As a psychiatrist, he has a broad background in diagnosing and treating mental illness and major depressive disorder. His career has spanned both academic and private psychiatry practices. In his most recent position, he served as the director of the Medical Psychiatry Unit at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Bota has published over 60 articles and book chapters and has given over 100 presentations at national and international psychiatry conferences. In his pursuit of advanced, novel psychiatric treatments, Dr. Bota has studied transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) at Harvard University and at the University of South Carolina.
He started and led the first TMS program at UC Irvine and is now proud to lead BrainHealth Solutions in Costa Mesa. The focus of his clinical activities and of his patient-oriented research has always been on understanding the interplay between psychiatric illnesses and medical conditions and on developing innovative ways of addressing the whole spectrum of psychosomatic needs in patients with complex presentations. Dr. Bota now offers transcranial magnetic stimulation for his patients. To learn more about the benefits of tms therapy, or how to contact Dr. Bota, give us a call today!
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT
License and Certification
Academic positions
Relevant Research Summary
- 1In the last 5 years Dr. Bota published over 20 papers ranging from case reports to review or clinical research, published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Psychoncology
- 2A co-onvestigator in a number of cancer trials addressing the psychiatric complications of novel chemotherapy drugs.
- 3A principal investigator conducting over 10 clinical trials
- 4Obtained the first approvals for two innovative studies using TMS for the treatment of depression in patients on chemotherapy and negative and positive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AREAS OF RESEARCH EXPERTISE
- 1Neuromodulation: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Psychiatric Illnesses
- 2Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and OCD
- 3Cognitive Changes and Insight
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Interrelations between Psychiatric Illnesses and Medical Conditions