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Name Title Division / Affiliation Research Interest / Specialty
Aarons, Gregory, PhD Prof ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC); Child and Adolescent Services Research Center; IN STEP Children's Mental Health Research Center Implementation/Services, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Acheson, Dean, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Psychiatry PTSD; Anxiety Disorders; Behavioral Interventions; Military/Veterans
Achim, Cristian, MD, PhD Adjunct Cannabis; HIV/AIDS; International; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology
Adler, Lisa, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Afari, Niloofar, PhD Prof in Res VASDHS Behavioral Interventions; Military/Veterans; Pain; PTSD
Aguinaldo, Laika, MSW, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders, Biomarkers, Cannabis, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Depression/Mood Disorders, Early Identification/Prevention, Mental Health Equity, Neuroimaging, Pediatric/Adolescents, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Akshoomoff, Natacha, PhD Professor Emerita, RTAD* Department of Pediatrics
Ancoli-Israel, Sonia Professor Emerita, RTAD*
Anderson, Leslie, PhD, FAED HS Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP Eating Disorders
Angkaw, Abigail, PhD HS Clin Prof PTSD; Substance Use/Addictions
Anthenelli, Robert, MD Prof; Director, Pacific Treatment and Research Center Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Alcohol Use Disorders, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Drug Discovery, Substance Use/Addictions 
Appelbaum, Lawrence, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Cognition; Depression/Mood Disorders; Learning & Memory; Military/Veterans; Movement Disorders; Neuroimaging; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Atkinson, J. Hampton, MD Professor Emeritus, RTAD*
Ausin, Tara, PhD Asst Adj Prof
Ayers, Catherine, PhD

Prof Clin X Anxiety Disorders; Behavioral Interventions; OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.); PTSD
Baird, Scarlett, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof Anxiety Disorders, Military/Veterans, PTSD
Bangen, Katherine, PhD

Assoc Adjunct Prof Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology; TBI
Barnes, Samuel, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Cognition; Developmental Insults; Psychoparmacology; Substance Use/Addictions
Beizai, Tina, MD HS Clin Prof
Bell, Tyler, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Cognition, Learning & Memory, Neuroimaging, Pain, TBI
Besterman, Aaron, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, RCHSD; Clinical Investigator, RCIGM Autism, Biomarkers, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Depression/Mood Disorders, Microbiome, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Bhakta, Savita, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Biomarkers; Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials; Cognition; Neuroimaging; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Psychopharmacology; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Bird, Anne, MD HS Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Bischoff-Grethe, Amanda, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Eating Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Neuroimaging
Bismark, Andrew, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof
Braff, David, MD Professor Emeritus, RTAD*
Britton, Karen, MD, PhD Professor Emerita
Bomyea, Jessica, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof
Bondi, Mark, PhD, ABPP-CN Prof in Res Director, VASDHS Neuropsychological Assessment Unit; Training Director, VASDHS Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency Program Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Cognition
Brody, Arthur, MD Prof in Res Military/Veterans, Neuroimaging, Psychopharmacology, Substance Use/Addictions
Brookman-Frazee, Lauren, PhD Prof, Co-Director, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in Clinical Psychology ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC); Child and Adolescent Services Research Center; IN STEP Children's Mental Health Research Center; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP Autism, Behavioral Interventions, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services
Brown, Gregory, PhD Professor Emeritus, RTAD*
