Since 1934, Kern Medical has been training residents and
health care professionals in our community.
Academics
Faculty
Ammar Ahmad, MD
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Richmond University Medical Center
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Veena Doddakashi, MD
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Nandhini Madhanagopal, MD
- Child Outpatient Core Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
- Associate Program Director, Kern Medical Psychiatry and Adolescent Fellowship Program
Medical School: Madras Medical College
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Psychiatry Residency
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology
Samantha Madziarski, MD, MBA
- Outpatient Faculty, Psychiatric Evaluation Center (PEC), Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: American University of Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Khoa Mai, MD
- Child Outpatient Core Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Mohammed Molla, MD, DFAPA
- Interim Joint Chair, Department of Psychiatry at Kern Medical and Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services; Associate Program Director, Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program; Outpatient Child Core Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine, MCP-Hahnemann Hospital
Fellowship: University of Southern California, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology
Gurkaron Nijjar, MD
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
Garth Olango, MD, PhD
- Program Director, Kern Medical Psychiatry Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program; Outpatient Medical Director, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services; Research Director, Child Core Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology
Neha Patel, MD
- Child Outpatient Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Louisiana State University, Our Lady of the Lake Psychiatry Residency
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology
Ranjit Padhy, MD, DFAPA
- Chief of Community Psychiatry
- Core Faculty, Behavioral Health Unit
Medical School: M.K.C.G. Medical College and Hospital
Residency: St. Frances Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Southern California, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
at Stanford University
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Abdolreza Saadabadi, MD
- Outpatient Faculty, Psychiatric Evaluation Center (PEC), Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services; Child Outpatient Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Science
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Addiction Medicine
Md Towhid Salam, MD, PhD
- Associate Research Director, Child Core Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services; Director of Forensic Behavioral Health at Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Medical School: Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology
Ahsan Sohel, DO
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Sarayu Vasan, MD, MPH
- Medical Student Clerkship Director
- Staff Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Unit at Kern Medical
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
- Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship: Kern Medical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology