Founder of Arts Medicine for Hope and Healing. Humanism in Medicine awardee. Author of Bird That Wants to Fly which inspired a children's opera. Thirty plus years a child psychiatrist. Grant awards in child abuse prevention and also in arts and healing. Happily living now in Portland, Oregon. Had worked twenty-eight years at UMDNJ (now Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences) in Newark, NJ as a child psychiatrist where I also had been Medical Director of Preschool Services and Medical Director of a Crisis Outreach Program. Developed Creative Arts Healthcare at University Hospital in Newark, NJ. My passion and gift is transforming trauma into life affirming creativity. The picture is my 4 year old granddaughter Nori reminding me of life's preciousness and beauty.