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Randall Espinoza, MD, Psychiatry, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Psychiatry • Los Angeles, CA

Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Clinical Pharmacology

Muriel Harris Chair of Geriatric Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine

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  • Office

    UCLA Medical Center
    300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 2235
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Phone+1 310-206-1544
    Fax+1 310-206-1544
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Summary

  • Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH is currently Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and holds the Muriel Harris Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry. From 2007 to 2009 he served as Chief of Staff of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA. From 2009 to 2022, he served as the Training Director of the UCLA Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program. Since 2000 he has been Medical Director of the UCLA RNPH Electroconvulsive Therapy and Interventional Psychiatry Program. He also serves on the Medical IRB-3 of the UCLA School of Medicine. He received his BS degree in Bioengineering from Columbia University in New York, MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and Executive MPH from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health. He completed psychiatry residency training at UT Southwestern / Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC, and at the Olive View-UCLA Hospitals. He completed a geriatric psychiatry fellowship at the UCLA NPI and has expertise in ECT, VNS, TMS, DBS and other interventional methods. He is a Master Educator with certification from the Association for Academic Psychiatry and completed the UCLA Medical Faculty Fellowship program. In 2002 he received the Outstanding House Staff Teaching Award from the UCLA Department of Psychiatry, and in 2003 he received a Geriatric Academic Career Development Award (K01) from the Human Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is actively involved in professional and scientific societies, and also serves on the editorial boards of or as reviewer for top medical and psychiatric journals. He has an active clinical and forensic practice as well as ongoing research portfolio in neuromodulation, treatment-resistant depression and medical and inter-professional training and education.

Education & Training

  • International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation
    International Society for ECT and NeurostimulationCertificate, 2013
  • UCLA
    UCLACertification, Deep Brain Stimulation, 2011
  • International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation
    International Society for ECT and NeurostimulationCertification, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, 2009
  • Cyberonics, INC
    Cyberonics, INCCertificate, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, 2005
  • Association for Convulsive Therapy
    Association for Convulsive TherapyCertificate, ECT, 2000
  • Association of Academic Psychiatry
    Association of Academic PsychiatryME, Master Educator, 2004 - 2007
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterFaculty Medical Education, 2003 - 2005
  • UCLA School of Public Health
    UCLA School of Public HealthMPH, Executive Health Services, 2000 - 2002
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1994 - 1996
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1994
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1992
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1991 - 1999
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1991 - 1997
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Membership American College of Psychiatry, 2020
  • Muriel Harris Chair of Geriatric Psychiatry UCLA, 2014
  • Best Doctors in LA Los Angeles Magazine, 2010-2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other

Committees

  • Scientific member, Ad Hoc Chair, Medical IRB-3 Psychiatry and Neurology 2006 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • American Psychiatric Association - APA
    Member
  • American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
    Member
  • Association for Academic Psychiatry
    Member
  • International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation
    Member
  • Organization for Human Brain Mapping
    Member

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • UCLAhttp://www.uclahealth.org/RandallEspinoza
  • Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-espinoza-0a486b142?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Brq6MTeftR4Oz2%2BBFo0N14g%3D%3D

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