Charles Raison


Charles L. Raison is an American psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health as well as the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families and Professor with the School of Human Ecology in Madison, Wisconsin.
Prior to this he was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and the Barry and Janet Lang Professor of Integrative Mental Health at the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona. In addition to his academic positions, Dr. Raison serves as the founding Director of the Center for Compassion Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona and is the Director for Clinical and Translational Research for the Usona Institute, as well as the mental health expert for CNN.com.

Early life and education

Dr. Raison has an undergraduate degree in anthropology from Stanford University and a Master's degree in English literature from the University of Denver. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO and did his residency training in psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, where he later served as Director of Emergency Psychiatry Services.

Education

Undergraduate: 1976-1980 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, B.A. in Anthropology with honors and departmental distinction
Graduate: 1982-85 University of Denver, Denver, CO, M.A. in English, with emphasis in creative writing
PreMedical: 1985-86 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, Premedical Program, Post Baccalaureate
Medical: 1987-91 Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, M.D. degree

Post-graduate training

Scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals