Curriculum Vitae
Michael R. Lyles, M.D.
Partner, Lyles and Crawford Clinical Consulting
11111 Houze Road, Suite 320
Roswell, Georgia 30076
Office Phone: 770-993-0051
Fax: 770-993-0052
E-Mail: Lylesmd@Lylesandcrawford.com
Education and Professional Training
- 1973-1979: University of Michigan Accelerated Six-Year Premedical-Medical Program (M.D. Degree)
- 1979-1980: Categorical Internship (Psychiatry/Pediatrics), Duke University Medical Center
- 1980-1983: Psychiatric Residency, Duke University Medical Center
- 1981-1983: American Psychiatric Association/National Institute of Mental Health Minority Fellow
Academic Appointments
- 1983-1986: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of Outpatient Services, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Licensures
- 1979: North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners (24928)
- 1983: Kentucky State Board of Medical Licensure (22630)
- 1986: Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners (29032)
Board Certifications
- 1984: Adult Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (27105)
- 1993-2003: Addiction Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (253)
Teaching Experiences
- 1981-1983: Coordinator of Elective Medical Student Seminar “Transcultural Issues in Psychiatry,” Duke University Medical Center
- 1983-1986: Taught courses on Psychiatric Assessment, Psychopathology of Behavior, Mood Disorders, Social/Community Psychiatry, Family Practice Review, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- 1984-1986: Guest Lecturer in Pastoral Counseling, Lexington Theological Seminary
- 1985-1986: Faculty Member, Advanced Division, National Baptist Congress of Christian Education
- 1988-1997: National Speaker’s Bureau, Director of In-service Education, Rapha Psychiatric Centers
- 1987-1998: Psychopharmacology Colloquium, Psychological Studies Institute
- 1995-2012: Speaking and Consulting Boards: Eli Lilly and Co., Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals, Cephalon Pharmaceuticals, McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Forest Pharmaceuticals
- 2019-2021: Visiting Lecturer - Psychiatry, Liberty University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2019-Current: Townsend Fellow, Concordia University
Administrative Experiences
- 1981-1983: Medical Student Education Committee, American Psychiatric Association
- 1983-1986: Associate Director, Outpatient Services; Residency Training Committee; Admissions Committee; Executive Committee, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- 1987-1988: Board of Directors, Mental Health Association of Metropolitan Atlanta
- 1988-1997: Medical Director for Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient and Adult Inpatient Programs, Rapha Clinics Southeast, Atlanta, Ga. (Served on Executive, Credentials, Quality Improvement, Pharmacy/Therapeutics, and Medical Records Committees)
- 1988-1997: National Clinical Advisory Board, Rapha Psychiatric Centers USA
- 1988-1990: Choice Committee for Impaired Medical Students, Morehouse School of Medicine
- 1991-1995: Alternate Delegate, Medical Association of Georgia
- 1994-1997: Board of Directors, Atlanta Counseling Center
- 2015-2019: Clinical Consulting Board, Trauma Healing Institute, American Bible Society
- 1987-Current: Board of Directors, The Institute for Black Family Development
- 1999-2022: Board of Directors, American Association of Christian Counselors
Professional Interests
- Psychopharmacology of Mood/Anxiety Disorders
- Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
- Women and Depression
- Clergy as Deliverers of Mental Health Services
- Service Delivery to Underserved Populations
Specialized Clinical Experiences
- 1981-1982: Prison Psychiatry, Federal Correctional Institute, Butner, N.C.
- 1982-1983: Caledonia State Prison, Scotland Neck, N.C.
- 1982-1983: Community Mental Health Center, Raeford MHC, Raeford, N.C.
- 1984-1986: State Hospital, Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
- 1986-1988: Consultation/Liaison, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.
- 1986-1987: Rehabilitative Psychiatry, Peachtree Reentry Head Trauma Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Awards
- 1983: Named “Resident of the Year” by the North Carolina Neuropsychiatric Association
- 1986: Awarded “Kentucky Colonel” by Governor Martha Layne Collins for Initiating the “Bluegrass Depression and Manic Depressive Association”
Videos
- 1999: “Psychiatric Care and Medications” in Caring for People God’s Way Certificate Program in Biblical Counseling
- 2000: “Depression in Marriage” in Marriage Works Series
- 2001: “Women and Depression” in Extraordinary Women video series
- 2003: “Depression and Mood Disorders” in Caring for People God’s Way II Certificate Program in Biblical Counseling
- 2004: Three Videos in the Courageous Living Series: “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,” “Battling Bipolar Disorder,” “Psychiatric Medications and the Christian”
- 2005: “An Update on Psychopharmacology,” The Geneva Series (a distance learning program)
- 2007: “Women in Depression” (Small group series)
Publications
1. Lyles MR and Hillard JR. “Rootwork and the Refusal of Surgery”. Psychosomatics 23:663-665. June 1982.
2. Lyles MR, Cavenar JO and Taska RJ. “Spontaneous Abortion and Emotional Conflict” U.S. Navy Medicine 73:20-21. August 1982.
3. Lyles MR and Carter JH. “Myths and Strengths of the Black Family: A Historical/Sociological Contribution to Family Therapy”. Journal of the National Medical Association. 74:1119-1123. November 1982.
4. Lyles MR, Wilson WP and Larson DP. “Mental Health and Discipleship” Journal of Psychology and Christianity. 2:62-69. 1983.
5. Wilson MH and Lyles MR. “Interracial Pastoral Counseling with Black Males”. The Journal of Pastoral Care. 38:133-135. 1984.
6. Lyles MR, Taska RJ and Cavenar JO. “Lithium Toxicity and Deep Venous Thrombophlebitis”. The Journal of the National Medical Association. 76:633-634. 1984.
7. Lyles MR, Yancey A, Grace C. and Carter JH. “Racial Identity and Self-Esteem: Problems Peculiar to Bi-racial Children”. The Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 24:150-153. 1985.
8. Hays LR and Lyles MR. “Psychological Themes in Patients with AIDS”. The American Journal of Psychiatry. 143:551. 1986.
9. Hays LR, Dickson LR, Lyles MR et al. “Treating Psychiatric Problems in Medical Students”. American Journal of Psychiatry. 1987.
10. Lyles MR. “Drug Abuse: A Challenge to the Church” in the Black Family. LN June and M Parker editors. Zondervan Publishers. 1991.
11. Lyles MR. “Mental Health Perceptions of Black Pastors: Implications for Psychotherapy with Black Patients”. Journal of Psychology and Theology. Vol. 11 No. 4 pp. 368-377. 1992.
12. Lyles MR and Purvis L. “Building Powerful Families” in Men to Men. LN June and M Parker editors. Zondervan Publishers. 1996.
13. Lyles MR. “Psychiatric Aspects of Addiction”. Christian Counseling Today. Fall, 1996, pp. 12-16.
14. Lyles MR. “Fatherhood: The Ultimate Head Coaching Job” in Evangelism and Discipleship in African American Churches. LN June and M Parker editors. Zondervan Publishers. 1999.
15. Lyles MR. “The Patient’s Psychopharmacology Bill of Rights”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 7 No. 3 pp. 75-76. 1999.
16. Lyles MR. “All Antidepressants Are Not Created Equally”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 7 No. 4 pp. 60-61. 1999.
17. Lyles MR. “Hormones a’ Raging- PMDD”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 8 No. 1 p. 54. 2000.
18. Lyles MR. “The One Pound a Month Club”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 8 No. 2 pp. 74-76. 2000.
19. Lyles MR. “Putting the Rx in ADHD”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 8 No. 3 pp. 74-76. 2000.
20. Lyles MR. “From Genes to Jeans: Basics of Genome Science – Part One”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 8 No. 4 pp. 68-69. 2000.
21. Lyles MR. “Anxiety Disorders: When Medications are Needed”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 8 No. 4 pp. 26-29. 2000.
22. Lyles MR. “From Genes to Jeans: Basics of Genome Science – Part Two”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 9 No. 1 pp. 60-61. 2001.
23. Lyles MR. “Depression” and “Coping with Genetic Illness” in The Soul Care Bible. Thomas Nelson Publishers. 2001.
24. Lyles MR. “To Comply or Not to Comply … That is the Question”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 9 No. 2 pp. 68-69. 2001.
25. Lyles MR. “Will the Real Mood Stabilizer Please Stand Up?” Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 9 No. 3 pp. 60-61. 2001.
26. Lyles MR. “Women and Viagra”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 9 No. 4 pp. 42-44. 2001.
27. Lyles MR. “Depression With An Attitude”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 9 No. 4 pp. 66-67. 2001.
