Faculty Biographies


JAMES L. ROERIG, Pharm.D., BCPP
Associate Professor

 

James L. Roerig, Pharm.D., BCPP is Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and is based at the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute located in Fargo, North Dakota. Dr. Roerig is Board Certified in Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP) by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties. His area of focus is psychopharmacology, drug interactions and eating disorders. Dr. Roerig teaches the psychopharmacology course for the psychiatric residents, and participates in the neuroscience course and the evidence-based learning seminar and literature review seminar in the residency program. Dr. Roerig is pursuing the development of a research program in the area of the psychopharmacology of eating disorders and psychotropic associated weight gain as well as the pharmacological treatment of obesity. Prior to this, Dr. Roerig was the Director of Psychopharmacology Research in the Department of Behavioral Health at Regions Hospital and Coordinator of the department's Clozapine Clinic. He also was the course director for Introduction to Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience for the Hennepin-Regions Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Roerig received his Bachelors of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Minnesota.

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