Aaron is a first-year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at Stanford. A native of New Jersey, he has lived around the nation to complete his training in psychiatry. For college he attended Rutgers University, and later completed his PhD in Molecular Toxicology at UCLA. Aaron then went back to NJ for medical school at Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he found his passion for psychiatry. He then pursued his residency in Psychiatry at the UCLA GLA/VA program, where he received several teaching awards and served as chief resident. He currently serves as an APA fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is excited to be part of the Stanford community and to serve youth in the Bay Area. In his free time, Aaron enjoys yoga, tennis, and spending time outdoors.
Education
- PHD, Molecular Toxicology, UCLA
- MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- BS, Biochemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
License & Certificates
- The Medical Board of California – Physician and Surgeon License
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Psychiatric Association
Awards
- APA/APAF Child and Adolescent Fellowship (2023-2025)
- UCLA Department of Psychiatry Outstanding Resident Teaching Award (2023)
- UCLA Excellence in Teaching with Humanism Award (2023)
- AACAP Educational Outreach Program for Child and Adolescent Residents (2023)
- Academic Excellence Award (2021)
- Distinction in Global Health (2017-2021)
Recent Publications
- Chinchilla M, Lulla A, Agans D, Chassman S, Gabrielian SE, Young AS. Pathways to social integration among homeless-experienced adults with serious mental illness: a qualitative perspective. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 4;24(1):1180. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11678-6. PMID: 39367388
- Ferrante M.J, Lulla A, Williamson D J, Devine A. K, Ohman-Strickland P, Bandera V E., (2021) Patterns of Fitbit Use and Activity Levels Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors During an eHealth Weight Loss Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Health Promotion 36(1): 94-105. PMID: 34344171
