Lived Experience: Asian/Pacific Islander and Desi Identified
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Part-Time)
Shawna Chan, MD, earned her medical degree from UC Irvine and completed her adult psychiatry residency training at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
Her clinical interests include student mental health, Asian-American mental health, reproductive psychiatry including premenstrual dysphoric disorder, perinatal mental health, trauma, mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Shawna values a collaborative and holistic approach to treatment that integrates medication management, lifestyle factors, behavioral interventions, and psychotherapy.