About the Department

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry is among the nation's foremost resources in the field of mental health.Ą Psychiatry faculty members are recognized for their leadership roles in state-of-the-art, comprehensive, and compassionate patient care; pioneering research; and excellence in professional training and education. Department programs are active at all major UCSF campuses, including UCSF Fresno, as well as at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

A world class institution, UCSF has been a part of the University of California since 1873. It is distinguished as the only campus in the 10-campus UC system that is devoted exclusively to the life sciences.

UCSF is dedicated to promoting health worldwide through biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. For further information, please visit www.ucsf.edu.

History of the Department

Biography of Robert Langley Porter (1870-1965)

Robert Langley Porter's Role in Building UCSF Medical School, from A History of the UCSF Medical School website

Leadership

	Renée Binder Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry Director, Psychiatry and the Law Program
	Lowell Tong Clinical Professor and Associate Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Medical Student Education
	Kristine Yaffe Professor in Residence and Associate Chair of Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Psychiatry Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry and Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic, SFVAMC
	Nancy Adler Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry
	Hendren, Robert Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
	Ahles, Scott Clinical Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Fresno
	James Dilley Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry Chief, Department of Psychiatry at SFGH
	Alicia Lieberman Professor in Residence and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health
	Sophia Vinogradov Professor in Residence and Interim Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry Interim Associate Chief of Staff, Mental Health Services, SFVAMC
UCSF Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Francisco 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0984-ADM San Francisco, CA 94143-0984 415-476-7000