Principal Investigator (Cafer, Jason Edward)

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NAME POSITION TITLE

JASON EDWARD CAFER, MD PRESIDENT, ICONIC HEALTH LLC

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
DEGREE
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
(if applicable)

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA BS 1999 BIOLOGY

(MINOR PSYCHOLOGY)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA MD 2003 MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 2007 GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

A. Positions and Honors.

Positions and Employment

President, IconoPsych Care LLC / Iconic Health LLC, June 2005 - present

Attending Psychiatrist, Fulton MO State Hospital, January 2008 – present

Outpatient Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Health Systems, Fulton MO, February 2009 - present

Principal Investigator, SBIR Grant for Online Rural TelePsychiatry

USDA-CSREES-SBIR-001173
Phase 1: July - December 2007
Phase 2: September 2008 – December 2009

Principal Investigator, SBIR Grant for Visualization of Medication Lists

National Institute of Mental Health R43MH081446-01
Phase 1: September 2009 - February 2010

General Psychiatry Resident, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003 - 2007

Honors and Awards

Chief General Psychiatry Resident, July 2005 - June 2006
Outstanding Junior Resident in General Psychiatry 2004-2005
Letter of Commendation, Psychiatry, 2003
Honors recipient, several Psychiatric clerkships, 2003
Outstanding Instructor, Undergraduate Medical Microbiology, 2002-2003
Letter of Commendation, Internal Medicine, 2002
Letter of Commendation, Family Medicine, 2002
Summa Cum Laude, cumulative GPA 4.061, University of Missouri 1999
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 1998
Outstanding Educator Award, Department of Residential Life, 1998 and 1999
Service Award as Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician, Vandalia, MO 1996
Valedictorian Van-Far R1 High School, Vandalia, MO 1994
National Merit Scholar, 1994
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Other Experience and Professional Memberships

Member, American Psychiatric Association
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Central Missouri Psychiatric Society
Member, American Medical Informatics Association
Professional Supporter, National Alliance on Mental Illness

B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

Research assistant for:

Johnson, S.L., Schroeder, M.L., Sánchez, J. A. D. and Kirk, M.D. (1999) Axonal regeneration in the
central nervous system of Aplysia californica determined by anterograde transport of biocytin. J. Comp.
Neurol. 406 (4): 476-486.

Sole inventor of 5 pending patents:

1. System For Integrated Teleconference and Improved Electronic Medical Record with Iconic Dashboard,
2006

2. Iconic Graphical Method for Displaying Complex Information (Medication IconoGraphs), 2007

3. Iconic Event Timeline with Latitude Snapping and Method for Producing the Same, 2007

4. First-On Method for Increasing Compliance with HealthCare Self-Reporting, 2007

5. Method of Organizing, Rating, and Presenting Information in an Electronic Database for use in Guided
Decision-Making, 2009

Select Presentations

“Adult ADHD” University of Missouri-Columbia Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, 2006

“The Problem with Electronic Medical Records” University of Missouri-Columbia Dept. of Psychiatry Grand
Rounds, 2007

C. Research Support
Current and Pending Research Support

CURRENT

Project Title: Integrating Telepsychiatry with Electronic Medical Record Technology for
Improved Rural Mental Health Care
Project Number: USDA-CSREES-SBIR-001173 (Phase 2)
Sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture
Role: Principal Investigator
Percent Effort: 30%
Project Duration: 9/1/2008 – 12/31/2009
Overlap: None
The major goals of this SBIR project are to improve, test and commercialize an online communication platform
for provision of psychiatric care to rural areas.
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Project Title: Visualization of Medication Regimens to Improve Mental Health Care

Project Number: R43MH081446-01
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Role: Principal Investigator
Percent Effort: 20%
Project Duration: 9/1/2009 – 2/31/2010

Clinical Psychiatric Practice

1/1/2009 – ongoing
50% Effort

PENDING

Project Title: Transformational Approach to Managing Major Depressive Disorder Among College
Students from Rural Communities
Project Number: USDA-CREES SBIR 002363 (Phase 1)
Sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture
Role: Principal Investigator
Percent Effort: 25%
Project Duration: 5/1/2010 – 12/31/2010