Department Leadership

Chair

Matthew W. State, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
Executive Director, UCSF Child, Teen and Family Center

Executive Committee

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Executive Committee is an advisory body to the chair in managing the department's core missions of clinical care, education, research, and furthering diversity, health equity, and community. It is comprised of representatives of missions, sites, functions, and constituencies across the department, and provides input on key decisions and facilitates their implementation.

	Daniel Becker, MD Vice Chair for Strategy Interim Vice Chair for Adult Psychiatry
	Jane Czech, MS, MBA Associate Chair for Finance and Administration
	Khary Dvorak-Ewell, MBA Undoing Anti-Black Racism Advisor
	Elissa Epel, PhD Vice Chair for Psychology - Research and Diversity, Health Equity, and Community
	Adri Jayaratne, MA Chief of Staff
	Bryan King, MD, MBA Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
	Andrew Krystal, MD, MS Vice Chair for Research
	Mark Leary, MD Interim Vice Chair for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
	Descartes Li, MD Vice Chair for Medical Education
	Shira Maguen, PhD Interim Vice Chair for the San Francisco VA Health Care System
	John McQuaid, PhD Vice Chair at-Large
	Emily Muller Deputy Chief of Staff
	Gigi Paras, MS Administrative Manager, Office of the Chair Executive Analyst to the Chair
	Nicholas Roznovsky, MS Director of Communications
	Barbara Krishna Stuart, PhD Vice Chair for Psychology - Clinical and Education
	Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD Vice Chair for Community Engagement, Outreach, and Advocacy
	John Tran, MD Vice Chair for UCSF Fresno
	Michael Walker Associate Chair for Operations
	Kristine Yaffe, MD Vice Chair for the Weill Institute