Marcus Jacob Goldman (born November 27, 1960), is a

physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...

, board certified in

psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of deleterious mental disorder, mental conditions. These include matters related to cognition, perceptions, Mood (psychology), mood, emotion, and behavior. ...

with past certifications in

addiction Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use can ...

forensic Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and ...

and

geriatric Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on addressing the unique health needs of older adults. The term ''geriatrics'' originates from the Greek γέρων ''geron'' meaning "old man", and ιατρός ''iatros'' mean ...

psychiatry and is also a

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. Goldman received his medical degree from the

State University of New York Upstate Medical University The State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate) is a public medical school in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1834, Upstate is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States and is the only medical school in Centr ...

in 1986. He is currently an associate professor at

Tufts University School of Medicine The Tufts University School of Medicine is the medical school of Tufts University, a Private university, private research university in Massachusetts. It was established in 1893 and is located on the university's health sciences campus in down ...

, where he has served on the admissions’ committee and has had past academic and teaching appointments at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is the third oldest medical school in the Un ...

and the

University of Massachusetts Medical School The UMass Chan Medical School is a public medical school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is part of the University of Massachusetts system. It consists of three schools: the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Morningside Graduate School of Biom ...

Education

Goldman received his undergraduate degree from

Union College Union College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the s ...

in Schenectady, New York, and his medical degree from the

in 1986. Goldman served as an intern at the

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) was a state-run health sciences institution with six locations in New Jersey. It was founded as the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry in 1954, and by the 1980s was both a ...

and completed both his residency and Forensic fellowship at

Career

Goldman has served as medical director for New England Geriatrics from 1998 to 2001 He has practiced

and

and has been a Member of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law/Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School since 1990

Publications and appearances

The author of nearly 20 academic papers, in August 1991, Goldman published a landmark paper on Kleptomania in the ''American Journal of Psychiatry'' (1991:148;986-996), which subsequently led to a book entitled “Kleptomania, the Compulsion to Steal”(New Horizon Press). After Winona Ryder's arrest on theft charges. Dr. Goldman appeared on

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(11/06/02). Other books include “The Joy of Fatherhood: the First Twelve Months”(

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/Three Rivers), as well as “What to Do After You Say ‘I do’”(Prima), co-authored with his wife, Lori. Dr. Goldman has appeared in '' American Health'' Jan/Feb 1992, ''

Self In philosophy, the self is an individual's own being, knowledge, and values, and the relationship between these attributes. The first-person perspective distinguishes selfhood from personal identity. Whereas "identity" is (literally) same ...

'' Feb 1994, ''

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'' 1997, ''

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'' 4/02 and 06/02, ''

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'' 9/02, ''

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'' November 11/18/02 ''People Magazine'' 11/25/02, WebMD">People_Magazine.html" ;"title=" ''People Magazine"> ''People Magazine'' 11/25/02, WebMD 05/03 and 06/04 and Discovery Channel on-line 2003. Television appearances include The O'Reilly Factor/Fox News TV 1997 and

2002. Goldman was also featured in a

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documentary produced by Celia Lowenstein in the Fall of 2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldman, Marcus J. 1960 births Living people American family and parenting writers American psychiatrists American social sciences writers Tufts University faculty State University of New York Upstate Medical University alumni