Julie Holland, M.D.
(212) 358-5808 jholland@inch.com
Dr.
Julie Holland is a board certified psychiatrist in New York City. As an
undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Holland majored in the
"Biological Basis of Behavior," a series of courses combining the
study of psychology and neural sciences, with a concentration in
psychopharmacology, or drugs and the brain. In 1992, Dr. Holland received
her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine, where she performed
research on auditory hallucinations, extensively interviewing nearly one
hundred psychotic patients. In 1996, she completed a psychiatric
residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where she was the creator of a
research project treating schizophrenics with a new medication, obtaining an
IND from the Food and Drug Administration. In 1994, she received the
Outstanding Resident Award from the National Institute of Mental Health.
From
1996 to 2005, Dr. Holland ran the psychiatric emergency room of Bellevue Hospital
on Saturday and Sunday nights. A liaison to the hospital's medical emergency
room and toxicology department, she is considered an expert on street drugs and
intoxication states, and lectures widely on this topic. She published a
paper in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, describing a resurgence of the drug
phenomenon smoking marijuana soaked in embalming fluid, which may be a carrier
for PCP.
During
her college years, Dr. Holland grew interested in a new drug being used as a
psychotherapeutic catalyst, and authored an extensive research paper on MDMA
(ecstasy), resulting in multiple television appearances, forensic
consultations, and a book, Ecstasy: The Complete Guide.
She
has been quoted as an authority on MDMA in countless magazine, newspaper and
website articles (Harper's, Slate, SF Chronicle, LA Times, Wall Street Journal)
and has published in the journal Lancet about the putative neurotoxic effects
of MDMA. She has also written two articles for the quarterly journal of
the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a consortium of
international hallucinogen researchers. The first detailed a survey of
ecstasy and other drugs used at New York City raves, and the second reviewed an
international conference on psychedelic research held in the Netherlands.
Dr. Holland has appeared on numerous television shows, including:
NBC Today Show discussing Brittney Spears and Heath Ledger
ABC Good Morning America discussing antidepressants
Peter Jennings hour-long documentary on Ecstasy
CNN Live with Paula Zahn
Hour-long special on Happiness with Sanjay Gupta
MTV Hour-long documentary on Ecstasy
VH1 Hour-long documentary on Ecstasy
"The Drug Years" Four part documentary
Sundance Channel "The Drug Years"
Fox News News hour on PCP/embalming fluid
MSNBC Dan Abrams discussing Brittney Spears
Discovery Health Hour-long documentary on Ecstasy
Court TV Commentary on murder trial involving Ecstasy
Fox Commentary on date rape case involving GHB
Lifetime Talk show guest on Jane (Ecstasy)
Rickie Lake Talk show guest (PCP/Embalming Fluid)
Dr. Holland
has had a private psychiatry practice in Manhattan since 1996.
C.V.
Residency
Mount Sinai Medical
Center, July 1992 to June 1996
Chief Resident, Schizophrenia
Research Ward, January 1994 to Feb 1995
Education
Temple University School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree, 1992
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA.
Bachelor of Arts, 1987
Major: Biological Basis of
Behavior. Concentration:
Psychopharmacology
Hospital
Affiliations
Bellevue Hospital, New
York, NY
Attending
Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, 1996 to 2005
Assistant Clinical
Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, 1996 to present
Research Experience
Fall 1993 to
Summer 1996 Principal Investigator of protocol involving the
glutamate neurotransmitter system in schizophrenia using d-cycloserine.
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Summer 1989 to
Summer 1992 Clinical Psychiatric Research involving auditory
hallucinations. Under the direction of Kevin Riley, PhD, Department of
Psychiatry, Temple University Medical Center
Summer 1987 to
Summer 1988 Clinical Neurological Research involving regional
cerebral blood flow measurement with Xenon 133. Under the direction of
Brett Skolnick, PhD, Department of Neurology, Graduate Hospital
Spring 1986 to
Summer 1987 Independent Study assisting protocol preparations for
clinical psychopharmacological research. Under the direction of Edward
Schweizer, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
Summer
1985 Neuropsychological Research involving Alzheimer's Disease.
Under the direction of Myrna Schwartz, PhD, Department of Psychology,
University of Pennsylvania
Awards
National Institute of Mental
Health, Outstanding Resident Award, 1994
Memberships/
Affiliations
Multidisciplinary
Association for Psychedelic Studies
Mental Health
Professionals Harm Reduction Group
Lindesmith Drug Policy
Seminar Series
Special Consultant,
Heffter Research Institute
Manuscripts
Holland, Julie MD Editor, Ecstasy: The Complete Guide.
A Comprehensive Look at the Risks and Benefits of MDMA. Park Street Press, 2001.
Holland, Julie;
"Positron Emission Tomography Findings in Heavy Users of MDMA"
Lancet, 1999, Vol 353(9152) p772.
Holland JA, Nelson LW,
Ravikumar PR, Elwood WN; Embalming Fluid-Soaked Marijuana: New Drug
or New Guise for PCP? Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1998, Vol 30(2) pp.
215-219.
Holland JA,
Riley KC; Characterizing Auditory Hallucinations: An Aid in the
Differential Diagnosis of Malingering
Journal of the American
Association of Emergency Psychiatry, 1998, Vol 4, No. 1, pp. 3-5.
Holland, JA;
Hallucinogenic Drugs in Experimental Psychiatric Research. Bulletin of
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, 1997, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp.
31-36.
Holland, JA;
Psychedelic Researchers: The Next Generation. Bulletin of
Multidisciplinary association for Psychedelic Studies, 1993, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp.
40-42.