CURRICULUM VITA

OLIVIA ISABELLE FINLEY, M.D. BIRTHPLACE: WASHINGTON, DC

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EDUCATION

Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia

College of Liberal Arts

College of Medicine

M.D., 1978

Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia

Department of Surgery

Internship, General Surgery

1978-1979

University of Texas at San Antonio

Division of Life Sciences

Biotechnology/Neurobiology

1990

University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Molecular Biology

1991

EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant in Virology, 1974-1976

Howard University College of Medicine

Department of Microbiology

Washington, District of Columbia

Physician Assistant, 1976

John Howard Pavilion

St. Elisabeth’s Hospital

Washington, District of Columbia

Staff Emergency Room Physician, 1979-1981

Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital

St. Croix. U.S. Virgin Islands

General Medical Practice, 1982-1994

Washington, District of Columbia

Houston, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

Kerrville, Texas

Medical Director, 1984-1986

Carpenter’s Workshop Residential Treatment Center

Houston, Texas

Staff Physician, 1986-1988

San Antonio Family Care

San Antonio, Texas

Consulting Physician, 1988-1993

Dahlmann and Associates

Linda Johnson, MA, LPC, BSN

San Antonio, Texas

Director of Outpatient Services, 1989-1990

La Hacienda Treatment Center

Hunt and San Antonio, Texas

Eating Disorder Consultant, 1991

Humana Metropolitan Hospital

Health Enhancement Center

San Antonio, Texas

Clinical Assistant Professor, 1990-1991

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Department of Pharmacology

San Antonio, Texas

Program Development Consultant, 1991-1992

Princeton, Associates for Total Health

Skillman, New Jersey

Volunteer for Workshop Development and Trainer, 1992

OSAP/National Medical Association Joint Workshop

Washington, District of Columbia and San Francisco, California

General and Preventive Private Medical Practice, 1993-1994

Progressive Health Associates

Kerrville, Texas

Assistant to the Director, 1994-1995

Immunogenetics Laboratory

Howard University College of Medicine

Washington, District of Columbia

Assistant to the Director, 2000-2002

National Human Genome Center

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

PUBLICATIONS

“Association of the A1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor gene with severe alcoholism”

Blum, K., Noble, E.P., Sheridan, P.J., Finley, O., Montgomery, A., Ritchie, T., Ozkaragoz, T., Fitch, R.J., Sadlack, F., Sheffield, D., et at. Alcohol 1991; 8(5): 409-416

“Neurogenetics of Compulsive Disease: Neuronutrients as Adjuncts to Recovery”

Blum, K., Braverman, E., Loeblich, L., Payne, J.D., Finley, O. In: The Chemically Dependent: Phases of Treatment and Recovery, 1992, Wallace, B., ed.

“Genetic predisposition in alcoholism: Association of dopamine D2 receptor gene Taq1 B1 RFLP with severe alcoholism.” Blum, K., Noble, E.P., Sheridan, P.J., Montgomery, A., Ritchie, T., Ozkaragoz, T., Fitch, R.J., Wood, R., Finley, O., Sadlack, F. Alcohol 1993; 10(1): 59-67

PRESENTATIONS

“Genetics of Alcoholism”

Workshop for the Texas Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

1990, Austin Texas

“Treatment Issues in Special Populations”

Second Annual DWI/Chemical Dependency Symposium

Bexar County DWI Task Force

1990, San Antonio, Texas

“Stimulant Abuse: Current Diagnosis and Treatment”

Workshop for the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

1991, San Antonio, Texas

“Role of Dopamine in Relapse Dynamics”

Riverside Hospital Annual Summit on Crack Cocaine

1991, Houston, Texas

Family Practice Training in Drug and Alcohol Intervention

OSAP/NMA Joint Workshop

National Medical Association Scientific Session

1992, San Francisco, California

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Order of the Eastern Star

Daughters of Isis

Community Alliance for Traffic Safety

San Antonio Council on Alcoholism and Drugs Abuse

United Way of Bexar County/ San Antonio Fighting Back

The Village, Virgin Islands Partners in Recovery

The President’s Council on Drug Abuse

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