Stories of Healing from Survivors of Trauma and Torture

J. David Kinzie, MD, FACPsych, is a professor of psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, US, and a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. He has practiced general medicine in Vietnam and Malaysia and taught psychiatry in medical schools in Malaysia and Hawaii. For the last 40 years, he has been at the medical school in Oregon, where in addition to his academic roles, he started and treated refugee patients in the Intercultural Psychiatric Program. This unique program integrates patient culture with modern psychiatric practices. The clinic practice has recognized the importance of trauma in the patient’s life. He has authored or co-authored 140 articles on refugee health, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and approaches to treating refugee patients. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Cris and their loyal American Eskimo dog Thor.