28. Lyles MR. “Biological Roots: Psychiatric Medicine, the Brain, and Drug Treatments”. Competent Christian Counseling. T. Clinton and G. Ohlschlager editors. Waterbrook Press. 2002.
29. Lyles MR. “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Disease of the Shadows”. Counseling in Our Communities. W. Richardson and S. Black editors. Zondervan Press. 2002.
30. Lyles MR. “Schizophrenia”. Counseling in Our Communities. W. Richardson and S. Black editors. Zondervan Press. 2002.
31. Lyles MR. “We’re having a baby!? – Pregnancy and Psychotropics”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 10 No. 1 pp. 56-57. 2002.
32. Lyles MR. “PTSD Rx”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 10 No. 2 pp. 64-65. 2002.
33. Lyles MR. “If You Don’t Snooze, You Lose”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 10 No. 3 pp. 60-61. 2002.
34. Lyles MR. “Psychiatric Aspects of Postpartum Mood Disorders”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 10 No. 4 pp. 18-20. 2002.
35. Lyles MR. “The Effects of Untreated Depression”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 10 No. 4 pp. 70-71. 2002.
36. Lyles MR. “New Medications”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 11 No. 1 p. 68. 2003.
37. Lyles MR. “Psychiatric Manifestations of Medical Illnesses”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 11 No. 2 p. 68. 2003.
38. Lyles MR. “Trauma and PTSD: A Clinical Overview”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 11 No. 2 pp. 48-53. 2003.
39. Lyles MR. “Cutting the Costs of Psychotropic Medications”. Christian Counseling Today. Vol. 11 No. 3 p. 68. 2003.
40. Lyles MR. “Bipolar Disorder”. CCT. Vol. 11 No. 4 p. 64. 2003.
41. Lyles MR. “Managing Bipolar Disorder”. CCT. Vol. 12 No. 1 p. 78. 2004.
42. Lyles MR. “Atypical Neuroleptics”. CCT. Vol. 12 No. 2 p. 72. 2004.
43. Lyles MR. “Bipolar Blues”. CCT. Vol. 12 No. 3 pp. 54-56. 2004.
44. Lyles MR. “First Do No Harm: The Psychopharmacology Rules of Efficacy and Safety”. CCT. Vol. 12 No. 3 p. 76. 2004.
45. Lyles MR. “Recognizing Adult ADHD”. CCT. Vol. 12 No. 4 pp. 68-69. 2004.
46. Lyles MR. “Psychiatric Implications of Traumatic Brain Injury”. CCT. Vol. 13 No. 1 pp. 70-71. 2005.
47. Lyles MR. “Are Psychiatric Drugs Safe”. CCT. Vol. 13 No. 2 pp. 66-67. 2005.
48. Lyles MR. “New Drugs in Familiar Places”. CCT. Vol. 13 No. 3 p. 61. 2005.
49. Lyles MR. “Hormones and Depression”. CCT. Vol. 13 No. 4 p. 57. 2005.
50. Lyles MR. “Men and Depression”. CCT. Vol. 14 No. 1 p. 68. 2006.
51. Lyles MR. “Complimentary and Alternative Medicine.” CCT. Vol. 14 No. 2 pp. 58-59. 2006.
52. Lyles MR. “Update on Depression Treatments”. Christian Counseling Connection. Issue 1 p. 7. 2006.
53. Lyles MR. “Supersized Patients: Managing Medical Risks in Psychiatric Patients”. CCT. Vol. 14 No. 3 pp. 60-61. 2006.
54. Lyles MR. “Neuroimaging of Psychiatric Disorders: A Different Perspective”. CCT. Vol. 14 No. 4 p. 74. 2006.
55. Lyles MR. “How to Find a Psychiatrist”. CCT. Vol. 15 No. 1 p. 59. 2007.
56. Lyles MR. “The Big Impostor: Bipolar Depression”. CCT. Vol. 15 No. 2 p. 68. 2007.
57. Lyles MR. “Treatment Resistant Depression: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)”. CCT. Vol. 15 No. 3 p. 60. 2007.
