Faculty
Amarpreet Singh M.D., MBA
Associate 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
Christine Ellen Skotzko, M.D., FAACLP
Medical Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services, St. Joseph's Medical Center
Specialty: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Population Health / Outcomes / Leadership Development
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: Adult Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Professional Interests:
- High-Reliability Focus to Clinical Care: Clinical Pathway Development
- Pay for Performance Care Transformation and Hospital Integration
- Measurement-Based Care in Emergency and Hospital Settings
Hobbies: Hiking, Kayaking, Baking, Beading
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, MD
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, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Kaiser Permenente
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: University of South Florida, and then transferred to California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco for my fourth year
Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
Professional Interests: Family, Cal sports, Arsenal, international travel
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
Staff Psychiatrist, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: Geriatric Psychiatry
Residency: Saint Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Adult Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Forensic Psychiatry
- American Board of Addiction Medicine – Addiction Medicine
Professional Interests: Geriatric Mental Health
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.
Raja Dutta, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist, Napa State Hospital, Department of State Hospitals
Specialty: General Adult Psychiatry
Residency: St. Elizabeth's Hospital
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