Meet the Faculty
Mandeep Bagga, MD, Psychiatry Residency Program Director
Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Neurosciences
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: East Carolina University (ECU) Brody School of Medicine
Fellowship: Duke University, ECT and Other Brain Stimulation Therapies
Board Certified: Psychiatry
Sukhjit Brar, MD, Core Faculty
Medical School: Christian Medical College, Ldh, India
Residency: Meharry Medical College, Nashville Tennessee
Fellowship: UCLA-Kern Medical Center
Board Certified: Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent 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, Mental Health Hospital
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
Daniel Khalil, MD, Core Faculty
Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: Kaweah Health
Board Eligible, 2025 Graduate
Cory Jaques, MD, Core Faculty
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, Doctorate of Philosophy in Clinical Forensic Psychology
Medical School: Bowman Gray, Wake Forest University
Residency: Washington University
Board Certified: Neurology
Aubreé Pereyra, MD, Faculty
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 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
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University
Residency: Kaweah Health
Board Certified: Psychiatry
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
Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Neurosciences
Associate Medical Director, Mental Health Hospital
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Residency & Fellowship: UCLA-Kern
Board Certified: Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
Rubby Saini, MD, Core Faculty
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: East Carolina University (ECU) Brody School of Medicine
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
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