Brown, Sandra A., PhD Distinguished Prof Department of Psychology Alcohol/Drug Use Disorders/Treatment; Pediatric/Adolescents; Stress/ PTSD; Cognitive Development; Developmental Insults; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); Early Identification/Prevention; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice
Brown, Sandra J., PhD Professor Emerita
Caballero, Noe, MD Asst Prof
Cadenhead, Kristin, MD Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Biomarkers, Bipolar Disorder, Cannabis, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Early Identification/Prevention, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Caliguri, Michael, PhD Professor Emeritus
Carrette, Lieselot, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Preclinical Addiction Research Consortium, Affiliated to the Pearson Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research Alcohol Use Disorders, Autism, Biomarkers, Cannabis, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Drug Discovery, Early Identification/Prevention, Epigenetics, Neuroimaging, Psychedelics, Substance Use/Addictions
Carley, Joseph, MD HS Asst Clin Prof
Casmar, Pollyanna, PhD HS Clin Prof; Chair, LGBTQ+ Clinical Care Committee BHIP Mental Health Counseling Psychologist, Veterans’ Health Administration, Oceanside Clinic Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, Mental Health Equity, Military/Veterans, PTSD
Castriotta, Natalie, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof
Chan, Nicholas, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Chalker, Samantha, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Research Health Scientist Specialist, VASDHS Behavioral Interventions, Bipolar Disorder, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Depression/Mood Disorders, Military/Veterans, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Chen, Timothy, PharmD HS Assoc Clin Prof
Cheng, Christine, PhD Assoc Prof in Res
Cherner, Mariana, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Cannabis; HIV/AIDS; International; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics
Chesher, Nicholas, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Ciobanu, Cosmina, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP
Clark, Ashley, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Women's Reproductive Mental Health Clinic Women’s/Gender
Clark, Robert, PhD Professor Emeritus
Claudat, Kimberly, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP
Colvonen, Peter, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP Military/Veterans; PTSD
Connor, Willard, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Courchesne-Krak, Natasia, PhD, MPH Asst Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Substance Use/Addictions, Women’s/Gender
Courtney, Kelly, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof
Crable, Erika, PhD, MPH Asst Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health Equity, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation, Substance Use/Addictions
Daskalakis, Zafiris (Jeff), MD, PhD Prof; Chair, DOP Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Biomarkers, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Depression/Mood Disorders, Neuromodulation, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
de Guglielmo, Giordano, PharmD, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Depression/Mood Disorders; Drug Discovery; Psychopharmacology; Substance Use/Addictions
Deitch, David, PhD Professor Emeritus
Delano-Wood, Lisa, PhD Adjunct Prof Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia; Military/Veterans; Neuroimaging; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology; TBI
Delis, Dean, PhD Professor Emeritus
Depp, Colin, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Aging/Dementia; Behavioral Interventions; Bipolar Disorder; Implementation/Services; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Dimsdale, Joel, MD Professor Emeritus
Dhillon, Rachel, MD HS Clin Asst Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Bipolar Disorder, Depression/Mood Disorders, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Doran, Neal, PhD Prof In Res Substance Use/Addictions
Downs, Nancy, MD, DFAPA RTAD* General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, Implementation/Services, Mental Health Equity, Psychopharmacology
Duarte, Kristen, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP; Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Child & Teen Clinic, OPSLJ; College Mental Health Program, OPSLJ Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Interventions, Mental Health Equity, OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.)
