About Dr. Garb
Dr. Garb attended the University of the Witwatersrand and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, where he received his medical education, and received the specialist Diploma in Psychological Medicine. He trained in the Professorial Units in the teaching hospitals of the University, where he obtained his first lectureship. He is also a Fellow of the College of Medicine in the Faculty of Psychiatry (SA), Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (England), and is Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Garb has held faculty appointments in the University of Witwatersrand, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, appointed Visiting Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington School of Medicine, Senior Research Fellow at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research before his current association with Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He has also earned a Masters degree at Rice University and is a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
He has published in all of the major psychiatric journals. His interests have ranged widely, including Anxiety Disorders, and in particular Mood-Swing disorders.
Dr. Garb specializes in Diagnostic Complexities and Psychopharmacological treatment, often engaging himself in psychotherapy, when referral is not in the patient’s best interest. He treats patients of all ages over 14-years-old.
He is a founding member of Memorial Psychiatry, a recognized center of excellence in Psychiatric practice in Houston.


Issues Treated
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Relapse
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Medical Detox
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD