Faculty

Program Leadership

Alex Kopelowicz, MD

Professor-in-Residence
Chief of Psychiatry

Iljie Fitzgerald, MD MS

Associate Clinical Professor
Program Director

Valery Chamberlin, MD

Clinical Professor
Associate Program Director

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Robert Dasher, MD

Clinical Professor
Senior Physician

Victoria Hendrick, MD

Clinical Professor
Director of Inpatient Psychiatry

Davin Agustines, DO

Associate Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Jeffrey Cardenas, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Emergency Psychiatry

Marc Cohen, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Emergency Psychiatry

Iljie Fitzgerald, MD MS

Associate Clinical Professor
Emergency Psychiatry

Naser Ahmadi, MD MS PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Psychiatry

J. Brandon Birath, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Chief of Psychology and Neuropsychology

Yurivia Cervantes-Manzo, PhD

Clinical Instructor
Neuropsychology

Danielle Chang, MD

Clinical Instructor
Crisis Stabilization Unit

Kele Kirschenbaum, PsyD

Clinical Instructor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Alex Kopelowicz, MD

Professor-in-Residence
Chief of Psychiatry

J. Randy Mervis, MD

Clinical Professor
Director of Geriatric Psychiatry

Gabriella Obrocea, MD PhD

Associate Clinical Professor
Crisis Stabilization Unit

Saba Syed, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry

Benjamin Woo, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Michael Yoo, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Emergency Psychiatry

Omer Liran, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Susie Morris, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Psychiatry

Janine Roach, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Psychiatry

Tinh Luong, MD PhD

Clinical Instructor
Crisis Stabilization Unit

Brent Matsunaga, MD

Clinical Instructor
Emergency Psychiatry

Olive View Urgent Care Center

Angel Cienfuegos, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Community Psychiatry

Steven Allen, MD

Clinical Instructor
Outpatient Community and Addiction Psychiatry

Jim Ghaznavi, MD

Clinical Instructor
Outpatient Community and Addiction Psychiatry

Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital

Mark DeAntonio, MD

Clinical Professor
Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Michael Boucher, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Alaina Burns, MD MPH

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Michael Enenbach, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Laurie Casaus, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Jonathan Heldt, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Jason Jalil, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

Aaron Kaufman, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Inpatient Psychiatry

San Fernando Mental Health Center

Murray Brown, MD

Clinical Professor
Outpatient Psychiatry

Nicholas Athanasiou, MD MBA

Assistant Clinical Professor
Outpatient and Addiction Psychiatry

Christopher Benitez, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Outpatient Psychiatry

Igor Guryev, MD

Clinical Instructor
Outpatient Psychiatry

Valery Chamberlin, MD

Clinical Professor
Outpatient Psychiatry

Elena Ortiz-Portillo, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Director of Outpatient Psychiatry

Lilit Yegiazaryan, MD

Clinical Instructor
Outpatient Psychiatry

San Fernando Child and Family Center & Child and Family Guidance Center

Roxy Szeftel, MD

Clinical Professor
Director of Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Alpa Patel, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

West Valley Mental Health Center

Tae Soon Kim, MD

Clinical Instructor
Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry

Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement

Shayan Rab, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Street Psychiatry