Michael Lardon
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Dr. Michael Lardon is a University of California, San Diego Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry who specializes in general psychiatry, psychopharmacology and performance enhancement.
He is author of Finding Your Zone-Ten Core Lessons For Achieving Peak Performance. He provides services to PGA Tour and Olympic athletes. He holds a psychology degree from Stanford University, a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and internal medicine training from St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, California (A UCLA affiliated program). His research in Athletic Peak Performance won UCSD’s prestigious Judd award. He is published in both academic and lay press. He has been interviewed frequently by both print and television media: USA Today, Active Cities, Golf Magazine, Gold World, Sports Illustrated, Court TV and CNN. His own interest in sports began when he became a United Stated Junior Table Tennis champion. During his psychiatry residency training he caddied for his brother, Brad Lardon, in the PGA Q School finals, an infamous experience well-chronicled by sports writer John Feinstein in his book, A Good Walk Spoiled.
