Andrew J. Cutler is the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Meridien Research, where he conducts clinical trials for Phase I-IV studies. In addition, Dr. Cutler serves on the Board of the Neuroscience Education Institute. Dr. Cutler also speaks to professional and community audiences about the evaluation and treatment of mental illnesses such as ADHD, Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression), Major Depression, Anxiety Disorders, and Schizophrenia and frequently consults with pharmaceutical companies on research & development and commercialization & marketing of medications. He has been Board Certified in both Psychiatry and Internal Medicine and has been conducting clinical research since 1993 at the University of Virginia, the University of Chicago, and since 1996, in Central Florida. Dr. Cutler received the “Distinguished Clinical Professional Award” from the Central Florida chapter of the National Mental Health Association in 1999. He was also selected as a Top Doctor by Orlando magazine in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Dr. Cutler graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and received his MD degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1989. He completed an Internship and Residencies in both Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center and served as Chief Resident in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine.