Department of Psychiatry Faculty
Mohammed 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
Sara Abdijadid, DO, MS
- Lead Staff Psychiatrist, Resident Outpatient Clinic, Kern Behavior Health
Recovery Services
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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
Matthew 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 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 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
David 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 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 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 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 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
Chandan Samra, MD
- Wellness Champion, UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
- Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Consultation and Liaison Service
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
Itwinder Sivia, MD-KM
- Staff Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Unit at Kern Medical
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
Goli Shenasan, MD-KM (Remote)
- (Telehealth) Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Medical
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Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program
Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Rossano 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, 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 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, 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
Veena Doddakashi, MD
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Ahsan Sohel, DO
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Awtar Rathore, DO
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
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
Gurkaron Nijjar, MD
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship Programs
Violet Yeager, DO-KBHRS
- Staff Psychiatrist, Kern Behavior Health Recovery Services, Outpatient Clinics
- Faculty of UCLA-Kern Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program