Leadership

OCPS Executive Council 2020-2022

Robert Bota, M.D. read bio	President
Roula Creighton, M.D. read bio	President-Elect
Alexis Seegan read bio	Secretary
Larry Faziola, M.D. read bio	Treasurer
David Safani, M.D. read bio	Immediate Past President
Bart Blinder, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Brenda Jensen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Douglas G. Kahn, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Carolyn Nguyen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Charles Nguyen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Thomas Okamoto, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Jonathan Serrato, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Nicolaas-John van Nieuwenhuysen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Vandai Le, M.D.read bio	Early Career Psychiatrist Representative
Anish Dube, M.D. read bio	APA Assembly Representative
Richard Granese, M.D. read bio	APA Assembly Deputy Representative
Leigh Goodrich, M.D.read bio	Resident/Fellow Representative
Karina Amaya read bio	Executive Director

Upcoming Events

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Spotlight Events

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

Keynote Speaker

Congresswoman Katie Porter
Representing California's 45th Congressional District

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020, 7:00 to 8:30PM

Where: Online

RSVP: Use this web page to register and for more information

Life after residency

The remaining 2 sessions of this event have been postponed.
An 8-hour, 4-part series on various topics including money management, investing, insurance, developing a private practice, personal and professional development, ethics, buying a car, and more. Previously offered only to psychiatric residents.

Speaker: Dr. Douglas Kahn

Dates: Will be announced

Early Career Psychiatrists

This event has been postponed.

OCPS event on ABPN MOC and educational resources for lifelong learning with Drs. Paramjit Joshi and Vivien Chan.

For OCPS events, you may also use our Events RSVP Form should other RSVP options be unavailable.

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Nominate your Distinguished Colleagues! (New deadline)

Nov 02, 2019

OCPS Presents... Orange County's Most Distinguished Psychiatrist Recognition Award The Orange County Psychiatric Society is currently seeking nominations to honor outstanding psychiatrists who have advanced care, research, and education

Council Meeting Photo: October 2019

Oct 02, 2019

What does a psychiatrist look like? Here is a photo from the October 1, 2019 OCPS Executive Council meeting!

Association Between Mass Shootings, Mental Illness Not Supported By Research

Aug 07, 2019

From APA Headlines, August 6, 2019: The Washington Post (8/5, Wan, Bever) reports that according to research, mental illness is not to blame for America’s mass shootings. In a 2018

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