Wayne A. Bardwell, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Adjunct Professor
UCSD Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
200 W. Arbor CTF-B-103 MC-0804
San Diego, CA 92103-0804
Phone (UCSD): (619) 543-6685
Cellular: (858) 254-5760
Fax: (619) 543-7519
wabardwell@ucsd.edu

Biography
Dr. Wayne A. Bardwell is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology emphasis, from the California School of Professional Psychology. He also has a Masters degree in Business Administration, Management Science emphasis, from San Diego State University. He completed his pre-doctoral internship in Primary Care and Behavioral Medicine at the VA Medical Center in Miami, FL, and a post-doctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine research at the UCSD Department of Psychiatry. He is licensed in the state of California as a Clinical Psychologist.

Research Focus
Dr. Bardwell’s research focuses on understanding links between physiological and psychosocial functioning in chronic medical illness (breast cancer, obstructive sleep apnea). This includes identifying patient characteristics that explain physical and psychological sequelae, which have otherwise been attributed to the medical illness itself. Dr. Bardwell is PI on a study of longitudinal functioning in breast cancer, and co-investigator responsible for psychosocial assessment in the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) breast cancer study, and in studies of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, and weight loss in breast cancer. His research also includes examining race/ethnicity/social class disparities in physical/mental functioning.

Clinical Focus
Dr. Bardwell’s clinical experience has included conducting individual and group psychotherapy for adult inpatients and outpatients with chronic and life-threatening medical illnesses (including spinal cord injury, chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, cancer). In addition, he has experience treating adult patients with mood and anxiety disorders and issues related to sexual orientation. Settings have included inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation, long-term care, ambulatory and primary care, residential substance abuse, psychiatric crisis facilities, and community mental health.

Selected Publications

• Bardwell WA, Moore P, Ancoli-Israel S, Dimsdale JE. Fatigue in obstructive sleep apnea is driven by depressive symptoms and not apnea severity. American Journal of Psychiatry 2003;160(2):350-5.
• Bardwell WA, Major JM, Rock CL, Newman V, Thomson C, Chilton JA, Dimsdale JE, Pierce JP for the Women's Healthy Eating & Living (Whel) Study Group. Health-related quality of life in women previously treated for early-stage breast cancer. Psycho-oncology 2004;13(9):595-604.
• Bardwell WA, Ancoli-Israel S, Dimsdale JE. Does obstructive sleep apnea confound sleep architecture findings in subjects with depressive symptoms. Biological Psychiatry 2000;48(10):1001-9.
• Bardwell WA, Ancoli-Israel S, Dimsdale JE. Neuropsychological effects of one-week continuous positive airway pressure treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Psychosomatic Medicine 2001; 63(4):579-84.
• Bardwell WA, Nicassio PM, Weisman MH, Gevirtz RN, Bazzo D. Rheumatoid arthritis severity scale: a brief, physician-completed scale not confounded by patient self-report of psychological functioning. Rheumatology 2002;41(1):38-45.