58. Lyles MR. “Treatment Resistant Depression – rTMS and VNS”. CCT. Vol. 15 No. 4 p. 63. 2007.
59. Lyles MR. “Clinical Decision Making with the “Untreatable” Patient”. CCT. Vol. 16 No. 1 p. 64. 2008.
60. Lyles MR. “Healthy Weight Management Strategies”. CCT. Vol. 16 No. 2 p. 64. 2008.
61. Lyles MR. “Dietary Issues and Mood Disorders”. CCT. Vol. 16 No. 3 p. 64. 2008.
62. Lyles MR. “Managing Patient Fears Regarding Taking Medication”. CCT. Vol. 16 No. 4 p. 64. 2008.
63. Lyles MR. “May I Drink With That? Alcohol and Psychotropic Medications”. CCT. Vol. 17 No. 2 p. 64. 2009.
64. Lyles MR. “Prescription Opiate Abuse”. CCT. Vol. 17 No. 3 p. 64. 2009.
65. Lyles MR. “My Whole Body Hurts: Understanding Fibromyalgia”. CCT. Vol. 17 No. 4 p. 64. 2009.
66. Lyles MR. “Taking Care of Yourself – Part I”. CCT. Vol. 18 No. 2 p. 64. 2010.
67. Lyles MR. “Taking Care of Yourself – Part II”. CCT. Vol. 18 No. 3 p. 64. 2010.
68. Lyles MR. “Could It Be Medical?”. CCT. Vol. 18 No. 4 p. 80. 2010.
69. Lyles MR. “Drug Interactions”. CCT. Vol. 19 No. 1 p. 64. 2012.
70. Lyles MR. “Your Psychiatric Travel Agent”. CCT. Vol. 19 No. 2 p. 64. 2012.
71. Lyles MR. “Keeping Up Digitally”. CCT. Vol. 19 No. 3 p. 64. 2012.
72. Lyles MR. “Trout Fishing and Scientific ‘Hermeneutics’”. CCT. Vol. 19 No. 4 p. 64. 2012.
73. Lyles MR. “See One, Do One, Teach One”. CCT. Vol. 20 No. 1 p. 64. 2013.
74. Lyles MR. “When Failure Should Not Be An Option”. CCT. Vol. 20 No. 2 p. 64. 2013.
75. Lyles MR. “Accurately Perceiving Psychosis”. CCT. Vol. 20 No. 3 p. 80. 2013.
76. Lyles MR. “Let’s Make a Deal on Healthcare”. CCT. Vol. 20 No. 4 p. 64. 2013.
77. Lyles MR. “Genetically Informed Decision Making”. CCT. Vol. 21 No. 1 p. 64. 2014.
78. Lyles MR. “The Church and Mental Illness”. CCT. Vol. 21 No. 2 p. 78. 2014.
79. Lyles MR. “Treatment Options in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder”. CCT. Vol. 21 No. 3 p. 64. 2014.
80. Lyles MR. “In Case of an Emergency”. CCT. Vol. 21 No. 4 p. 64. 2014.
81. Lyles MR. “Words of Recovery”. CCT. Vol. 22 No. 1 p. 64. 2016.
82. Lyles MR. “‘Pearls’ of Medical Wisdom”. CCT. Vol. 22 No. 2 p. 64. 2016.
83. Lyles MR. “Opiates: Death by Overdose”. CCT. Vol. 22 No. 3 p. 70. 2016.
84. Lyles MR. “A Vitamin Model for Treating Depression”. CCT. Vol. 22 No. 4 p. 66. 2016.
85. Lyles MR. “How to Understand Basic Bio-Physiological Issues in Mental and Relational Health”. The Struggle is Real. T. Clinton and J. Pingleton editors. West Bow Press. 2017.
86. Lyles MR. Multiple Devotional Content: “Straight Outta Nazareth”, “Asking the Right Questions”, “When Momma’s Not Enough”. Our Help- Devotions on Struggle, Victory, Legacy. J. Dinkins and D. Reeder editors. Discovery House/ Our Daily Bread. 2018.
87. Lyles MR. “Investment Advice for Trauma Survivors”. CCT. Vol. 23 No. 1 p. 62. 2019.
88. Lyles MR. “Facilitating Collaboration in Mental Healthcare”. CCT. Vol. 23 No. 2 p. 62. 2019.
89. Lyles MR. “When All Else Fails… Think!”. CCT. Vol. 23 No. 2 p. 62. 2019.
90. Lyles MR. “The Anatomy and Psychology of Pain”. CCT. Vol. 23 No. 4 p. 62. 2019.
91. Lyles MR. “Medication and Assisted Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder”. CCT. Vol. 24 No. 1 p. 64. 2020.
