Faculty
Amarpreet Singh M.D., MBA
Interim Residency Program Director & Assistant Medical Director, Napa State Hospital
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry and General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Adult Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: Forensic Psychiatry - Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Forensic Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Forensic Psychiatry, Graduate Medical Education
Stephanie Dong, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Residency Program Director
Specialty: General Outpatient Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Adult Psychiatry, USC/LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Graduate Medical Education
Lawrence E. Suess, D.O., Ph.D., FACN
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Rotation Director
Specialty: Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Forensic Medical Evaluation
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Science Center and Thomason Hospital, El Paso, Texas
Fellowship:
- University of South Alabama, Mobile
- AOA Health Policy Fellow
Certifications:
- American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry- General Adult Psychiatry
- American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American College of Forensic Examiners- Forensic Examiner
Professional Interests: Child Mental Health Policy; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI); Access to Care; Historical Epidemiology
Hobbies: Travel, Food, Glass
Thomas Bottyan, MD
Director of Outpatient Psychiatry Education, VA Northern California
Specialty: Addiction Psychiatry
Residency: USC/LAC+USC Medical Center, Adult Psychiatry
Fellowship: Stanford School of Medicine, Addiction Medicine
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry & American Board of Preventive Medicine – Addiction Medicine
Professional Interests: Contingency Management, Motivational Interviewing
Hobbies: Swimming, Running, Reading, Rowing
Caroline Klien, M.D.
Chief of Forensic Services, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
Residency: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (SUNY)
Fellowship:
- Forensic Psychiatry -Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC
- Fellowship in Psychoanalysis- NYU Psychoanalytic Institute, NYU Medical Center
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Forensic PsychiatryCertifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Addiction Medicine – Addiction Medicine
Professional Interests: Forensic Evaluation, Addiction Medicine, CBT, ECT
Nicholas B. Kammerer, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Psychiatry, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Community Psychiatry
Semion S. Spirin, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Psychiatry Residency, Chicago Medical School at RFUMS
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Acute Inpatient Mental Health
Bruce Fox, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist, Kaiser Permenente
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
Rihan Javid, D.O.
Attending Physician and Medical Director, St Joseph's Behavioral Health
Specialty: Psychiatry
Residency: University of South Florida and California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco)
Certifications: Board Certified in Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Mental health treatment, psychotherapy, and community mental health
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, and sports
Austin Blum, M.D., J.D.
Staff Psychiatrist, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Residency: University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship: University of California, Davis Medical Center
Certifications: Board Certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Interests: Forensic psychiatry, legal aspects of psychiatric practice, risk assessments
Maanasi Chandarana, D.O.
Residency Site Director, Forensic Services, Napa State Hospital; Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Touro University/St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Residency: University of Florida
Fellowship: Tulane University
Certifications: American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry (ABPN) Certified in Adult and Forensic Psychiatry, International Society of Electroconvulsive and Neuromodulation (ISEN) certified in ECT
Professional Interests: Psychologic Autopsy, Neuromodulation, Psychopharmacology, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Teaching and Mentorship
Hobbies: Yoga, Reading, Cooking, Art, Music
Jeanie Croshaw D.O.
Assistant professor for clinical services
Specialty: Psychiatry, General, Child and Adolescent, Addiction Medicine, Forensics, Inpatient services
Residency: Texas A & M Residency Program
Fellowship: Texas A & M Fellowship Program – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry -General Psychiatry
- American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Mental Health support for the community and inpatient treatment
Hobbies: Prop and robotics building for movies and organizer for convention panels, STEM program, community service events and pediatric liaison for volunteer service events.
Alexander Hazel, D.O.
