Adminstration 2008-2009
Randy Mervis M.D Acting Chair of Mental Health Program	Neena Sachinvala, MD Assistant Director, Mental Health Program	Murray Brown, MD Director, Behavioral Science Education	Valery Chamberlin, MD Associate Director, Behavioral Science Education	Alex Kopelowicz, MD Chair, Olive View Deptartment of Mental Health

Jeannie Weber Program Coordinator

Whybrow, Peter, M.D. 

Professor & Executive Chairman/ Director

Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

UCLA School of Medicine

Mervis, James R., M.D.

Clinical Professor

Acting Chair Psychiatry Dept.

Geropsychiatry, S-VAGLAHS

Kopelowicz, Alex, M.D.

Associate Professor in Residency

Chair, Olive View Dept. of Psychiatry

Brown, Murray, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Chief, Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Education

UCLA-SFV Program 

Chamberlin, Valery, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

C&L Psychiatry
UCLA-SFV Program 

Auerbach, Daniel B., M.D.

Clinical Professor

UCLA-SFV Program

Arora, Gurdev, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Inpatient Psychiatry, OVMC

Bagley, Steven, M.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Inpatient Psychiatry, OVMC

Blakis, Mara, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Chemical Dependency, S-VAGLAHS

Callander, David, M.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Inpatient Psychiatry, OVMC

Choi, Young Mee, M.D.

Clinical Instructor

Chief Telepsychiatry, S-VAGLAHS

Cohen, Marc, M.D.

Clinical Instructor

Telepsychiatry, S-VAGLAHS

Dasher, Robert, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Inpatient Psychiatry, OVMC

Erhart, Stephen, M.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Emergency Room Psychiatry, OVMC

Fik, Ed, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Outpatient Psychiatrist, S-VAGLAHS

Fitten, L. Jaime, M.D.

Professor in Residence,

in Geriatric Psychiatry & Medicine, UCLA

Chief, Geropsychiatry, S-VAGLAHS

Ganzell, Steve, Ph.D.

Psychology, S-VAGLAHS

Hendrick, Victoria, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, OVMC

Kessler, Christopher, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Career Development Award  

Kharabi, Fereidoon, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Outpatient Psychiatrist, S-VAGLAHS

Koek, Ralph, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Outpatient Psychiatrist, S-VAGLAHS

Associate Chief, Mood D/O Clinic

Kopelowicz, Alex, M.D.

Associate Professor in Residence

Medical Director, SFMHC

Preis, James, J.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor

Forensic Psychiatry

Preston, Thomas, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Quintana, Javier, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Residence

Director, C&L Psychiatry, S-VAGLAHS

Randhawa, Amarjeet, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Director of Clinical Operations, OVMC

Sachinvala, Neena, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Assistant Chief, S-VAGLAHS

Chief, Outpatient Clinic, S-VAGLAHS

Schore, Alan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, UCLA

Siassi, Iradj, M.D.

Adjunct Professor

Chief, Day Hospital, S-VAGLAHS

Syed, Saba, M.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry, OVMC

Tripodis, Dino, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Attending, SFMHC

Yerevanian, Boghos, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Outpatient Psychiatrist, S-VAGLAHS

Chief, Mood D/O Clinic, S-VAGLAHS

In addition to the above faculty, the following provide supervision in the Training Program. All have academic appointments at the UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. On site rotational supervision is provided by staff of VAMC and OVMC, faculty at affiliated programs, and physicians in private practice.