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Since 1934, Kern Medical has been training residents and
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Department of Psychiatry Faculty

MohammedMohammed Molla, MD, DFAPA

  • Interim Joint Chair, Department of Psychiatry at Kern Medical and Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
  • Associate Program Director, UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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

SaraSara Abdijadid, DO, MS

  • Lead Staff Psychiatrist, Resident Outpatient Clinic, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services
  • Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
    Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Associate Research Director

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

SaraMatthew Louie, MD

  • Associate Program Director, UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Medical Director and Staff Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Unit at Kern Medical
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program

Sarayu VasanSarayu 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

Angad KahlonAngad Kahlon, MD

  • Inpatient Psychiatry - Behavioral Health Unit

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Kern Medical Psychiatry Residency Program
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

DavidDavid Weinstein, MD, FAPA

  • Program Director, Kern Medical Addiction Fellowship Program
  • Core Faculty, Behavioral Health Unit

Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, General Psychiatry
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Addiction Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Garth OlangoGarth Jon Olango, MD, PhD

  • Medical Director, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
  • Program Director, UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Research Director and Wellness Champion, Department of Psychiatry
  • Wellness Director, Graduate Medical Education at Kern Medical
  • President, Medical Staff, Kern Medical
  • Staff Psychiatrist, Children’s Outpatient Clinics
  • 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: 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

Nandhini MadhanagopalNandhini Madhanagopal, MD

  • Associate Program Director, UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Wellness Champion, UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Wellness Champion, Graduate Medical Education at Kern Medical
  • Staff Psychiatrist, Children’s Outpatient Clinics
  • 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: 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

Ranjit​Ranjit Padhy, MD, DFAPA

  • Chief Psychiatrist, Community Psychiatry
  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavioral Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Md Towhid​Md Towhid Salam, MD, PhD

  • Associate Research Director, Department Psychiatry
  • Chief Psychiatrist, Juvenile Probation Psychiatric Services
  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavioral Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs

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

SaraChandan Samra, MD

  • Wellness Champion, UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Consultation and Liaison Service
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program

SaraItwinder Sivia, MD-KM

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Unit at Kern Medical
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs

Sara Goli Shenasan, MD-KM (Remote)

  • (Telehealth) Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Medical
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program

Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services

RossanoRossano Bangassan, MD, DFAPA

  • Outpatient Core Faculty, Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Adult and Geriatric

Medical School: Far Eastern University, Dr. N. Reyes Medical Foundation
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine, MCP-Hahnemann Hospital& Wake Forest University, Baptists Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Neha Patel, MDNeha Patel, MD

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

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

Samantha MadziarskiSamantha Madziarski, MD, MBA

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Evaluation Center, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs

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

Abdolreza Saadabadi​Abdolreza Saadabadi, MD

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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

Sara Veena Doddakashi, MD

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Sara Ahsan Sohel, DO

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

SaraAwtar Rathore, DO

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs

Khoa MaiKhoa 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

SaraGurkaron Nijjar, MD

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs

Sara Violet Yeager, DO-KBHRS

  • Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
  • Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
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