Dulawa, Stephanie, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Anxiety Disorders; Depression/Mood Disorders; Eating Disorders; OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.); Psychopharmacology
Elman, Jeremy, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Cognition, Early Identification/Prevention, Neuroimaging, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics
Ettenhofer, Mark, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof
Eyler, Lisa, PhD Prof In Res Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Bipolar Disorder, Cognition, Microbiome, Military/Veterans, Neuroimaging, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, Sleep/Circadian
Feifel, David, MD Professor Emeritus
Fennema-Notestine, Christine, PhD

Adjunct Prof Department of Radiology, UCSD Aging/Dementia, Cannabis, HIV/AIDS, Neuroimaging
Fettes, Danielle, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof; Director, OFA Faculty Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, Mental Health Equity, Pediatric/Adolescents, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Fields, J. Adam, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof
Finn, Daphna, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP
Folsom, David, MD HS Clin Prof Implementation/Services
Frank, Guido, MD Prof in Res Eating Disorders Division, DOP; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP; Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, RCHSD; Medical Behavior Unit, RCHSD Biomarkers, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Eating Disorders, Neuroimaging, Neuromodulation, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology
Franz, Carol, PhD Professor Emeritus
Garland, Eric, PhD Prof Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion Behavioral Interventions, Cognition, Neuroimaging, Pain, Psychedelics, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation, Substance Use/Addictions, Mindfulness-Based Interventions
George, Olivier, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Alcohol Use Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Biomarkers; Depression/Mood Disorders; Drug Discovery; Microbiome; Pain; Psychedelics; Psychopharmacology; Substance Use/Addictions
Geyer, Mark, MD Professor Emeritus, RTAD*
Ghosn, Omar, MD HS Asst Clin Prof
Gibney, Joshua, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Giedd, Jay, MD Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP; Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Depression/Mood Disorders; Developmental Insults; Neuroimaging
Gleichman, Julia, MD HS Clin Asst Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Bipolar Disorder, Depression/Mood Disorders, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Gollan, Tamar, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Aging/Dementia; Cognition
Gooding, Amanda, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Cognition, Learning & Memory
Gould, Hilary, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Granholm, Eric, PhD Prof in Res; Vice Chair, Clinical Research, DOP Aging/Dementia; Behavioral Interventions; Cognition; Early Identification/Prevention; Implementation/Services; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Grant, Igor, MD Prof, A/S Alcohol Use Disorders; Cannabis; HIV/AIDS; International; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Greenwood, Tiffany, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Biomarkers; Bipolar Disorder; Cognition; Computational/Big Data/OMICS; Depression/Mood Disorders; Early Identification/Prevention; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Grelotti, David, MD HS Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Cannabis; HIV/AIDS
Groves, Philip, PhD Professor Emeritus
Giuca, Anne-Marie, MD HS Asst Clin Prof; Assoc Program Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression/Mood Disorders, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD
Halberstadt, Adam, PhD Adjunct Prof Cognition; Drug Discovery; Psychedelics; Psychopharmacology; Substance Use/Addictions; TBI
Harle, Katia, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Depression/Mood Disorders
Hauger, Richard, MD Prof In Res Aging/Dementia; Anxiety Disorders; Biomarkers; Depression/Mood Disorders; Military/Veterans; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology; PTSD
Heaton, Robert, PhD Professor Emeritus, RTAD*
Hendrie, Kyle, DO HS Asst Clin Prof
Heppner, Pia, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof VASDHS Military/Veterans, Health psychology, psycho-oncology, motivational enhancement
Herbert, Matthew, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Mental Health Equity
Heyneman, Ellen, MD HS Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Hollon, Nicholas, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Behavioral Interventions, Biomarkers, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Cannabis, Cognition, Depression/Mood Disorders, Developmental Insults, Drug Discovery, Early Identification/Prevention, Eating Disorders, Learning & Memory, Military/Veterans, Movement Disorders, Neuroimaging, Neuromodulation, OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.), Pain, Psychedelics, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Use/Addictions, TBI
Howlett, Jonathan, MD Asst Adjunct Prof Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials; Depression/Mood Disorders
Hsu, Alan, MD, FACLP, FAPA HS Assoc Clin Prof; Assoc Program Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship; Director, VA San Diego Interprofessional Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship Psychiatrist, VASDHS; Psychiatrist, Moores Cancer Center; General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Military/Veterans
Iakoucheva, Lilia, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Autism, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Developmental Insults, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Iglewicz, Alana, MD HS Clin Prof Anxiety Disorders
Infante, Maria, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof
Iudicello, Jennifer, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Cannabis; HIV/AIDS
Jacobus, Joanna, PhD Assoc Prof In Res Alcohol Use Disorders, Behavioral Interventions, Cannabis, Cognition, Neuroimaging, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychopharmacology, Substance Use/Addictions
Jak, Amy, PhD Prof In Res Aging/Dementia; Military/Veterans; TBI
Janowsky, David, MD Professor Emeritus
Jenkins, Willough, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Joshi, Yash, MD, PhD Asst Prof in Res Medical Director, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, VASDHS Aging/Dementia, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Cognition, Learning & Memory, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Judd, Patricia, PhD  Professor Emerita
Kallupi, Marsida, PharmD, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Depression/Mood Disorders; Drug Discovery; Psychopharmacology; Substance Use/Addictions
Patel, Karishma, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, RCHSD Alcohol Use Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Behavioral Interventions, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Stimulation/Interventional Psychiatry, Cannabis, Depression/Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychoneuroendicrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Use/Addictions
Kelsoe, John, MD Professor Emeritus
Khafaja, Mohamad, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP
Khalifian, Chandra, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof, Non-Salaried
Klaming, Ruth, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof VASDHS Alcohol Use Disorders, Military/Veterans, Neuroimaging, Neuromodulation
Knopp, Kayla, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof, Non-Salaried
Koh, Steve, MD, MPH, MBA HS Clin Prof; Chief, General Psychiatry Division; Director, Community Psychiatry Program General Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, Mental Health Equity, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Kohli, Kanchan, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP
Koloski, Miranda, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Research Scientist, VASDHS Cognition, Depression/Mood Disorders, Learning & Memory, Neuromodulation, Psychopharmacology, TBI
Koutsenok, Igor, MD *RTAD Implementation/Services; International; Substance Use/Addictions
Kripke, Daniel, MD Professor Emeritus
Kruckenberg, Katherine, MD Asst Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry, DOP Bipolar Disorder, Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Depression/Mood Disorders, Consult
Kuczenski, Ronald, PhD Professor Emeritus
Lang, Ariel, PhD Prof In Res Anxiety Disorders; Behavioral Interventions; Military/Veterans; PTSD
Lansing, Amy, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Cannabis, Cognition, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Mental Health Equity, Neuroimaging, Pediatric/Adolescents, PTSD, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementationma
Lasswell, Eve, PsyD HS Asst Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP PTSD, Substance Use/Addictions
Lauzon, Vanessa, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof
Le, Julie, DO HS Assoc Clin Professor General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Dept of Family Medicine Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, Military/Veterans, Psychopharmacology
Lee, Ellen, MD Assoc Prof In Res; Division Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry, DOP Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Bipolar Disorder, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, Sleep/Circadian
Ledbetter, Alex, DO HS Asst Clin Prof
Lehman, David, MD HS Clin Prof
Levine, Saul, MD Professor Emeritus
Li, Chuchu, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia, Cognition
Li, Xia, MD, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, Psychopharmacology, Substance Use/Addictions
Light, Gregory, PhD Prof/Prof In Res; Vice Chair, Psychiatry Education and Training, DOP Aging/Dementia; Behavioral Interventions; Biomarkers; Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials; Cognition; Community Based Research/Partnerships; Computational/Big Data/OMICS; Early Identification/Prevention; International; Learning & Memory; Military/Veterans; Neuroimaging; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); Psychopharmacology; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Lindamer, Laurie, PhD HS Clin Prof Implementation/Services; Military/Veterans; PTSD
Lobo, Judith, PhD Asst Adj Prof Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, HIV/AIDS, Neuroimaging, Substance Use/Addictions
Lohr, James, MD Professor Emeritus
Maginot, Tamara, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP
Maglione, Jeanne, MD, PhD HS Clin Prof
Malak, Lawrence, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof, DOP; Co-Director, Family Medicine and Psychiatry Training Program, DOP; Director, Community Psychiatry Training Program, DOP General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Community Psychiatry, DOP Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, Mental Health Equity, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Malaktaris, Anne, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Anxiety Disorders; Behavioral Interventions; Military/Veterans; Pain; PTSD
Mandell, Arnold, MD Professor Emeritus
Marcotte, Thomas, PhD Prof In Res CMCR; HNRP Cannabis, Cognition, HIV/AIDS, International, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Marienfeld, Carla, MD HS Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Substance Use/Addictions
Martinez, Stephanie, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Women's Reproductive Mental Health Program
Community Psychiatry Program
Community Based Research/Partnerships, Mental Health Equity, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation, Women’s/Gender
Martis, Brian, MD, MBA HS Clin Prof; Deputy Vice Chair, Veterans Affairs, DOP Chief of Psychiatry and Deputy Associate Chief of Staff, Mental Health Service, VASDHS Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Military Veterans, Neuromodulation, PTSD, OC Spectrum, Anxiety Disorders
Mausbach, Brent, PhD Prof In Res Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia; Behavioral Interventions; Implementation/Services; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Max, Jeffrey, MD Prof In Res Emeritus, RTAD*
Maxwell, Benjamin, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof; Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Mayford, Mark, PhD Professor Emeritus
McCarthy, Michael, MD, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof; Director, Psychiatry Residency Training, DOP Bipolar Disorder; Depression/Mood Disorders; Military/Veterans; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Psychopharmacology; Sleep/Circadian
McKenna, Benjamin, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof Staff Psychologist, VASDHS Alcohol Use Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Cognition, Depression/Mood Disorders, Neuroimaging, Sleep/Circadian, Substance Use/Addictions
Meier, Emily, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Merritt, Victoria, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Cognition, Military/Veterans, TBI
Meruelo, Alejandro, MD, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Alcohol Use Disorders, Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Depression/Mood Disorders, Early Identification/Prevention, Microbiome, Neuroimaging, Neuromodulation, Sleep/Circadian, Substance Use/Addictions
Meyer, Aaron, MD HS Asst Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Minassian, Arpi, PhD HS Clin Prof, Interim Chair, EDI Action Council, DOP Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Bipolar Disorder; Cannabis; HIV/AIDS; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; PTSD
Miron, Jean-Philippe, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Interventional Psychiatry Program, DOP Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Depression/Mood Disorders, Neuromodulation, Psychopharmacology
Mirza Khanian, Heline, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Molina, Juan, MD, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Behavioral Interventions; Biomarkers; Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials; Cognition; Computational/Big Data/OMICS; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Montoya, Jessica, PhD Asst Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Behavioral Interventions, Cognition, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, HIV/AIDS, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation, Substance Use/Addictions
Moore, David J., PhD Prof CMCR; HNRP Aging/Dementia, Alcohol Use Disorders, Behavioral Interventions, Biomarkers, Cannabis, Cognition, Depression/Mood Disorders, Implementation/Services, HIV/AIDS, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Substance Use/Addictions
Moore, Raeanne, PhD Prof In Res Aging/Dementia; Bipolar Disorder; Cognition; Early Identification/Prevention; HIV/AIDS; Learning & Memory; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Moore, Shavon, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP; Eating Disorders Division, DOP; Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Morgan, Erin, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Cannabis; HIV/AIDS
Morland, Leslie, PsyD Prof Clin X PTSD
Muhammad, Lama, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP International
Myers, Mark, PhD Prof In Res VASDHS Behavioral Interventions, Substance Use/Addictions
Nemiroff, Robert, MD Professor Emeritus
