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CALACAP's Officers and Representatives 2007-2023

Jan 2024-Dec 2024:

  • – President:  Teresa Frausto, MD 
  • – President-Elect:  Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH DFAPA
  • – Secretary-Treasurer:  Rishi Parikh, MD
  • – Immediate Past President:  Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
       Rep: Stewart Teal, MD          
  • –– San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Joshua Feder, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
       Alt. Rep: Marcia Mallorca, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member:  Christopher Thompson, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair:  Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, FAPA
  • – Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
       ECP Representative: Apurva Bhatt, MD
  • – Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Jan 2023-Dec 2023:

  • – President:  Teresa Frausto, MD 
  • – President-Elect:  Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH DFAPA
  • – Secretary-Treasurer:  Rishi Parikh, MD
  • – Immediate Past President:  Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
       Rep: Stewart Teal, MD          
  • –– San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Joshua Feder, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
       Alt. Rep: Marcia Mallorca, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member:  Christopher Thompson, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair:  Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, FAPA
  • – Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
       ECP Representative: Apurva Bhatt, MD
  • – Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Jan 2022-Dec 2022:

  • – President: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Teresa Frausto, MD 
  • – Immediate Past President: Christopher Thompson, MD
  • – President-Elect (Jan 2020-Dec 2022): Sonia Gaur, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
       Rep: Stewart Teal, MD          
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
       Rep: Irene Sung, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Neha Bahadur, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
       Alt. Rep: Marcia Mallorca, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member: Jagannath Nayak, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH FAPA
  • – Resident Representative: Richard Hadi, DO
  • – Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
       ECP Representative: Tricia Roberts, MD
  • – Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
       ECP Representative:  Janani Venugopalakrishnan, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
       ECP Representative: Rishi Parikh, MD

 

Jan 2021-Dec 2021:

  • – President: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Teresa Frausto, MD 
  • – Immediate Past President: Christopher Thompson, MD
  • – President-Elect (Jan 2020-Dec 2021): Sonia Gaur, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Stewart Teal, MD          
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Mrunal Parab, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Neha Bahadur, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Marcia Unger, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt. Rep: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – Ad Hoc Member: Jagannath Nayak, MD
  • – Resident Representative: Richard Hadi, DO

 

Jan 2019-Dec 2020:

  • – President: Christopher Thompson, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Sonia Gaur, MD
  • – Immediate Past President: Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – President-Elect (Jan 2019-Dec 2020): Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Stewart Teal, MD          
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Resident Representative: Ritika Kaula, MD
     

Jan 2017-Dec 2018:

  • – President: Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Immediate past President: Robert Holloway, MD (SC-ROCAP)
  • – President-elect (Jan 2017-Dec 2018): Christopher Thompson, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Lally Pia, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Resident Representative: Anjam Bahl, MD, MD
     

Jan 2015-Dec 2016:

  • – President: Robert Holloway, MD (SC-ROCAP)
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Roy Eyal, MD (NCROCAP)
  • – Immediate past President: Marcy Forgey, MD (SC-ROCAP)
  • – President-elect (Jan 2015-Dec 2017): Hanu Damerla, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Lally Pia, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD
  • – Resident Representative: Anjam Bahl, MD, MD
     

Jan 2013-Dec 2014:

  • – President: Marcy Forgey, MD (SC-ROCAP)
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Petra Steinbuchel, MD (NCROCAP)
  • – Immediate past President: Roger Wu, MD (NCROCAP)
  • – President-elect (Jan 2013-Dec 2014): Robert Holloway, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Fawzia Ashar, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: William Arroyo, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Jeffrey Rowe, MD
     

Jan 2011-Dec 2012:

  • – President: Roger Wu, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Robin Randall, MD
  • – Immediate past President: Stewart Teal MD
  • – President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Marcy Forgey, MD
  • – Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Fawzia Ashar, MD
  • – Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Marcy Forgey, MD; alternate---William Arroyo, MD
  • – Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD
  • – San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Jeffrey Rowe, MD
     

Jan 2010-Dec 2010:

  • – President: Stewart Teal, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Marcy Forgey, MD
  • – President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Roger Wu, MD
     

Prior to 2007, with the restart of CALACAP:

  • – President: Basil Bernstein, MD
  • – Secretary-Treasurer: Jeff Rowe, MD
  • – Immediate past President: CALACAP had been quiescent for approximately a decade prior to its restart in 2008
  • – President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Stewart Teal, MD