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Christopher Clark, M.D.

Dr. Christopher Clark has worked as a psychiatrist and general practitioner for more than 27 years. A graduate of Yale School of Medicine, he completed his residency in psychiatry there in 1981. Dr. Clark is the co-author of Contemporary Ayurveda (Churchill Livingstone, 1997). As the director of the prestigious ayurvedic health center, The Raj, Dr. Clark has been featured in numerous magazines and television shows, including ABC News and Yoga Journal. He is currently practicing as a psychiatrist at New Horizons of Treasure Coast in Vero Beach, Florida.

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Physician Resume
Christopher S. Clark

Current Professional Position

Psychiatrist, New Horizons of Treasure Coast, 2000–2008
Vero Beach, FL

Clinical Experience

General Psychiatry, Ottumwa Medical Center,
Ottumwa, IA (1982–1985)

Medical Director, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center,
Fairfield, IA (1985–1993)

Medical Director, Mandala Medical Group at The Raj,
Fairfield, IA (1993–2000)

Psychiatrist, New Horizons of Treasure Coast,
Vero Beach, FL (2000–2008)

Education

Vanderbilt University, 1968–1972
Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude

University of Madrid, 1970 Jan.–May

Vanderbilt University, Division of Unclassified Studies, 1973

M.D., Yale School of Medicine, 1973-1977

University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, OR
Internal Medicine Internship, 1977–1978

Yale School of Medicine
Residency in Psychiatry, 1979–1981

Postgraduate Training

Internship, University of Oregon, 1977–1978

General Practitioner, U.S. Public Health Service, Oct. 1978–1979
Brownsville Community Health Clinic, Brownsville, TX

Psychiatry Residency, Yale University School of Medicine 1979–1981

University of Washington Child Psychiatry Fellowship 1981–1982

Honors

Salutatorian, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Eta Sigma

Research

Viral Immunopathology of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever
Yale School of Public Health, 1977

Publications

Contemporary Ayurveda: Medicine and Research in Maharishi Ayurveda (Medical Guides to Complementary and Alternative Medicine), Churchill Livingstone, 1997, co-authored with Hari Sharma, M.D.

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