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Joseph Sison, MD, Psychiatry, Sacramento, CA

Joseph I. Sison MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry


Medical Director Psychiatry - Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

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  • PO Box 19735Sacramento, CA 95819

  • Phone+1 916-734-2011

  • Fax+1 916-251-0442

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Summary

  • Dr. Joseph Sison is a psychiatrist based in Sacramento, CA, with a subspeciality in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He completed his education at Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral Health, and a child psychiatry fellowship at the U of Maryland. He served as Medical Director at Sacramento County Mental Health Children’s S for 11 years & was the chief medical executive at Heritage Oaks Hospital for 16 years. He subsequently opened a new psychiatric hospital, Sac Behavioral Hospital where he was the chief medical exec for 3 years. He has since then retired from inpatient psychiatry & retired from UC Davis after being an active faculty for over 30 years and now provides CL Psychiatry leadership at Sutter Health & is the inaugural program director for Sutter Health Psychiatry Residency Program - Sacramento Division. Dr. Sison has expertise in autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.

Education & Training

  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1991 - 1993
  • Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral Health
    Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1991
  • Olive View/UCLA Medical Center
    Olive View/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - 2027
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • President Central California Psychiatric Society, 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • New Psychiatric Hospital Opens in Sacramento with 117 Beds Amid Demand for Mental Health
    New Psychiatric Hospital Opens in Sacramento with 117 Beds Amid Demand for Mental HealthJanuary 11th, 2022

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