Vernon M. Neppe

Biographical Information
"Vernon M. Neppe MD, PhD, FRS(SAf) is Director of the Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute in Seattle; (Adjunct Full) Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, St. Louis University School of Medicine; and founder and former director of the first Division of Neuropsychiatry in the United States (at the University of Washington). Based on publications, presentations and consultations, Dr Neppe has contributed internationally in the specialties of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology (disciplines he pioneered), Psychopharmacology and Neuropharmacology, Forensic Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Consciousness Research, Anomalistic Psychology, Dimensional Biopsychophysics, Epileptology and Psychogeriatrics.

"Dr. Neppe was honored for his scientific contributions as the first USA-based physician to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa. He was also awarded the Marius Valkhoff Medal for exceptional contributions. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and has numerous honors including ongoing and the most current listings in America's Top Doctors (the only MD listed in five different specialties or subspecialties), Marquis Who's Who in the World and now a listing in The Leading Physicians in the World. . He was also one of about five whose medical biography was highlighted in Seattle Magazine under Seattle's Top Doctors. He led the first USA and International Delegation in Neuropsychiatry and Psychopharmacology. He has written more than three hundred and fifty publications, seven separate books, over sixty book chapters, published on all six habitable continents, and lectured in a dozen countries. He has presented at more than 90 percent of the medical schools or affiliates in the USA. He is an internationally sought-after public speaker.

"He was educated in South Africa where he obtained both his primary Medical and Ph.D. degrees, and at Cornell University. (His additional credentials include: FRSSAf, BN&NP, DFAPA, MMed, DPM, FFPsych, FCPsych and FRCPC-10.)

"Dr. Neppe founded the Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute (PNI) in Seattle, Washington, USA, in 1992. His highly acclaimed book on brain medications and social and medical issues Cry the Beloved Mind: A Voyage of Hope provides understanding of depression; psychosis; seizures and brain firing; the way drugs work; and how supplements interact . He is also the world's leading authority on déjà vu including The Psychology of Déjà Vu, and a subsequent trilogy of books. He has written a medical forensic book for attorneys and another on psychopharmacology . He is also a playwright.

"Dr. Neppe is currently working on the N-dimensional vortical paradigmatic shift which involves a major contribution to physics, biology and philosophy. He has pioneered several areas of brain research which have impacted on millions, defined new medical conditions and has developed new terminology including the literary genre of sciction. He is also an internationally renowned consciousness researcher, phenomenologist and expert on both very high intelligence and exceptional human abilities. He is also working on secure internet communications particularly HIPAA compliance."

Affiliations

 * Advisory Board, Association for Evaluation and Communication of Evidence for Survival
 * Advisory Board, Rhine Center
 * Advisory Board, World Institute for Scientific Exploration