Matthew Goldenberg D.O. is double Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry and is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO). He is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders and is an addiction specialist for adults in his private practice in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Goldenberg is a trusted aviation and HIMS trained psychiatrist and has extensive clinical and academic experience evaluating and treating healthcare providers.
Dr. Goldenberg provides addiction psychiatry consultations to some of the nation’s top residential and outpatient treatment programs in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Goldenberg is experienced in the evaluation and treatment of professionals working in safety sensitive positions, including physicians and other healthcare providers and is an FAA HIMS trained psychiatrist who provides evaluations for pilots and air traffic controllers who require mental health and/or substance related evaluations for the FAA.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Goldenberg is an active author, researcher and invited speaker at local and national conferences. He also volunteers his time as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Goldenberg is the current Chair of California Public Protection and Physician Health (CPPPH).
Dr. Goldenberg completed an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship through UCLA, in Los Angeles, California, and Psychiatry Residency at Banner University Medical Center of the University of Arizona, in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Goldenberg completed medical school at Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is a native of Los Angeles.
Matthew Goldenberg D.O. is double Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry and is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO). He is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders and is an addiction specialist for adults in his private practice in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Goldenberg is a trusted aviation and HIMS trained psychiatrist and has extensive clinical and academic experience evaluating and treating healthcare providers.
Dr. Goldenberg provides addiction psychiatry consultations to some of the nation’s top residential and outpatient treatment programs in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Goldenberg is experienced in the evaluation and treatment of professionals working in safety sensitive positions, including physicians and other healthcare providers and is an FAA HIMS trained psychiatrist who provides evaluations for pilots and air traffic controllers who require mental health and/or substance related evaluations for the FAA.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Goldenberg is an active author, researcher and invited speaker at local and national conferences. He also volunteers his time as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Goldenberg is the current Chair of California Public Protection and Physician Health (CPPPH).
Dr. Goldenberg completed an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship through UCLA, in Los Angeles, California, and Psychiatry Residency at Banner University Medical Center of the University of Arizona, in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Goldenberg completed medical school at Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is a native of Los Angeles.
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It is with pleasure I have an opportunity to share my high regard of Matt Goldenberg,DO. As a Psychotherapist, specializing in the field of Drug/Alcohol Addiction"
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Dr. Goldenberg is my go-to psychiatrist for clients in my private practice. I have shared dozens of cases with Dr. Goldenberg and he is the most professional"
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