Orr, William M.D., PH.D.

William B. Orr,  M.D., PH.D.
Assistant Professor

Educational Summary:
University of Pittsburgh - Ph.D. (Behavioral Neuroscience), 1986
University of Minnesota - School of Medicine – M.D., 1990
Resident in Psychiatry - Johns Hopkins University Hospital, 1990-94

Relevant Prior Experience:
Staff Psychiatrist VAMC, 1994-2005
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, 1994-present
Affiliate Staff Member, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, 1994-2005

Responsibilities/Activities in this Residency:

Research/Scholarly Interests:
Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease using functional brain imaging techniques
Differential diagnosis of cortical and subcortical dementias with associated movement disorders
Psychopharmacological treatments in the elderly
Barriers to delivery of psychiatric services to the elderly
Competency and issues of commitment and forced treatments in the elderly

Email: orrxx009@umn.edu