Medical & Professional Staff Administration

Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA

Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Professional Staff Officers

The Officers of the Professional Staff consists of the Chief of Staff, the Vice Chief of Staff, and the Immediate Past Chief of Staff

Benjamin N. Schneider, MD
Benjamin N. Schneider, MD
Chief of Staff
April D. Thames, PhD
April D. Thames, PhD
Vice Chief of Staff
Aaron H. Kaufman, MD
Aaron H. Kaufman, MD
Immediate Past Chief of Staff

Service Chiefs

Michael J. Gitlin, MD
Michael J. Gitlin, MD
Adult Psychiatry
Benjamin N. Schneider, MD
Benjamin N. Schneider, MD
(Interim) Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
April D. Thames, PhD
April D. Thames, PhD
Neuropsychology
Erick H. Cheung, MD
Erick H. Cheung, MD
Medical Director
Brandon S. Ito, MD, MPH
Brandon S. Ito, MD, MPH
Professionalism Advocate

Committee Chairs

Benjamin N. Schneider, MD
Benjamin N. Schneider, MD
Chief of Staff - Professional Staff Executive (PSEC)
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John O. Brooks III, MD, PhD
Chair - Credentialing
Erick H. Cheung, MD
Erick H. Cheung, MD
Chair - Clinical Coordinating
Aaron H. Kaufman, MD
Aaron H. Kaufman, MD
Chair - Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Dan Uslan, MD
Dan Uslan, MD
Chair - Infection Control
Timothy W. Fong, MD
Timothy W. Fong, MD
Chair - Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
Karen A. Miotto, MD
Karen A. Miotto, MD
Chair - Professional Staff Health
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Preethi Puthanveetil, PhD
Co-Chair - Bioethics
Laurie R. Casaus, MD
Laurie R. Casaus, MD
Chair - Electroconvulsive Therapy Review
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Bruce L. Kagan, MD
Chair - Peer Review
Blanca Orellana, PhD
Blanca Orellana, PhD
Chair - PhD Peer Review