Some of the important services Dr. Goldenberg provides specific to pilots include:

• Individualized and non-shaming evaluations based on 14 CFR Part 67: Medical Standard and Certification
  • Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluations
  • HIMS Substance Use Disorder Evaluations
  • SSRI Evaluations
  • ADHD/Stimulant Medication Evaluations
• Referrals to HIMS Neuropsychological Evaluations
• Coordination with other evaluators and stakeholders
  • ​AMEs, HIMS Neuropsychologists, HIMS psychologists and other aviation experts
• Adherence to the FAA criteria for Substance Abuse and Dependence (distinct from DSM-IV and DSM 5):
  • The FAA defines Substance Abuse (in the past two years) as [§ 67.107 (.207, .307) Mental]​​​:
    • (1) Use of a substance in a situation in which that use was physically hazardous, if there has been at any other time an instance of the use of a substance also in a situation in which that use was physically hazardous;
    • (2) A verified positive drug test result, an alcohol test result of 0.04 or greater alcohol concentration, or a refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test required by the U.S. Department of Transportation;
    • (3) Misuse of a substance that the Federal Air Surgeon, based on case history and appropriate, qualified medical judgment relating to the substance involved, finds: (i) Makes the person unable to safely perform the duties or exercise the privileges of the airman certificate applied for or held; or (ii) May reasonably be expected, for the maximum duration of the airman medical certificate applied for or held, to make the person unable to perform those duties or exercise those privileges. ​
• The FAA defines Substance Dependence as [§ 67.107 (.207, .307) Mental]​​​:
  • Except where there is established clinical evidence, satisfactory to the Federal Air Surgeon, of recovery, including sustained total abstinence from the substance(s) for not less than the preceding 2 years.
  • As used in this section:
    • (i) “Substance” includes: Alcohol; other sedatives and hypnotics; anxiolytics; opioids; CNS stimulants such as cocaine, amphetamines, and similarly acting sympathomimetics; hallucinogens; phencyclidine or similarly acting arylcyclohexamines; cannabis; inhalants; and other psychoactive drugs and chemicals;
    • (ii) “Substance dependence” means a condition in which a person is dependent on a substance, other than tobacco or ordinary xanthine-containing (e.g., caffeine) beverages, as evidenced by any of the following:
      • (A) Increased tolerance; OR
      • (B) Manifestation of withdrawal symptoms; OR
      • (C) Impaired control of use; OR
      • (D) Continued use despite damage to physical health or impairment of social, personal, or occupational functioning.
• Experience filling out forms such as 8500-8
• Guidance with completion of DUI disclosures.
• Individualized and case by case dispositions
• Referrals to experienced aviation attorneys
• Completion of disability paperwork
• Support for the pilot's family
• Support group recommendations (NA/AA, Birds of a Feather etc.) ​
• How To Prepare for your first visit:
  • Be Rested
  • Proper nutrition
  • Get Exercise
  • Continued engagement in treatment and supports
  • Websites to practice cognitive tasks (Lumosity, Elevate, Happy Neuron etc.)