
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 MarylandFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1991 - 1993
Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1991
Olive View/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1991 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President Central California Psychiatric Society, 1998
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Management of Psychosis in a Patient with Probable Dopa-Responsive Dystonia.Maggie Wang, Joseph I. Sison
Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2018-06-14
Press Mentions
New Psychiatric Hospital Opens in Sacramento with 117 Beds Amid Demand for Mental HealthJanuary 11th, 2022
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- Distinctive Fellow
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