Dr. Rowe is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in private practice. He retired from the County of San Diego after 20 years serving as their Supervising Psychiatrist for Children and Adolescents. He also retired from UCSD Department of Psychiatry as the Acting Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Rowe is a clinician, teacher, and consultant. He treats children and youth with all types of mental health difficulties, attends I.E.P. meetings, teaches residents and medical students, and gives lectures to professional and parent groups about a variety of topics. He is well versed in medication therapies, individual psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, behavior modification, group therapy, and school consultation. For many years he assisted the County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services in the development of new mental health and substance abuse treatment programs, supervised the County’s Child Psychiatrists, and provided clinical consultation to the Juvenile Court. He was intimately involved in incorporating cultural sensitivity, recognition of diversity, and integration of understanding of children from a variety of cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Dr. Rowe was the Co-Chair for the Early Childhood Mental Health Conference called “We Can’t Wait” for 15 years. He is also a member of the planning committees for 2 other San Diego conferences- the Critical Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CICAMH) and the Birth of Brilliance (a conference for diverse and underrepresented children, youth and their families).