988 — August 1989 (1 year 2 months)

  I was the head research assistant for Philip Harber, M.D. in Occupational Medicine. Studies that I worked on included supermarket checker risk of repetitive stress injury, and characterizing the respiratory patterns of various respirator masks.

John Luo’s Education

• UC Davis Department of Psychiatry

  Medical Informatics Fellowship July 1998 — June 1999

• University of California, Davis

  medical informatics 1998 — 1999

• University of California, Los Angeles

  B.S. , biochemistry , September 1995 — June 1998

  research assistant for Dr. Jerome Hoffman in emergency medicine

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity

• Harbor-UCLA Department of Psychiatry

  psychiatry July 1994 — June 1998

  APA-CMHS Minority Fellowship 1995-1997

  Activities and Societies:

  Physicians Computer Group, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1995 - 1998
  Chair, Information System Planning Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA
  Medical Center, 1995 – 1998

• Univeristy of Texas Medical Branch

  M.D. , medicine , August 1989 — May 1994

• California Institute of Technology

  biology September 1984 — June 1985

  left to pursue more medical experience at UCLA

  Activities and Societies:

  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - MHC complex promoter region

Additional Information

John Luo’s Interests:

fishing, smartphones, mobile techology, handheld computers, smoking fish and meats, barbecuing, wine

John Luo’s Groups:

American Association for Technology in Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, Association for Academic Psychiatry, American Medical Informatics Association, American Association for Program Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, Southern California Psychiatric Association

•    UCLA Alumni
•    eOffice
•    American Association for Technology in Psychiatry
•    Caltech Alumni Association
•    Open HealthCare
•    Winefellow
•    Healthcare-IT/ EHR/ HIS
•    Healthcare Technology Alliance
•    Health Informatics Technology (HIT)
•    Tuna Group
•    Fine Wine drinkers
•    Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts
•    Smartphone Professionals (4000+)
•    American Psychiatric Association
•    Fishermen united.
•    Health 2.0
•    Gone Fishing: Join, have fun and catch the big ones!
•    Traveling Geek Consultants
•    Wine2.0
•    AMIA members( American Medical Informatics Association)
•    Wine Connections
•    Healthcare Industry
•    AAPI Health Network-For Doctors Physicians Nurses Hospitals Clinics IT Healthcare Service Providers
•    Medical Doctor
•    TroutPad - Premier Social Network for Fishing
•    The Science Advisory Board
•    Los Angeles Mental Health Professionals
•    Psychiatrists
•    Technology-Using Professors
•    Residency Program Director and Program Coordinator
•    LifeSciences▫Pharma▫Healthcare▫ Innovation & Integration: Professional Network
•    Southern California Psychiatric Society
•    Western Digital Storage
•    UCLA Fellowship in Medical Education
•    UCLA Aftercare Research Program

John Luo’s Honors:

Roberts Award for Inspirational Mentorship in Academic Psychiatry, Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2009

Regional Teaching Award - Region VI, Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2009

Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, 2009

Medical Student Teaching Award, UCLA Department of Psychiatry, 2007 – 2008

American Psychiatric Association Irma Bland, M.D. Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents, 2008

Outstanding Housestaff Teaching Award, UCLA Department of Psychiatry, 2006

Gores Informatics Advocacy Chair, American Association for Technology in Psychiatry, 2005

American Psychiatric Association Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D. Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education, 2003

Resident’s Outstanding Faculty Award, UC Davis Department of Psychiatry, 1999-2000

American College of Psychiatrists Laughlin Fellow, 1998

John Luo’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch