Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
B.S., 2007, Physiological Science
Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL
M.S., 2012, Biomedical Sciences with Certificate in Healthcare Administration
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
M.D., 2016
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
General Psychiatry Residency, 2016-2020
Chief Resident, 2019-2020
USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, and Behavioral Science
Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, 2020-2021
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
Board Certification in Psychiatry, Certificate #76913, issued in 9/2020
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Board Certification in Forensic Psychiatry, Certificate #2557, issued in 11/2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
California Medical License: A150261, issued 7/2017, exp 12/2022
Medical Board of California
DEA License with X-Waiver for Suboxone
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
HONORS AND AWARDS
Top 15% at Chicago Medical School, 2016
Psychiatry Clerkship Award, 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
UCLA Division of Hematology-Oncology
Staff Research Associate II
2007-2012
Head and Neck Cancer Research
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Residency Selection Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA, 2016-2020
Curriculum Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA, 2019-2020
Chief Resident, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA, 2019-2020
TEACHING ROLES
Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine, 2020-2021
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES
American Psychiatric Association, 2015-present
Southern California Psychiatric Society, 2016-present
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2019-present
PUBLICATIONS
1. Ather, F., Habibi, H., Fejzo, MS., Letrent,, S., Finn, RS., Kabbinavar, F., Head, C., Wong, SG. Dacomitinib, an irreversible Pan-ErbB Inhibitor Significantly Abrogates Growth in Head and Neck Cancer Models that Exhibit Low Response to Cetuximab. PMID: 23405260. PLoS One. Epub 2013 Feb 6.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health. Presented at Los Angeles County Superior Court Mental Health Hearing Referees Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 2/11/2021.
2. Personality Disorders in Primary Care. Presented at Harbor-UCLA Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, 1/21/2020.
3. Investigation of Four PI3K/AKT/mTOR Small Molecule Inhibitors Demonstrates Heterogeneous Response in a Panel of 30 Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines. UCLA Department of Medicine Research Symposium 2010.
4. Investigation of Signaling Pathways and Molecular Characteristics of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines Demonstrates Response to HER/EGFR Directed Therapy Acts Primarily Through the MAPK Pathway and G0/G1 Cell Cycle Arrest. UCLA Department of Medicine Research Symposium 2009.
5. Effects of Pomegranate Extract Urolithin-A on Cancer Cell Growth. UCLA Medical Student Research Conference 2007.