Specialty: Psychiatry
Residency: UC Davis
Fellowship: UC Davis (Child and Adolescent)
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry,
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology,Child and Adolescent
Professional Interests: Integrative Behavioral Health, Consult Liaison Psychiatry, Education and Training
Hobbies: Tennis, Cooking, BBQ, Gardening, Motorcycling, Golf, Music (writing and playing), Writing
Hunter Kate Neely, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist/Forensic Psychiatrist
Specialty: Senior Psychiatrist Specialist – Forensic Services
Residency: General Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fellowship: Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, University of California, Davis, Division of Psychiatry and the Law
Certifications: Board Certified in General Psychiatry and Neurology, Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Frensic psychiatry, Women’s mental health, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Yoga/meditation, music (all genres), hiking, all things outdoors with my Bernese Mountain Dog, raising my Maine Coon kitten, camping, trying new foods, adding to my vinyl collection, estate sales, reading, spending time with family and friends.
Camille Olechowski, M.D., PhD
Consult Liaison Psychiatry St Joseph’s Medical Center
Specialty: Consult Liaison psychiatry
Residency: Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan
Professional Interests: Integrative care models in hospital and emergency settings
Nader Wassef, MD
Attending Psychiatrist at Napa State Hospital
Specialty: Geriatric Psychiatry
Residency: Saint Louis University (General Psychiatry)
Fellowship: Saint Louis University (Geriatric Psychiatry)
Certifications: Board Certified in General and Geriatric Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Management of psychosis among the older population
Hobbies: Digital Photography, cooking, traveling
Dennis K. Lin, M.D., FAPA
Senior Psychiatrist-Supervisor, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Psychiatry, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Sexology-Sexual Medicine Diplomate
Professional Interests: Sexual Health, Graduate Medical Education
Katherine Warburton, D.O.
Medical Director & Deputy Director of Clinical Operations, California Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Adult Psychiatry, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Forensic Psychiatry
Professional Interests: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee
Hasnain Maqsood, M.D.
Senior Psychiatrist Supervisor, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: Department of Psychiatry, Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, DC
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
Noorulain Aqeel, MD, DFAPA
Professor of Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
Specialty: Geriatric Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York Medical College, NY
Fellowship: Geriatric Psychiatry, Brown University, School of Medicine, Providence, RI.
Certifications: General Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
Professional Interests: Teaching Residents & Medical Students, Research
Hobbies: Poetry, Photography, Travel, Gardening. Calligraphy and Reading
Chong Yang, D.O.
Senior Forensic Psychiatrist Specialist, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Residency: Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Forensic Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Forensic Evaluations, ECT
Farah Zaidi, MD
Specialty: General & Adult Psychiatry, Public/Community Psychiatry
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Preventive Medicine - Addiction Medicine
- San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- ZSFGH/UCSF - Public Psychiatry Fellowship
Professional Interests: Social Justice, Conflict Resolution, Neurobiology of Addiction and Mental Illness, Psychodynamic processes in everyday life and in illness, Addiction Medicine, and Community Psychiatry.
Hobbies: Reading and spending time with family and friends.
Aqeel Muhammad, M.D., M.B.A.
Board Certified Psychiatrist by ABPN
Specialty: Consult & Liaison Hospital Psychiatrist
Residency: Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Professional Interests: APA
Hobbies: Enjoy staying fit in the gym and spending time with my wife and children.
Teri Kozik, MS, Ph.D., RN
Director of Research & Scholarly Activity, St. Joseph's Medical Center, Stockton, CA.
Specialty: Clinical Nurse Specialist
Professional Interest: Electrocardiography
Tyler M. Argüello, Ph.D., DCSW, LCSW
Associate Professor, Division of Social Work, CSU Sacramento, CA
Director and Professor, School of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento
Specialty: Clinical social work, HIV, 2LGBTQIA+ health and mental health, psychodiagnosing
Residency / Doctoral Training: University of Washington, Seattle
Fellowship: Coro Fellow in Public Affairs, Coro Center for Civic Leadership, San Francisco, CA
Certifications:
- Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW), National Association of Social Workers
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, California)
- Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), National Association of Social Workers
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW, Washington)
Professional Interests: HIV, intergenerational stress, affirmative practice, Queer Theory, Critical Discourse Studies