RESEARCH:

• A.E. Bennett Neuropsychiatric Research Award in Clinical Sciences, given by the Society of Biological Psychiatry, for the paper "Ex Uno Multi:Subtyping the Schizophrenic Syndrome", 1981.
• MERIT Award for the project "Late-Onset Schizophrenia: A Neuropsychiatric Study," given by the National Institute of Mental Health, 1988.
• Outstanding Neuroscientist Award given by the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America, 1988.
• Special Scientific Award for Contributions to the Field of Psychiatry, given by the American Association of Psychiatrists from India, 1988.
• Senior Investigator Award, American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1996.
• Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Interventions Effectiveness (CATIE) Alzheimer’s Trial Site Excellence Award, 2002.
• Distinguished Investigator Award, from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders (NARSAD), 2002.
• Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) list of the “world's most cited authors”--comprising less than one half of one percent of all publishing researchers of the last two decades,2002.
• Older Adult Mental Health Research Award from the San Diego County Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services, 2002.
• C. Charles Burlingame Award for "Outstanding leadership in psychiatric research, education or administration" from the Institute of Living, Hartford, 2003.
• Asian Heritage Award for “Excellence in Science, Technology, and Research” from Asia, the Journal of Culture and Commerce, 2004.
• Geriatric Research Award from the American College of Psychiatrists, 2005.
• Award for Research in Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association, 2005.
• Membership of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006.
• Membership, National Advisory Mental Health Council of the National Institutes of Health, 2006.

CLINICAL:

• Listed in "The Best Doctors in America", edited by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, Woodward/White Publishers, 1992.
• Listed in the "Best Mental Health Experts in the USA" by Good Housekeeping, 1994.
• San Diego’s Top Doctors, San Diego County Medical Society and the San Diego Magazine, 2005.

TRAINING / EDUCATION:

• Distinguished Psychiatrist Lecturer, American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
• Award for Outstanding Contributions to the education of international medical graduates, from the Wyeth-Ayerst AADPRT International Medical Graduate Mentorship Program in Psychiatry, 2002.
• Most Distinguished Physician Teacher / Researcher Award from the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, 2004.
• George Tarjan Award for Outstanding Contributions by International Medical Graduate, American Psychiatric Association, 2006.

SPECIAL LECTURES / VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:

• Visiting Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.
• Visiting Professor, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1998.
• Faculty Distinguished Lecture, University of California, San Diego, 1998.
• Tobolowsky Lecture, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1999.
• Distinguished Lecture, Dean’s Series, University of California, San Diego, 2000.
• Visiting Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 2000.
• Edward Busse Distinguished Lecture in Geriatric Psychiatry, Duke University, 2001.
• Visiting Professor, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2004.
• Visiting Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Massachusetts, 2005.
• Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, 2006.
• Taylor Lecture, University of Maryland Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2007.

PUBLIC SERVICE:

• Commendation for Dedicated Service, The American Legion, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, California, 1991.
• Award for Committed Service to the Aging Population, San Diego County Medical Society, 2002.
• Jack Weinberg Memorial Award for "special leadership or outstanding work in clinical practice, training, or research in geriatric psychiatry anywhere in the world" from the American Psychiatric Association, 2003.
• Warren B. Smith Award for “outstanding contributions to the field of biological psychiatry” from the West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry, 2004.
• Award for Service to the Field, International Psychogeriatric Assocation, 2005.
• Recovery Research Inspiration Award, National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Diego Chapter, 2006.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP:

• President, Neuroscience Chapter of the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America, 1988-1989.
• President, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 1998-99.
• President, West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry, 1999 - 2000.
• President, Education and Research Foundation, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 1999 - 2000.
• Founding President, International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology, 2001-2003.