Allen Radant, M.D.




Education

Institution and Location
 Degree, if applicable
 Year(s)
 Field of Study
San Diego State University
1975-76
  
University of California, Los Angeles
 B.S.
 1981
 Psychobiology
University of California, Irvine
 M.D.
 1985
 Medicine


A. Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment
1985-1986 Intern, University of Washington School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. Combined Psychiatry, Internal Medicine and Neurology internship, Seattle, WA.
1986-1989 Resident in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
1989-1990 Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry, VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
1990-1993 Geriatric Psychiatrist, Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA.
1990-1994 Acting Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
1990-present Staff Psychiatrist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA.
1992-1994 Unit Chief, Ward 7E, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA.
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
2000-present Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Honors
1981 Graduation Magna Cum Laude with Highest Departmental Honors, University of California, Los Angeles
1981 Phi Beta Kappa
1989 Sandoz Award for Outstanding Academic Performance


B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

Radant AD, Hommer DW. A quantitative analysis of saccades and smooth pursuit during visual pursuit tracking: A comparison of schizophrenics with normals and substance abusing controls. Schizophrenia Res 6:225-235, 1992.
Radant AD, Peskind ER, Wilkinson CW, Veith RC, Dorsa DM, Leake RD, Ervin MG, Raskind MA. Neurohypophyseal and pituitary-adrenocortical responses to the alpha 1 agonist methoxamine in humans. Neuroendocrinology 55:361-366, 1992.
Roy-Byrne PP, Cowley DS, Radant AD, Hommer D, Greenblatt DJ. Benzodiazepine pharmacodynamics: Utility of eye movement measures. Psychopharmacology 110:85-91, 1993.
Ross RG, Radant AD, Hommer DW. Open- and closed-loop smooth-pursuit eye movements in normal children: Analysis of a step-ramp task. Developmental Neuropsychology 10:255-264, 1994.
Litman RE, Hommer DW, Radant AD, Clem T, Pickar D. Quantitative effects of typical and atypical neuroleptics on smooth pursuit eye tracking in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 12:107-120 1994.
Ross RG, Hommer DW, Breiger D, Varley C, Radant AD. Eye movement task related to frontal lobe functioning in children with attention deficit disorder. J Child Adolescent Psychiatry 33:869-874 1994.
Ross RG, Radant AD, Young DA, Hommer DW. Saccadic eye movements in normal children from 8 to 15 years of age: A developmental study of visuospatial attention. J Autism Develop Disorders 24:413-431 1994.
Hopfenbeck JR, Cowley DS, Radant AD, Greenblatt DJ, Roy-Byrne PP. Effects of diphenhydramine on human eye movements. Psychopharmacology 118:280-286 1995.
Roy-Byrne P, Radant AD, Wingerson D, Cowley DS. Human oculomotor function: Reliability and diurnal variation. Biol Psychiatry 38:92-97 1995.
Roy-Byrne PP, Wingerson DK, Radant AD, Greenblatt DJ, Cowley DS. Reduced benzodiazepine sensitivity in patients with panic disorder: Comparison with patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and normal subjects. Am J Psychiatry 153(11):1444-1449 1996.
Litman RE, Torrey EF, Hommer DW, Radant AD, Pickar D, Weinberger DR. A quantitative analysis of smooth pursuit eye tracking in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psych 54:417-426 1997.
Radant AD, Claypoole K, Wingerson DK, Cowley DS, Roy-Byrne PP. Relationships between neuro-psychological and oculomotor measures in schizophrenia patients and normal controls. Biol Psychiatry 42:797-805 1997.
Bowdle TA, Radant AD, Cowley DS, Kharasch ED, Strassman RJ, Roy-Byrne PP. Psychedelic effects of ketamine in healthy volunteers: Relationship to steady-state plasma concentrations. Anesthesiology 88:82-88 1998.
Ross RG, Harris JG, Olincy A, Radant AD, Adler LE, Freedman R. Familial transmission of two independent saccadic abnormalities in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 30:59-70 1998.
Ross RG, Olincy A, Harris JG, Radant AD, Adler LE, Freedman R. Anticipatory saccades during smooth pursuit eye movements and familial transmission of schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry 44:690-697 1998.
Radant AD, Bowdle TA, Cowley DS, Kharasch ED, Roy-Byrne PP. Does ketamine-mediated n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonism cause schizophrenia-like oculomotor abnormalities? Neuropsychopharmacology 19:434-444 1998.
Ross RG, Olincy A, Radant A. Amplitude criteria and anticipatory saccades during smooth pursuit eye movements in schizophrenia. Psychophysiology 36:464-468 1999.
Ross RG, Olincy A, Harris JG, Radant A, Hawkins M, Adler LE, Freedman R. Evidence for bilineal inheritance of physiological indicators of risk in childhood-onset schizophrenia. Am J Med Genet 88:188-99 1999.
Ross RG, Olincy A, Harris JG, Radant A, Adler LE, Compagnon N, Freedman R. The effects of age on a smooth pursuit tracking task in adults with schizophrenia and normal subjects. Biol Psychiatry 46:383-91 1999
Ross RG, Olincy A, Harris JG, Sullivan B, Radant A. Smooth pursuit eye movements in schizophrenia and attentional dysfunction schizophrenia, ADHD, and a normal comparison group. Biol Psychiatry 48:197-203 2000.
Ross RG, Harris JG, Olincy A, Radant A. Eye movement task measures inhibition and spatial working memory in adults with schizophrenia, ADHD, and a normal comparison group. Biol Psychiatry 48:197-203 2000.
Kanter ED, Wilkinson CW, Radant AD, Petrie E, Dobie, DJ, McFall M, Peskind ER, Raskind MA. Glucocorticoid feedback sensitivity and adrenocortical responsiveness in posttraumatic stress disorder. Biol Psychiatry 50:238-245 2001.
Radant A, Tsuang DW, Peskind E, McFall M, Raskind WH. Biological markers and diagnostic accuracy in the genetics of posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Res 102:203-215 2001.
Ross RG, Olincy A, Zerbe G, Radant A. Which duration of post-saccadic slowing identifies anticipatory saccades during smooth pursuit eye movements? Psychophysiology 38:325-333 2001.
Raskind MA, Peskind ER, Kanter ED, Petrie EC, Radant A, Thompson CE, Dobie DJ, Hoff D, Rein RJ, Straits-Troster K, Thomas RG, McFall MM. Reduction of nightmares and other PTSD symptoms in combat veterans by prazosin: a placebo-controlled study. American Journal of Psychiatry 160:371-3, 2003