Biographical Sketch

Hsiung, Robert C
Clinical Associate, University of Chicago
Founder, dr-bob.org

Education and Training

Institution and Location	Degree (if applicable)	Year(s)	Field of Study
Harvard University, Cambridge MA	AB	1976-80	Applied Mathematics
Northwestern University, Chicago IL	MD	1980-84	Medicine
Yale University, New Haven CT		1984-88	Psychiatry

1988-89	Spectrum Medical Group, Los Altos CA
1989-91	Instructor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago IL
1991-00	Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago
1989-08	Deputy Medical Director, Student Counseling and Resource Service, University Chicago
1997-	Associate, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago
2000	Acting Director, Student Counseling and Resource Service, University of Chicago
2000-03	Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago
2000-	Founder, dr-bob.org
2003-09	Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Chicago
2009-	Clinical Associate, University of Chicago
2010-	Private Practice, Chicago

1997-	Founding Member, International Society for Mental Health Online
1997-98	Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Internet, Illinois Psychiatric Society
1997-06	Editorial Board, CyberPsychology & Behavior
1998-00	Secretary-Treasurer, International Society for Mental Health Online
1998-	Ethics Committee, Illinois Psychiatric Society
1998-	Steering Committee, American Association for Technology in Psychiatry
1999-	Board, Section of Informatics and Telecommunications in Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association
2000-04	Chair, Mental Telehealth Special Interest Group, American Telemedicine Association
2002-03	Board of Directors, Internet Healthcare Coalition
2003-06	Chair, Ad Hoc Work Group on Information Systems, American Psychiatric Association
2004-09	Board of Directors, International Society for Mental Health Online
2006-	Secretary, Section of Informatics and Telecommunications in Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association
2007-08	Chair, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Working Group, American Medical Informatics Association
2008-09	Corresponding Committee on Information Technology, American Psychiatric Association
2009	President, International Society for Mental Health Online

1995	Region VI Teacher of the Year, Association for Academic Psychiatry
2000	Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
2003	Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
2005	Fellow, International Society for Mental Health Online
2007	Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association for Technology in Psychiatry

Hsiung RC. The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection: An innovative resource. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 1997, 29 (2): 154-157.
Hsiung RC. The best of both worlds: An online self-help group hosted by a mental health professional. CyberPsychology & Behavior 2001, 3 (6): 935-950.
Hsiung RC. Suggested principles of professional ethics for the online provision of mental health services. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 2001, 7 (1): 39-45.
ISMHO Clinical Case Study Group. Assessing a person's suitability for online therapy. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2001, 4 (6): 675-679.
Lim RF, Hsiung RC, Hales DJ. Lifelong learning: Skills and online resources. Acad Psychiatry 2006, 30 (6): 540-547.
Hsiung RC. A suicide in an online mental health support group: Reactions of the group members, administrative responses, and recommendations. CyberPsychology & Behavior 2007, 10 (4): 495-500.

Hsiung RC (ed.). E-Therapy: Case Studies, Guiding Principles, and the Clinical Potential of the Internet. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002.

Hsiung RC, Internet Resources for Mental Health Professionals. in The 1997 Guide to Behavioral Resources on the Internet. New York: Faulkner & Gray, 1997.
Hsiung RC, E-therapy: Opportunities, Dangers and Ethics to Guide Practice. in Wootton R, Yellowlees P, McLaren P (eds.), Telepsychiatry and e-Mental Health. London: Royal Society of Medicine, 2003.

5 R34 MH073742-02 National Institute of Mental Health, Ford (PI), 09/06-06/08
Development of Internet intervention for depression. Plan to adapt programs and gather preliminary data that will allow investigators to complete more rigorous evaluations of Internet depression support groups that may provide a very cost-effective approach to improving outcomes.
Roles: Co-investigator, consultant, 5% effort
University of Chicago Home Health Care, Hsiung (PI), 01/97-06/99
Psychotherapy from home: A pilot study with Internet videoconferencing technology. Planned to offer treatment using videoconferencing technology to patients who withdrew from treatment in person.
Role: PI
University of Chicago Provost's Program for Academic Technology Innovation, Hsiung (PI), 07/00-06/01
Grand rounds: The next generation. Produced live and recorded streamed multimedia Grand Rounds, developed web site, obtained approval for category I CME credit.
Role: PI

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Revised: April 11, 2010
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