Dr. David Wexler, MD

About Me

Possessing over 16 years of professional medical experience, Dr. David Wexler devotes his practice to assisting those with mental health issues to find the medications that will most effectively return them to a high level of functionality. In his capacity as a psychopharmacologist, Dr. David Wexler works closely with his patients’ therapists and medical specialists to streamline a treatment plan that will set them on the road to recovery. Dr. David Wexler looks carefully at existing medical problems and medications that may trigger psychiatric symptoms, establishes whether there will be any negative interactions between prescribed drugs, and then walks the patient through the psychotropic medication management process. Dr. David Wexler also confers with his patients’ medical specialists and therapists to maximize his treatments’ efficacy.

In private practice for a decade, Dr. David Wexler has since built a network of patients and colleagues. Dr. David Wexler has been sought out by a wide variety of patients and professionals, including the San Francisco 49ers, for which he served as the designated psychopharmacologist. Among the numerous honors Dr. David Wexler has received over the years are the Patient’s Choice Award in 2008 and 2009 and his inclusion on the 2010 list of Best Doctors Bay Area.

Dr. David Wexler has been an active participant in the give and take nature of the medical community, endeavoring to share his knowledge with his peers. A former Adjunct Clinical Instructor for the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dr. David Wexler also stayed involved as the Chairman for the Continuing Medical Education Committee during his tenure at Kaiser Santa Clara.

Dr. David Wexler possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with emphasis on Foreign Languages as an informal minor from Harvard University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Dr. David Wexler also completed a number of postgraduate linguistic courses at UCSD. In 1994, Dr. David Wexler completed his psychiatry residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. David Wexler works out of Portola Valley, California. When he is not working, Dr. David Wexler spends his time playing piano and oboe, traveling, and learning about different cultures.

Education

Harvard University: 1980-1984
- BA in Biology

UC San Diego: 1984-1990
- MD in Medicine

Work

David Brian Wexler, MD, Inc.: 2000-Present
- I would characterize myself as a psycho-pharmacologist -- a psychiatrist with expertise in/emphasis on the biological contributors to mental health-related issues.
- This includes psycho-pharmacologic management of mood/anxiety/psychotic/cognitive/eating/substance use disorders, psychiatric issues resulting from complex medication (drug-drug) interactions, and/or psychiatric side-effects of non-psychotropic medications.
- I commonly treat more complex and treatment-resistant cases and enjoy the challenge of finessing a positive outcome.

Accomplishments

Best Doctors 2010 Bay Area, Patients' Choice Award: 2008, 2009

Skills

Adult Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology