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Alan Chen, MD
Alan Chen, MD, is a forensic psychiatrist practicing in Los Angeles. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine, currently working as an assistant program director for the University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center General Psychiatry Residency.

Chancelor (Chance) Cruz, MD
Chance is a fourth-year psychiatry resident at LAC+USC, currently serving as chief resident of consultation-liaison psychiatry. He has a strong interest in working with underserved populations including the LGBTQ population. In the future Chance hopes to continue to work in the public sphere and continue work in psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Andrew Davidowitz, MD
Originally from Brooklyn, NY by way of Buffalo and Long Island; Andrew came to Los Angeles in 2017 for psychiatry residency at UCLA-Semel, which he finished this past July. His involvement with public policy groups such as the American Medical Association and the SEIU-CIR Resident Union at UCLA Health spurred his interest in continuing his career in public psychiatry, and he is currently splitting his time between: The People Concern, the Office of Diversion and Re-Entry, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles, and San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Centers Inc. He is interested in bringing psychodynamically informed treatment to the socially and economically marginalized as well as those with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Clarence Glenn, MD, MBA
Dr. Glenn was born and raised in Detroit, MI. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical science from Central Michigan University in 2007. He received his medical doctorate (MD) from the Howard University College of Medicine in 2017 and his master’s in business administration (MBA) from American University in Washington, DC in 2018. He is completing psychiatry residency at the Charles R. Drew University Psychiatry Residency program and the Venture Capital and Private Equity fellowship at Columbia University. Professional interests include child & adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, finance and of course psychoanalysis. Ultimately, he aims to increase the availability of psychiatric care and reduce the stigma associated with mental healthcare in underserved communities here in Los Angeles and beyond.

Leigh Goodrich, MD
Born and raised in Marin County (just north of San Francisco), I moved to Southern California for college and have stayed ever since. After graduating from UCLA (Physiological Sciences major, with a Spanish minor), I completed my medical school training at UC Irvine, where I have also stayed for residency. I am currently a fourth-year Psychiatry resident, serving as chief resident this year, and excited to enrich my education further through the NCP program. Areas of particular interest include transitional age youth (including college mental health), women’s mental health (including reproductive psychiatry), and working with Spanish-speaking patients.

Elena Jordan, MD
Elena Jordan, MD, is a fourth-year Psychiatry Resident at the University of Southern California. She grew up on a small farm in Northern California, completed undergraduate studies in Human Biology at Stanford University, and completed medical school at University of California, Riverside. She has interests ranging from perinatal mental health, psychosomatic disorders, OCD, and how trauma plays a role in psychopathology. She is currently taking part in APP to further her career in psychodynamic approaches to psychotherapy and integrating therapy into an enriching psychiatry career. She looks forward to continuing to grow and meet everyone at NCP.

Manal Khan, MD
Manal Khan, MD, is a second-year child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at UCLA. Manal received her medical education in Pakistan. She relocated to the U.S. in 2015, and completed her internship and residency training at Duke University and the University of Washington, respectively. Manal has served in various leadership roles, both locally and nationally, during her residency training and fellowship. She feels passionate about trauma, structural determinants of health, cultural psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Manal has extensively engaged in scholarly activities around these topics, and sees advocacy as an integral part of her everyday work. Manal is a mother to two boys, named Salaar and Sulayman, and enjoys the goodness that they bring to her life.