Nievergelt, Caroline, PhD Prof In Res Anxiety Disorders; Biomarkers; Bipolar Disorder; Computational/Big Data/OMICS; Depression/Mood Disorders; Epigenetics; Military/Veterans; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology; PTSD; Sleep/Circadian
Nguyen, Julia, MD Asst Prof General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, PTSD, Women’s/Gender
Norman, Marc, PhD HS Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Cognition, Learning & Memory, Movement Disorders, TBI, Neuropsychology
Norman, Sonya, PhD Prof Clin X Anxiety Disorders; Behavioral Interventions; Implementation/Services; Military/Veterans; PTSD; Substance Use/Addictions
Orff, Henry, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Military/Veterans
Omorodion, Aisha, MD HS Asst Clin Prof
Patel, Ekta MD HS Asst Clin Prof Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, RCHSD Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD
Palmer, Abraham, PhD Prof; Vice Chair, Basic Research Alcohol Use Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, Drug Discovery, Microbiome, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Substance Use/Addictions
Palmer, Barton, PhD Prof In Res Aging/Dementia; Military/Veterans; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Pan, Teresa, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof
Panizzon, Matthew, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia; Biomarkers; Cognition; Early Identification/Prevention; Military/Veterans; Neuroimaging; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology
Park, Jessie Seong, PsyD HS Asst Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Parry, Barbara, MD Professor Emerita, RTAD*
Patterson, Thomas, PhD Professor Emeritus, RTAD*
Pelham, William, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Pediatric/Adolescents, Substance Use/Addictions
Penn, Nolan, PhD Professor Emeritus
Perivoliotis, Dimitri, PhD HS Clin Prof Behavioral Interventions
Perry, William, PhD RTAD* Bipolar Disorder; Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials; Psychopharmacology; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Pittman, James, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Military/Veterans; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); PTSD
Powell, Susan B., PhD Adjunct Prof Developmental Insults; Drug Discovery; Psychedelics; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychopharmacology; Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Ramanathan, Dhakshin, MD, PhD Assoc Prof In Res Medical Director, rTMS service, VASDHS Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Cognition, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Depression/Mood Disorders, Military/Veterans, Neuromodulation, Psychedelics, PTSD
Ramanathan, Jyoti Mishra, PhD, MBA Assoc Prof In Res Behavioral Interventions, Biomarkers, Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Cognition, Depression/Mood Disorders, International, Neuroimaging, Neuromodulation, Pediatric/Adolescents, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Ribeiro Caldas Domingues, Isabel, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Ramirez, Ana, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP Eating Disorders
Rana, Brinda, PhD Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia; Microbiome; Neuroimaging; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Substance Use/Addictions
Risbrough, Victoria, PhD Prof/Prof In Res; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, DOP, Co-Director, FMTP; Psychiatry SD VA CESAMH Neuroscience Research Unit; Assoc Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program Alcohol Use Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Biomarkers, Cannabis, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Depression/Mood Disorders, Drug Discovery, Military/Veterans, Neuroimaging, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Psychopharmacology, PTSD, Sleep/Circadian, TBI
Rivera, Kuvo, MD Asst Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry Divison, DOP Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Behavioral Interventions, Bipolar Disorder, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Depression/Mood Disorders, Developmental Insults, Early Identification/Prevention, Implementation/Services, International, Mental Health Equity, OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.), Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation, Sleep/Circadian, Women’s/Gender
Rockwell, Roxanne, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP Eating Disorders
Ruberg, Joshua, PhD HS Clin Prof
Rutledge, Thomas, PhD Prof In Res Pain; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Sanchez Roige, Sandra, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders, Cannabis, Cognition, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Pain, Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics, Substance Use/Addictions
Schiehser, Dawn, PhD Adjunct Prof Research Health Scientist, VASDHS Behavioral Interventions, Biomarkers, Cognition, Movement Disorders, TBI
Schneeberger, Andres Ricardo, MD HS Clin Prof; Clinic Medical Director, Outpatient Psychiatry Services, La Jolla General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression/Mood Disorders, International, Mental Health Equity, OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.), Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Schrier, Rachel, PhD Professor Emerita, RTAD*
