Larry D. Alphs, MD, PhD, Psychiatrist
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Larry D. Alphs, MD, PhD

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

Larry Alphs Consulting, Llc Princeton NJ, 08540
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About

Dr. Larry Alphs is a psychiatrist practicing in Princeton, NJ. Dr. Alphs is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Alphs diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Alphs may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Alphs treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.

Education and Training

Michigan State University BS Biochemistry 1971

University of Chicago PhD Pharmacology 1975

Pritzker School of Medicine; University of Chicago MD 1977

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners

Licensed Physician & Surgeon

Provider Details

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Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Associate Director, Clinical Research (CNS) Sandoz Research Institute Sandoz Pharmaceuticals 1993 - 1996
  • Director, Clinical Research (CNS) Knoll Pharmaceutical Company 1996 - 1997
  • Director, Central Medical Affairs (Neuroscience) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 1997 - 2000
  • Director, Clinical Research and Development Neuroscience Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 2000 - 2002
  • Director/Global Clinical Leader Clinical Research and Development CNS 2002 - 2003
  • Senior Director/Global Clinical Leader Pfizer Inc 2003 - 2004
  • Executive Director/Global Clinical Leader Clinical Neurosciences Pfizer Inc 2004 - 2007
  • Therapeutic Area Leader, Psychiatry Medical and Scientific Affairs for Janssen, LP Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC 2007 - 2015
  • Global Medical Affairs Leader, Mood Medical and Scientific Affairs for Janssen, LP Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC 2015 - 2018
  • Deputy Chief Medical Officer Newron Pharmaceuticals, LLC 2018 - 2021
  • Sr VP CNS Clinical Development Denovo Biopharma, LLC 2021 - 2023
  • Research Associate (Assistant Professor) University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics 1982 - 1983
  • Assistant Professor University of Maryland at Baltimore 1983 - 1988
  • Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University 1988 - 1990
  • Associate Professor Wayne State University 1990 - 1993

Awards

  • National Merit Finalist Year  
  • General Motors Scholar 1971 Michigan State University 
  • Honors College 1971 Michigan State University 
  • IAESTE Scholar 1970 Willhelmshaven, West Germany 
  • Phi Beta Kappa 1971 Michigan State University 
  • Med Scientist Training Program Scholar 1971-1977 Year University of Chicago 
  • Sigma Xi 1975 University of Chicago Chapter 
  • Harry A. Guggenheim Award 1976 University of Chicago 
  • Sandoz Award in Psychiatry 1977 Pritzker School of Medicine 
  • Fellow, Pharmacology Research 1978-1980 Year National Institutes of Health 
  • Mead-Johnson ACNP Travel Fellow 1981  
  • Ovations Award, Novartis Pharmaceuticals 1998  
  • William E. Upjohn Prize, Pfizer 2004  
  • NAMI Award for Community Service 2007  
  • Janssen Volunteer Award 2012  
  • Janssen Spark Award for Excellence 2013  
  • Lifetime Career Award ISCTM 2017  
  • Janssen Neuroscience R&D Award 2017  

Professional Memberships

  • American Medical Association  
  • Biological Psychiatry  
  • The New York Academy of Sciences  
  • ISCTM (International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology) Founding Executive Chair Scientific Committee  
  • NCDEU / ASCP Member  
  • ACNP Member  

Fellowships

  • Univ. of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics Psychiatry 

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Foundation for Peace Participated in building projects and medical clinic in the Dominican Republic 2001
  • FEST Family Education and Support Training 2003-2007
  • Peru Task Force Work with Peruvian taskforce in Huanta, Peru 2002- 2007

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Larry Alphs Consulting, LLC

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Princeton, NJ 08540
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