Michael Hollifield, MD
Research Scientist
Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest
Albuquerque, NM

Phone: 505-765-2322
Fax: 505-244-3408
Email: mhollifield@bhrcs.org


Michael Hollifield joined BHRCS in March of 2008. He received his M.D. with thesis honors from the University of Washington in Seattle, completing a dual residency training program in Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in 1994. He served on the UNM faculty for 10 years, and was medical director of biobehavioral oncology and the anxiety disorders program at the University of Louisville before joining BHRCS.

Dr. Hollifield’s primary research interests involve anxiety disorders, the effects of severe trauma and adverse life events on health outcomes, how biological and behavioral factors play a role in the negative effects from trauma and adverse life events, and how clinical interventions can help to alter these biobehavioral factors. His National Institutes of Health funding includes research about the measurement and health effects of severe trauma, and a study comparing acupuncture to cognitive behavioral therapy and a wait-list control group for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Other research includes the effects of meditation on autonomic nervous system functioning, and the effects of trauma, PTSD, and depression on immunological, inflammatory, and nervous system functioning. His clinical interests parallel his research by working with people with trauma and anxiety disorders and those who have both medical and psychiatric illnesses.

Dr. Hollifield is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, and his professional affiliations include being a Board Member for the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, and a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Board of Family Physicians, and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.