Best Child Psychiatrist Irvine Near Me

4worldlovers: Alejandra Suzuki, MD, FAPA, is board-certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. She is also a TMS specialist and is proud to serve patients at Orange County Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Irvine, California.

Dr. Suzuki comes from Japanese background but was born and raised in Argentina. She speaks fluent English, Spanish, Japanese, and French, giving her invaluable insight and empathy for patients of different ethnicities.

Dr. Suzuki earned her medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and completed her residency in ophthalmology, where she discovered a particular interest in neuro-ophthalmology. Dr. Suzuki attended the University of Miami to research neuro-otology but ultimately decided to pursue a psychiatry residency at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Afterward, Dr. Suzuki completed her fellowship in child psychiatry at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). She also received training in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) from Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Suzuki is one of the first psychiatrists in the United States who specializes in using TMS.

4worldlovers: Dr. Rauch is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, yet has spent much of his career working as a military psychiatrist all over the globe, serving the needs of soldiers and their children. His undergraduate degree was in Pharmacy; he is to this day still a licensed Pharmacist. Dr. Rauch earned his medical degree at the University of Oklahoma Medical School, then completed his psychiatry internship and residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He received child and adolescent specialty training at the University of California and Langley Porter Hospital, both in San Francisco. Dr. Rauch has worked in hospitals, clinics, schools and as a professor to medical students. Currently he is in private practice, and enjoys the flexibility to take the needed time psychiatric visits often require. His approach is modern and evidence-based. Dr. Rauch is a husband, father, grandfather and pet parent to two Siberian Forest Cats, “Charlie” and “Cha-Cha.” He has found these experiences to be very grounding to understanding the complex realities of family life.

Educated in Psychology and Child Development, Cynthia worked as a teacher for many years. She is passionate about child care and dedicated to providing a comfortable and safe therapeutic environment to O.C. Child and Family patients.

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