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Donald Malone, M.D.

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Appointed: 1991
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Psychiatry and Psychology
Phone:216-444-5817
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code P57
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Center for Neurological Restoration
Phone:216-444-5817
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code P57
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Donald A. Malone, Jr., MD, is currently a Staff Psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic. He also performs duties as Section Head of Adult Primary Psychiatric Services and Director of the Psychiatric Neuromodulation Center.
 
Dr. Malone graduated with his MD degree from Northeastern Ohio University?s College of Medicine in 1985. There he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Following his medical school training, he did one year of internship in internal medicine followed by a psychiatric residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was Chief Resident of the acute psychiatry service at Massachusetts General during his final year. Since 1989, he has been at Cleveland Clinic. 

Dr. Malone has been very active in research, education and various local and national committees. He has held positions in the Ohio Psychiatric Association, American Psychiatric Association, the Association for Convulsive Therapy, and American College of Psychiatrists. He is Past-President and on the Board of Directors of the Association for Convulsive Therapy.
 
His research has been primarily in the areas of anxiety disorders, anabolic steroid use and abuse, ECT and, most recently, deep-brain stimulation. He has authored a number of publications in these areas and presented both nationally and internationally. His current research focuses primarily on the use of deep-brain stimulation in psychiatric disorders.

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Professional Highlights
  • Board of Directors, Association for Convulsive Therapy
  • Board Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  • Laughlin Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
  • Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH
 
Internship:NEOUCOM/Western Reserve Care System, Internal Medicine, Youngstown, OH
Residency:Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatry, Boston, MA
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Additional Training
  • Graduate of Cleveland Clinic Executive Program in Practice Management, 1995
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Certifications

Psychiatry

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Specialty Interests
Adult psychoparmacology, anxiety and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, mood disorders, OCD, Panic Disorder, Psychopharmacology, sports psychiatry, VNS and DBS.
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Innovations & Patents
Involved with pioneering developments in the use of deep-brain stimulation for highly refractory patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depression
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Awards & Honors
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1980 
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, 1985  
  • Laughlin Fellowship, American College of Psychiatrists, 1988  
  • Fellow, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, 1993  
  • President's Award, Ohio Psychiatric Association, 1994  
  • Member, American College of Psychiatrists, 1996  
  • President’s Award, Ohio Psychiatric Association, 1996  
  • Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, 1998  
  • “Top 3 Psychiatrists in Northeast Ohio,” Northern Ohio Live magazine, 2001
  • Guide to Top Doctors, 2001-Present  
  • Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 2002  
  • Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists, 2002  
  • Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, 2003  
  • "Top Doc," Cleveland magazine, 2004-Present
  • Best Doctors in America, 2005-Present  
  • President, Association for Convulsive Therapy, 2006-2008
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Professional Memberships
  • Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
  • Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • Association for Convulsive Therapy
  • North American Neuromodulation Society
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 7/30/2008, Dr. Malone has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting.  Dr. Malone receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals
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