Schucter, Stephen, MD Professor Emeritus
Schuckit, Marc, MD Prof, A/S Alcohol Use Disorders; Early Identification/Prevention; Neuroimaging; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Substance Use/Addictions
Schwartz, Terry, MD HS Clin Prof; Division Chief, Specialty Adult Psychiatry, DOP Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Eating Disorders
Schweitzer, Jason, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Sebat, Jonathan, PhD Prof Autism; Computational/Big Data/OMICS; Pediatric/Adolescents; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)
Serdarevic, Mirsad, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof Faculty Pain Psychologist, Center for Pain Medicine Alcohol Use Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Behavioral Interventions, Depression/Mood Disorders, International, Mental Health Equity, Pain, Substance Use/Addictions
Sewell, Daniel, MD Professor Emeritus
Shapiro, Desiree, MD HS Clin Prof; Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inclusive Excellence Program Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP; RCHSD Community Based Research/Partnerships, Mental Health Equity, Pediatric/Adolescents,
Shih, Pei-an Betty, MPM, PhD Assoc Prof Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Eating Disorders, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Shilayansky, Carrie, MD, PhD Asst Clin Prof General Adult Psychiatry, DOP Anxiety Disorders, Cognition, Depression/Mood Disorders, Laerning & Memory
Shu, I-Wei MD, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Aging/Dementia, Cognition, Military/Veterans, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), TBI
Sidhu, Shawn, MD HS Clin Prof; Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP Behavioral Interventions, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Depression/Mood Disorders, Developmental Insults, Early Identification/Prevention, Eating Disorders, International, Mental Health Equity, OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.), Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, PTSD, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation, Substance Use/Addictions
Simmons, Alan, PhD Adjunct Prof Anxiety Disorders; Cognition; Eating Disorders; Military/Veterans; Neuroimaging; Pain; PTSD; TBI
Singh, Michelle, DO HS Asst Clin Prof
Sklar, Marisa, PhD, MS Asst Adjunct Prof IN STEP Children's Mental Health Research Center, DOP; Child and Adolescent Services Research Center (CASRC), DOP; ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC), DOP Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, International, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Singh, Fiza, MD Assoc Prof Clin X General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Cognition, Learning & Memory, Neuromodulation, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Smith, Christine, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Cognition, Learning & Memory, Military/Veterans, Neuroimaging
Soliman, Mounir, MD HS Clin Prof International
Solitani, Maryam, MD, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof
Sommerfeld, David, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia; Behavioral Interventions; Community Based Research/Partnerships; Mental Health Equity; Pediatric/Adolescents; Psychosis/Schizophrenia; Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Spadoni Townsend, Andrea, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Alcohol Use Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Neuroimaging; PTSD; Substance Use/Addictions
Squire, Larry, PhD Professor Emeritus
Stadnick, Nicole, PhD, MPH Assoc Prof In Res; Director of Dissemination and Evaluation, ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP Autism, Behavioral Interventions, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Early Identification/Prevention, Implementation/Services, HIV/AIDS, International, Mental Health Equity, Pediatric/Adolescents, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Stein, Murray, MD, MPH Prof, A/S General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Anxiety Disorders; Biomarkers; Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials; Neuroimaging; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); Psychopharmacology; PTSD; Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation; TBI
Steiner, Amanda, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof
Stout, Daniel, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Anxiety Disorders, Biomarkers, Computational/Big Data/OMICS, Military/Veterans, Neuroimaging, PTSD
Sundermann, Erin, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof
Sutherland, Paige, MD Asst Clin Prof
Sweet, Hannah, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP; Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Swerdlow, Neal, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus, RTAD* General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Biomarkers, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Cognition, Movement Disorders, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Psychopharmacology, Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Taffe, Michael, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Alcohol Use Disorders; Pediatric/Adolescents; Psychopharmacology; Substance Use/Addictions
