John McQuaid

Dr. McQuaid completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of California, San Diego, his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon, and his internship and postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF.
Dr. McQuaid’s research has focused on designing and evaluating psychotherapies for psychological and behavioral problems, including dual diagnosis conditions (depression and substance dependence), psychosis, anxiety disorders, high risk sex behaviors, and phantom limb pain. Dr. McQuaid’s clinical and teaching focus is on cognitive-behavioral interventions for mood and anxiety disorders.
He has been a VA psychologist since 1995 and currently serves as Chief of Psychology at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. In addition, he is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS), UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.