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Amen Clinic Fairfield
| Amen Clinic Fairfield – Serving Northern California 350 Chadborne Road Fairfield, CA 94534DIRECTIONS: Click For DirectionsPHONE: Toll Free (888) 564-2700 FAX: (707) 429-8210 Contact Us: Click here |
Staff Directory
| Leonti Hugh Thompson, MD Psychiatrist |
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| Dr. Leonti Thompson was born and raised in New York City, graduating from Bronx H. S. of Science, then City College of New York, and finally New York University College of Medicine. He did a rotating internship at Grasslands Hospital in Westchester County, followed by residency training at Central Islip State Hospital, which included training with Sandor Rado at the New York Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Thompson completed residency in the Napa State Hospital-Sonoma program in 1962. He has worked at Sonoma State Hospital and Napa State Hospital. Dr. Thompson was the Program Chief of Contra Costa County Mental Health Services from 1967-73, after which he went into a private practice of psychiatry in Napa. In 1990, he and his wife retired to the Philippines for six years. Dr. Thompson was with the Department of Corrections as staff psychiatrist and as chief psychiatrist for the whole department from 2000 until April of 2004, when he joined Amen Clinics, Inc. He is married to Corazon, a pianist, and has a son. Dr. Thompson’s hobbies include reading, particularly on models of consciousness, and playing jazz piano by ear. | |
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| Brian D. H. Goldman, MD Psychiatrist |
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| Dr. Goldman is a psychiatrist specializing in child and adolescent psychopharmacology; especially the management of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders, conduct disorders, mood disorders in children and adolescents, Tourette’s Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and ADHD. | |
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| Linda Kozitza-Pepper, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist |
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| Linda Kozitza-Pepper, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who provides psychological services at the Amen Clinic in Fairfield, CA, and at her private practice in Novato, CA. She has been working closely with Dr. Amen for the past nine years. Dr. Pepper provides cognitive-behavioral individual, couples, and family therapy to adolescents and adults. She also completes psychological evaluations. Dr. Pepper works closely with psychiatrists and other health providers when working with clients. Her particular areas of focus include depression, ADD, and the psychological aspects of chronic health problems, such as diabetes and other autoimmune disorders, as well as mild traumatic brain injury. Another area of her expertise includes working with parents and teaching parenting skills. Dr. Pepper earned her doctor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a licensed psychologist in California, as well as in Oregon. Dr. Pepper is an active member of the American Psychological Association and the California Psychological Association. | |
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| Jeri E. Owens, MD Psychiatrist |
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| Dr. Owens is a native Californian, born in Richmond. His family moved to southern California at the beginning of his high school years. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences at U.C. Irvine. He, his wife, and two children went to Mexico to attend the Autonomous University of Guadalajara medical school. He completed his “fifth pathway”, an externship required of foreign medical school graduates, at Rutgers Medical School in New Jersey. Then it was back to California for internship at Long Beach Veterans Hospital, affiliated with U. C. Irvine Medical School. At this point in his career, he was undecided about whether he wanted to continue with residency in psychiatry, and where he wanted to practice medicine, so he took one year off and traveled looking for a rural location to practice in. He and his family ended up in a small town in rural Mendocino County, California. He practiced general medicine for four years, then entered residency in psychiatry at U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, which he completed in 1987. He has practiced psychiatry, inpatient, outpatient and consultation liaison since then. Although not trained in child psychiatry, he has acquired child psychiatry skills, and has treated children as well as adults for the past ten years. He has worked for county mental health, jails, prisons, Kaiser Permanente, his own private practice, and of course, Amen Clinics, Inc. | |
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| Michael J. McGrath, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist |
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| Michael is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in working with adolescents and their families, in addition to young adults. His specific areas of clinical focus include attention difficulties, mood disorders, managing traumatic events, and interpersonal relationship issues within the family and peer groups. Michael provides counseling services at the Amen Clinic in Fairfield, California. | |
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| M. Tamara Manzagol Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner |
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| Tamara graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. She went on to receive a BA from UC Santa Cruz in Psychobiology, a BSN from the University of New Hamphire, and a MSN from UC San Francisco, with a double major as a primary care and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner. Tamara has been working at Amen Clinics, Inc since August of 2004, and is enjoying the challenges and learning opportunities she experiences every day at ACI. Working closely with Dr. Goldman, and learning about his implementaion of psychopharmacology principles in respect to the patients’ symptoms and scan findings, has been fascinating for Tamara. She has worked in other clinic settings as a psychiatric NP, as a primary care NP with an emphasis in women’s health, and with an emphasis towards naturopathic approaches to healing. She has also worked in the in-patient psychiatric setting with adults, adolescents, and children as an RN. Tamara is the mother of a 16 year old son, and two daughters who are 15 and 3 1/2 years old. | |
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| Robert Nicholas Gessler, BBA Historian |
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| Robert trained as a behavioral science specialist in the U.S. Army and worked with Dr. Amen for several years prior to the establishment of Amen Clinics, Inc. While in the military, he received training in biofeedback techniques, which he continues to use to assist patients in stress reduction, anger management, and concentration enhancement skills. Robert is currently the full-time historian for the Fairfield, CA, clinic, reviewing patient’s history/questionnaires and preparing them for the clinic’s psychiatrists. He also has a degree in Business Administration and a graduate certificate in Human Resources. | |
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| Michelle A. Bass Patient Care Director |
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| Our patient care directors are available to assist you in general clinic matters. Please call (707) 429-7181. | |
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| An Chargualaf Patient Care Coordinator |
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| Our patient care coordinators are our patients primary contact person. Patient care coordinators will assist you in all your patient related matters. Call An at (707) 429-7181. |
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| Riza Church Patient Care Coordinator |
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| Our patient care coordinators are our patients primary contact person. Patient care coordinators will assist you in all your patient related matters. Call Riza at (707) 429-7181. |
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| Sylvette Wijangco Patient Care Coordinator |
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| Our patient care coordinators are our patients primary contact person. Patient care coordinators will assist you in all your patient related matters. Call Sylvette at (707) 429-7181. |
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