IraM.LesserMD
Psychiatry • Torrance, CAGeriatric Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Office
21840 Normandie Ave
Ste 200
Torrance, CA 90502Phone+1 310-222-3101Fax+1 310-320-6973
Summary
- Dr. Ira Lesser is a psychiatrist based in Torrance, CA, specializing in geriatric psychiatry with a comprehensive background in mood disorders. He completed his education and training at Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, following graduation from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Lesser served as Chair at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center from 2005-2022. He is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has contributed to his field through publications on diverse topics, such as mood disorders, geriatric psychiatry and cultural psychiatry. His work has been recognized with awards such as Top Doctors in LA and Southern California and is a Distinguished Life Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association.
Education & Training
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
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
- Family-Focused Therapy for Youth With Early-Onset Bipolar or Psychotic Disorders Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsHow patients experience thyroid eye disease.Terry J Smith, Laszlo Hegedüs, Ira Lesser, Petros Perros, Kimberly Dorris
Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023-01-01 - Our Most Fundamental Task.Ira M. Lesser
Focus. 2017-10-16 - 1 citationsCompassion in the Eye of the BeholderIra M. Lesser
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2016-10-01
Press Mentions
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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