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Meet the Faculty


Mandeep Bagga, MD

Psychiatry Residency Program Director

Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Medical School: Ross University 

Residency: East Carolina University (ECU) 

Fellowship: Duke University, ECT and Other Brain Stimulation Therapies

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Matthew Bryan, DO 

Faculty

Medical School: Midwestern University 

Residency: UCLA-Kern Medical Center 

Fellowship: UCLA-Kern Medical Center

Board Certified: Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Rahi Daneshvar, MD

Core Faculty & Associate Medical Director

Medical School: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Residency: Henry Ford Hospital

Advanced ECT Training: Henry Ford

Board Certified: Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine & Brain Injury

Reza Emami, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: American University of Antigua 

Residency: Kaweah Health, Psychiatry 

Fellowship: Kaweah Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Board Certified: Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Aryandokht Fotros, MD

Associate Program Director & Core Faculty

Medical School: Azad University

Residency: University of California San Diego

Fellowship: Stanford University, Neuropsychiatry & Post-Doctoral Research, Harvard University 

Board Certified: Psychiatry & Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology 

Saina Gill, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: St. George's University 

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Eligible, 2025 Graduate  

Kristine Hwang, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: University of East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center 

Residency: Kaweah Health, Psychiatry 

Fellowship: Kaweah Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Board Certified: Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Cory Jaques, MD

Faculty & Child Fellowship Training Director

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Board Certified: Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Samantha Kennedy, Ph.D.

Director of Psychotherapy

Core Faculty

Alliant International University, Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Forensic Psychology

Daniel Khalil, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: St. George's University 

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Eligible, 2025 Graduate 

Richard Pantera, MD

Director of Neurology and Core Faculty

Medical School: Bowman Gray, Wake Forest University

Residency: Washington University

Board Certified: Neurology

Aubreé Pereyra, MD

Faculty & Child Fellowship Associate Program Director

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: Kaweah Health

Fellowship: University of Southern California

Board Certified: Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Gerardo Perez, DO

Associate Program Director & Core Faculty

Medical School: Pacific Northwest University

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Michelle Phillips, C-TAGME

Program Coordinator

Co-Chair GME Wellness Committee

Gagandeep Randhawa, MD

Associate Program Director & Core Faculty

Medical School: Government Medical College Amritsar

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Shashvat Patel, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: American University of Antigua

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Abdolreza Saadabadi, MD

Associate Program Director & Core Faculty

Chair, Department of Psychiatry 

Medical School: Tehran University

Residency & Fellowship: UCLA-Kern

Board Certified: Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine

Rubby Saini, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: Ross University 

Residency: East Carolina University (ECU) 

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Arul Sangani, MD

Associate Program Director & Core Faculty

Medical School: American University of Antigua

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Michael Serna, MD

Faculty

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Juan Sosa, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: Kaweah Health

Board Certified: Psychiatry

Adjunct Faculty 

  • Setare Eslami, MD

  • Christine Le, DO

  • Vahig Manugian, DO

  • Jeri Watson, DO