Dr. Prakash Bhatia is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 25 years of experience treating adults, adolescents, and older adults across the full spectrum of mood, anxiety, trauma, and cognitive disorders. He is dual-trained as a physician-scientist, having completed his MD/PhD in Neuroscience through the Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Southwestern. As President and Partner of Pacific Health Systems, Dr. Bhatia has served San Diego County since 2008. He has held multiple executive leadership roles, including Executive Medical Director for hospital-based behavioral health programs and Chief of Staff. His background in hospital leadership and quality oversight reflects his longstanding commitment to patient safety, ethical care, and clinical excellence.