Reza Tadayon-Nejad, MD, PhD

Reza Tadayon-Nejad, MD, PhDDr. Tadayon-Nejad is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and Visiting Associate faculty in Neuroscience at California Institute of Technology.

His clinical focus is on treatment of refractory depression, OCD and comorbid OCD-Depression by using multimodal treatment options of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), advanced pharmacology and Exposure and Response Prevention therapy.

In collaboration with decision neuroscientists at Caltech, Dr. Tadayon-Nejad research explores the neurobehavioral and circuit mechanisms of abnormal decision-making in psychiatric disorders, particularly OCD, by using methods and concepts from computational neuroscience, neuroimaging (fMRI, DTI, EEG) and noninvasive neurostimulation (tDCS, TMS). His research is funded by NIMH and Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD).

Medical Board Certifications

  • Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2015

Fellowship

  • NIMH funded T32 fellowship in neuroscience of mental health with focus on psychiatric neuroimaging (fMRI, DTI, EEG), University of Illinois at Chicago, 2014-2016

Residency

  • Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011-2015

Degrees

  • University of Calgary, PhD, 2011
  • Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, MD, 2004