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About Dr. Helen Lavretsky

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	About Dr. Helen Lavretsky Professor UCLA Semel Institute and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Helen Lavretsky is an Associate Professor In-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA and a geriatric psychiatrist with the research interest in geriatric depression.

She is a recipient of the Career Development award from NIMH and other prestigious research awards. Her current research studies include investigations of psychopharmacological treatment of geriatric depression, the impact of the MRI brain structural changes on outcomes of geriatric depression and normal aging, the interaction of co-existing medical and psychiatric disorders in relation to health and functional outcomes in the elderly. She has developed an elective rotation in clinical research for Medical Students at UCLA, which has been active for the past 2 years.

After receiving her Medical Degree from the Moscow Medical Institute, Dr. Lavretsky performed her residency in Psychiatry at UCLA-San Fernando Valley Residency Program, followed by the UCLA Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry, and the national VA Research Fellowship in Neurosciences. She received her Degree of Master of Science in Clinical Research from UCLA in 2004.

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