James C Patterson II is the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport. Dr. Patterson received his undergraduate degree in biology from Lamar University followed by his combined MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he also completed his Internship and Residency in Psychiatry. He completed a Psychiatry/Functional Neuroimaging Fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He and his wife of many years have two children, two grandchildren, three cats, and two dogs. He has multiple hobbies including science apologetics, carpentry, landscaping, and computers.