Leadership

OCPS Executive Council 2024-2026

Alexis Seegan, M.D. read bio	President
Gemma Espejo, M.D. read bio	President-Elect
Daniel Cho, M.D. read bio	Secretary
Ben Nguyen, M.D. read bio	Treasurer
Roula Creighton, M.D. read bio	Immediate Past President
Robert Boat, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Laura Dardashti, 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
David Safani, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Jonathan Serrato, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Nicolaas-John van Nieuwenhuysen, M.D. read bio	Councilor
Carolyn Cookson, M.D.read bio	Early Career Psychiatrist Representative
Vivien Chan, M.D. read bio	APA Assembly Representative
To be announced	APA Assembly Deputy Representative
Alex Wang, M.D. read bio	Resident Fellow Member
Jeffrey Glass, M.D. read bio Roula Creighton, M.D. read bio	Representatives to CSAP Board
Pam Reed Presnall read bio	Executive Director

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Spotlight Events

Fall Social: Hike and More
When: Hike begins Saturday, October 12, 2024, 8:00 a.m.
Where: Alta Laguna Park 3300 Alta Laguna Blvd Live, Laguna Beach
After hike: Coffee, food, yogurt, etc., 9:00 a.m. at Active Culture, 1006 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach
RSVP to Pam: click here

2024 Mental Health Services Conference
Online registration now open! Or see the conference web page.
When: Thursday, Sept. 26 - Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024
Schedule: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET Thursday-Friday; 8 a.m. - Noon ET Saturday
Where: Baltimore, Maryland at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor hotel
CME: Earn as many as 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Upcoming Educational events
Stay tuned for new announcements of upcoming educational CME events offered by the Orange County Psychiatric Society, including those jointly offered by the Orange County Psychiatric Society and the San Diego Psychiatric Society.

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

Read the Latest News

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live!

Jul 15, 2022

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress

Statement from the APA on Firearm Violence

Jun 08, 2022

From the APA on June 01, 2022 The American Psychiatric Association (APA) condemns the senseless loss of lives from firearm violence that has become all too common in

APA Statement: School Shooting in Texas

May 27, 2022

American Psychiatric Association Statement on the School Shooting in Texas Our hearts are broken after the brutal and tragic loss of children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas. We

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