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Scott Fears, MD, Psychiatry, Los Angeles, CA

Scott C. Fears MD PhD


Professor, Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine

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  • 1762 Westwood Blvdsuite 310Los Angeles, CA 90024

  • Phone+1 213-399-4163

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Summary

  • Scott Fears, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Los Angeles, CA, with a specific experience in treating schizophrenia. He completed his residency in Psychiatry from 2002-2007 at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center, after graduating from the University of Chicago’s Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Fears is also a published researcher with works featured in prominent publications such as JMIR Mental Health, JAMA, Human Brain Mapping, and Molecular Psychiatry. These publications primarily focus on areas including digitally supported care for depression and anxiety, pharmacogenomic testing for major depressive disorder, brain structure in high-risk patients for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, large-scale neuroimaging for bipolar disorder and genome-wide mapping of brain phenotypes for bipolar disorder.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2007
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • VA Mental Health Division Greater Los Angeles Partners with OutcomeMD to Deliver Better Care Through Outcome Tracking
    VA Mental Health Division Greater Los Angeles Partners with OutcomeMD to Deliver Better Care Through Outcome TrackingDecember 8th, 2020

Grant Support

  • Non-Human Primate Brain AtlasingNational Center For Research Resources2011
  • Quantitative Genetic Analyisis Of Brain Structural PhenotypesNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2011

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