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