A. John Rush, MD is Professor Emeritus of the National University of Singapore, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry Duke School of Medicine North Carolina and at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center—Permian Basin, Texas. His research has focused on the development and testing of innovative treatments for mood disorders, including medications, medication combinations, somatic treatments, psychotherapy, and disease management protocols. As the author of over 800 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books, his work has received international recognition with awards from many professional organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, the American College of Psychiatrists, the American Psychopathological Association, the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders, and the Society for Biological Psychiatry. In 2014, Thomson Reuters recognized Dr. Rush as one of the “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.” He is also CEO of Curbstone Consultant LLC, which provides research consultation to commercial and academic organizations and career development mentoring to individual academicians.