About Me 

David Campell, MD

Trauma Specialist

415.785.4202

During my 35 years as a board-certified emergency physician in a busy regional trauma center, I grew curious about why some people recover fully after a physical trauma while others develop lasting psychological effects. That question led me into a series of in-depth post-graduate trainings on how childhood and adult trauma shape the body and mind, and on the most effective methods of treatment.

Since leaving emergency medicine in 2015, I have devoted my practice to supporting people living with the long-term psychological and emotional impact of trauma.

I have had the privilege of in-person learning directly from leaders in the field of trauma therapy including:

• Richard Schwartz (founder of Internal Family Systems, author of No Bad Parts),
• Bessel Van der Kolk (researcher, speaker, and author of Body Keeps the Score),
• Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing, author of Waking the Tiger),
• Janina Fisher (Trauma expert, speaker and author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors)
• Pat Ogden (founder of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and author of Trauma and the Body)

I have also assisted in training programs for the Internal Family System Institute, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, teaching trauma treatment skills to other psychotherapists.                                 

CREDENTIALS

PSYCHOLOGY BIO

• Certified Internal Family System therapist. Levels 3 graduate & Training Assistant
• Somatic Experiencing Certified Practitioner (SEP) & Training Assistant
  
• Sensori-Motor Psychotherapy graduate & Training Assistant

             Level 1: Neurobiology of Trauma

Level 2: Developmental & Attachment Trauma 

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2
• Complex Trauma & Dissociation training, Janina Fisher
• EMDR International Association, Level 1 graduate
• Bioenergetics training graduate, Institute of Core Energetics
• Clinical Biofeedback seminar, Sonoma State University
• Neurofeedback certification, Zengar Institute, British Columbia
• Academy of Guided Imagery graduate, Mill Valley Ca
• Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy - Advanced level graduate (Healing Realms, Berkeley, Ca.)

ACADEMIC BIO

• Tulane University School of Medicine
• Physician & Surgeon California License (#A30248)
• Residency in Emergency Medicine, USC School of Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, USC School of Medicine
• Board Certification in Emergency Medicine (1982-2022)
• Assistant Professor Div of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University (3 years)
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Practice, University of California, San Francisco (10 years)