92. Lyles MR. “The Basics of Peaceful Sleep”. CCT. Vol. 24 No. 2 p. 64. 2020.
93. Lyles MR. “Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: 19 Practical Biblical Strategies”. CCT. Vol. 24 No. 3 p. 64. 2020.
94. Lyles MR. “Ketamine: An Answer or a Bridge”. CCT. Vol. 24 No. 4 p. 64. 2020.
95. Lyles MR. “A Famine in the Land”. A Light in Pandemic. Our Daily Bread Online Devotional Reading Series. Odb.org. 2021 Vol 26-28.
96. Lyles MR. “The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19”. CCT. Vol. 25 No. 1 p. 64. 2022.
97. Lyles MR. “Clinical Review: Pharmacotherapy of OCD and Related Disorders”. CCT. Vol. 25 No. 2 p. 64. 2022.
98. Lyles MR. “Schizophrenia Recovery Management”. CCT. Vol. 25 No. 3 p. 64. 2022.
99. Lyles MR. “Understanding Pharmacological Treatments of Anxiety”. CCT. Vol. 25 No. 4 p. 64. 2022.
100. Lyles MR. “Understanding New Medication Strategies for Psychiatric Disorders”. CCT. Vol. 26 No. 1 p. 64. 2023.
101. Lyles MR. “Successfully Managing Pharmaceutical Costs”. CCT. Vol. 26 No. 2 p. 64. 2023.
102. Lyles MR. “Navigating the Process of Obtaining Psychiatric Help”. CCT. Vol. 26 No. 3 p. 64. 2023.
103. Lyles MR. “Clinical Pearls of Wisdom and Practice: Part One”. CCT. Vol. 26 No. 4 p. 64. 2023.
104. Lyles MR. “Bloom Where You Are Planted”, “Quitting is Not an Option”, and “Grab Aholt and Holler”. Brotherhood: 40 Success Stories and Faith Principles for Black Men in Community. D. Reeder, J. Dinkins, and M. Parker. Editors. Our Daily Bread Publishing. 2023.
105. Lyles MR. “Clinical Pearls of Wisdom and Practice: Part Two”. CCT. Vol. 27 No. 1 p. 62. 2024.
106. Lyles MR. “The Power of Medical Gratitude”. CCT. Vol. 27 No. 2 p. 62. 2024.
107. Lyles MR. “Early Career Development: Advice from 40 Years of Practice”. CCT. Vol. 27 No. 3 p. 62. 2024.
108. Lyles MR. “Praying Better for the Sick: A Physician’s Recommendations”. CCT. Vol. 27 No. 4 p. 62. 2024.
109. Lyles MR. “What’s Your Inspiration?”. The Whole Man: 40 Spiritual Reflections from Black Men on the Head, Heart, Hands, and Soul. R. Berry, M. Blade, and J. Gay Jr. Editors. Our Daily Bread Publishing. 2024.
110. Lyles MR. “Lessons on Managing Suffering”. CCT. Vol. 28 No. 1 p. 62. 2025.
111. Lyles MR. “Taking Control of Your Health” in Man to Man. In Press. 2025.
Major Presentations and Consultant Positions
- American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
- Georgia State Medical Association
- Mississippi State Psychiatric Association
- National Medical Association
- Grand Rounds – Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- Grand Rounds – Department of Family Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine
- Grand Rounds – Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical School (James H. Carter Lecture)
- Grand Rounds – Crawford Long Hospital, Emory University Department of Internal Medicine
- Post 9/11 Trauma Response and Grief Training, New York City
- Georgia Psychological Association
- American Association of Christian Counselors
- National Baptist Educational Congress
- Georgia Academy of Family Medicine
- Student National Medical Association
- Commencement Address, Light University
- International Congress on Transcultural Psychiatry
- Pine Rest Hospital, Michigan State University College of Medicine
- Here’s Life Inner City National Staff Conference
- American Association of Pastoral Counselors
- Liberty University Department of Psychology
- Richmont Graduate School
- The Christian Association for Psychological Studies
- National Conference on Biblical Counseling
- The Global Summit National Conference
- The Struggle is Real Regional Summits
- The Global Center for Trauma Healing – Accra, Ghana
- Psychiatric Consultant (past), The Atlanta Hawks
- Psychiatric Consultant (past), The Billy Graham Association
- Psychiatric Consultant (past), In Touch Television Staff