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Ira Lesser, MD, Psychiatry, Torrance, CA

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Psychiatry • Torrance, CA

Geriatric Psychiatry

Chair Department of Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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  • Office

    21840 Normandie Ave
    Ste 200
    Torrance, CA 90502
    Phone+1 310-222-3101
    Fax+1 310-320-6973

Education & Training

  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1975 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to Open County’s First Teen Psychiatric Emergency Room
    Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to Open County’s First Teen Psychiatric Emergency RoomFebruary 11th, 2018

Grant Support

  • Clinical Trial: Ethnic Variations In Antidepressant ResponseNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
  • Ethnicity And The Diagnosis Of Affective IllnessNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2008
  • Ethnic Variations In Antidepressant ResponseNational Center For Research Resources2005–2007
  • Ethnic Variations In Antidepressant ResponseNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2005
  • Biopsychosocial Bases Of Ethnic Differences In DepressionNational Center For Research Resources1998–2001
  • Core--Assessment And Subject RecruitmentNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2000
  • Ethnicity, Brain Imaging And Antidepressant ResponseNational Center For Research Resources1996–1997
  • Ethnicity, Brain Imaging, ND Antidepressant ResponseNational Center For Research Resources1995
  • Brain Lesions And Cognition In LATE Onset DepressionNational Center For Research Resources1993–1995
  • Brain Lesions And Cognition In Late-Onset DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1991–1993

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