Tapert, Susan, PhD Prof Alcohol Use Disorders; Cognition; Developmental Insults; Neuroimaging; Pediatric/Adolescents; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH); Substance Use/Addictions
Tarver, Leslie, MD HS Asst Clin Prof Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP
Tayer, Wendy, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP
Taylor, Charlie, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Interventions, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Depression/Mood Disorders, Neuroimaging, PTSD
Telese, Francesca, PhD Assoc Prof
Thackaberry, Jessica, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof; Clinic Medical Director, Outpatient Psychiatric Services, Hillcrest; Lead, TeleMental Health; Lead, Informatics for Department of Psychiatry General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Community Psychiatry Program Mental Health Equity, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Thomas, Kelsey, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia; Cognition; Early Identification/Prevention
Treichler, Emily, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Aging/Dementia, Behavioral Interventions, Bipolar Disorder, Cognition, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Implementation/Services, Mental Health Equity, Military/Veterans, Psychosis/Schizophrenia, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Troyer, Emily, MD HS Asst Clin Prof; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Track Director, Community Psychiatry Program General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Biomarkers, Community Based Research/Partnerships, Early Identification/Prevention, Mental Health Equity, Pediatric/Adolescents, Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology, Public Health/Services/Dissemination/Implementation
Trunko, Mary Ellen, MD HS Clin Prof Eating Disorders Division, DOP Eating Disorders
Tsuang, Ming, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus
Turner, Eric, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus
Twamley, Elizabeth, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Director, Clinical Research Unit, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VASDHS Aging/Dementia, Behavioral Interventions, Brain Stimulation/ Interventional Psychiatry, Cognition, Learning & Memory, Military/Veterans, Neuromodulation, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Psychosis/Schizophrenia, TBI
Varni, James, PhD Professor Emeritus
Wade, Natasha, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Cannabis, Cognition, Early Identification/Prevention, Learning & Memory, Pediatric/Adolescents, Substance Use/Addictions
Wall, Tamara, PhD Prof/Prof In Res Substance Use/Addictions
Wang, Clarice, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof
Ward, Kathryn, PhD Asst Clin Prof Medical Behavioral Unit, RCHSD Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Interventions, Depression/Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, OC Spectrum (OCD, hoarding, etc.), Pediatric/Adolescents
Weissman, Cory, MD HS Asst Clin Prof; Medical Director, Interventional Psychiatry Specialty Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP; Interventional Psychiatry Program Biomarkers, Clinical Pharmacology/Drug Trials, Depression/Mood Disorders, Neuromodulation, Psychedelics, Psychopharmacology
Welsh, David, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus
Wetherell, Julie, PhD Prof In Res Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia, Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Interventions
Wierenga, Christina, PhD Prof In Res Eating Disorders Division, DOP Aging/Dementia; Cognition; Eating Disorders; Neuroimaging
Williams, Katherine, PhD HS Clin Prof
Wooldridge, Jennalee, PhD Asst Adjunct Prof Behavioral Interventions, Military/Veterans, Technology & Mental Health (TechMH), Women’s/Gender
Wrape, Elizabeth, PhD HS Assoc Clin Prof
Wu, Michelle, MD HS Assoc Clin Prof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, DOP
Yeager, Samantha, PhD HS Asst Clin Prof Behavioral Interventions, HIV/AIDS, Substance Use/Addictions
Young, Jared, PhD Prof In Res Biomarkers; Bipolar Disorder; Cannabis; Cognition; Drug Discovery; HIV/AIDS; Psychopharmacology; Psychosis/Schizophrenia; PTSD; Sleep/Circadian
Zhou, Xian-jin, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Biomarkers; Bipolar Disorder; Depression/Mood Disorders; Drug Discovery; Epigenetics; Psychiatric Genetic/Genomics; Psychoneuroendocrinology/Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychopharmacology; Women's/Gender
Zisook, Sidney, MD Distinguished Prof; Interim Residency Training Director; Director, Healer Education Assessment and Referral (HEAR) program General Adult Psychiatry Division, DOP Depression/Mood Disorders, Psychedelics
Zlatar, Zvinka, PhD Assoc Adjunct Prof Geriatric Psychiatry Division, DOP Aging/Dementia; Behavioral Interventions; Biomarkers; Cognition; Early Identification/Prevention; Mental Health Equity; Neuroimaging; Technology & Mental Health (TechMH)

*RTAD = Returned to Active Duty