SanjayaSaxenaMDDLFAPA, FACNP(He/Him)

Summary

• Dr. Saxena is a a world-renowned expert on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Hoarding Disorder, and related disorders. He is Director of Clinical and Research Affairs for the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and Clinical Professor (non-salaried), UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Saxena was elected into Best Doctors in America every year 2005-2020, and elected into Castle Connelly-US News and World Report’s America’s Top Doctors every year 2008-2021. After completing his training, he served as Director, UCLA OCD Research Program and Associate Director, UCLA Anxiety Disorders Program. He then directed the UC San Diego OCD Program and UC San Diego Outpatient Psychiatric Services. More recently, he was the Adult Psychiatrist at Rogers Behavioral Health San Diego. Dr. Saxena is heavily involved in training Psychiatry residents and other clinicians and has won multiple teaching awards. He also was the psychiatric consultant for the motion picture, “As Good As It Gets” (Sony Pictures, 1997), in which the lead character, played by Jack Nicholson, suffered from OCD.
  
  Dr. Saxena's research has focused on the neurobiology and treatment of OCD, Hoarding Disorder, and related disorders. He has authored or co-authored over 80 scientific articles and book chapters. He has received awards and grants from the American Psychiatric Association, American Neuropsychiatric Association, IOCDF, and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Saxena serves on the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board for the IOCDF and was an advisor to the DSM-5 Workgroup on Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. He and his colleagues developed the diagnostic criteria for Hoarding Disorder, now listed as a separate diagnosis in DSM-5. His research has garnered attention from local and national media, and he has been featured on ABC, CNN, Larry King Live, MSNBC, the Discovery Channel, National Public Radio, BBC News, the New York Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, and Time Magazine.