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UHS Neurobehavioral Systems
CEO - Daniel T. Matthews, M.D.
Translating laboratory research into clinical applications, Dr. Daniel Matthews has pioneered the
successful treatment of childhood limbic rage syndrome by diagnosing and treating it as a seizure disorder rather
than a learned or behavioral disorder. Dr. Matthews is national medical director for the Comprehensive
Neurobehavioral Group at Universal Health Services (UHS).
Using the quantitive electroencephalograph (qEEG) for deep or limbic brain analysis, in addition to routine EEG
and appropriate anti-seizure medications, Dr. Matthews has stabilized and eliminated pathological aggression in 85 to 90
percent of the 5,000 children he has treated in the last 10 years. Since the early 1970's, his research in specialized
assessments and medical stabilization of pathological violence as well as learning the language dysfunctions has led to
his development of new therapeutic procedures which have become national standards of care for violent children.
Before joining UHS in 1995, Dr. Matthews was medical director for psychiatric treatment centers in Texas and North
Carolina, and maintained a private practice. Previously, he was clinical associate professor at Duke University School of
Medicine, and consulted with North Carolina state agencies that dealt with violent youth.
Dr. Matthews, who is board certified, received his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
He completed two years of residency in general psychiatry followed by two residency years in child psychiatry at the University
of Texas Medical Branch hospital.
His research on aggressive and violent children and adolescents has been presented nationally and internationally
at major psychiatry and behavioral conferences, and published in leading psychiatric journals. He is a member of the American
Neuropsychiatric Association and the Titus Harris Medical Society.
Larry Fisher, Ph.D.
Dr. Fisher, a licensed psychologist in Texas, is
Director of Neuropsychology at UHS Neurobehavioral Systems, a division of
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). He obtained his doctoral degree from New York
University in 1969 and is Board Certified in Neuropsychology. He is the author of numerous
scientific articles and book chapters in the field of neurobiological disorders. He is
currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas in Austin. For the past
eight years Dr. Fisher has specialized in the treatment of violent juveniles and has
lectured in the field of corrections, education, and mental health on that subject. He has
conducted research into the etiology and management of pathological rage behavior. He also
consults with psychiatric hospitals nationally to develop treatment programs specializing
in violent youth.
Larry Denton
Larry Denton is Director of Operations at
UHS Neurobehavioral Systems, a division of Universal Health Services, Inc.
(UHS). For the last eight years he has participated in the start-up, day-to-day operations
and staff training for Neuropsychiatry programs supervised by Dan Matthews, M.D. The focus
of these hospital and residential treatment programs has been the successful diagnosis and
treatment of severely aggressive or impulsive children and adolescents. Mr. Denton assists
with staff and parent training at our programs nationwide and provides regional training
sessions on neuropsychiatry.
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