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Dr. Pfeiffer has been certified by the State of California as a Qualified Medical Evaluator eligible to conduct evaluations of applicants for the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Medical Unit.



Address: 3010 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Telephone: 619.295.2189
Fax: 619.295.2362
Email: Stephen@PfeifferPhD.com


Licensed Psychologist PSY 23956

Workplace trauma boosts PTSD risk for military and civilian employees alike

As a patriotic city with a strong military presence, San Diego proudly defends the honor and heroism of local service members and retired veterans – not to mention its own civic heroes who step up daily to fight crime, fire, illness and violence.

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Escalating hospital violence threatens safety, heightens stress levels for medical employees

Most members of the California workforce are aware that, when it comes to professions like firefighting or law enforcement, employees are required to accept significant violence and danger risk as a routine part of the job. However, a recent upsurge in state-wide hospital violence has brought the definition of “routine risk” as it pertains to the healthcare field under scrutiny.

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Immorality: An Epidemic Among 21st Century Leaders and Politicians?

It’s impossible to ignore the plumes of smoke generated by all the politicians who are “crashing and burning” in Washington of late, each flame-out ignited by varying degrees of individual immoral behavior. The latest in a long line to fall was conservative Senator John Ensign (R-NV). No doubt, AAPers more than most psychologists, have given at least some consideration to what is causing these paragons of moral virtue to end up being hoisted by their own petards.

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