{"id":19,"date":"2026-05-01T22:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:23:27","slug":"calacaps-officers-and-representatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/calacaps-officers-and-representatives\/","title":{"rendered":"CALACAP\u2019s Officers and Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CALACAP\u2019s Officers and Representatives<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Jan 2025-Dec 2025:<\/h3>\n
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  • President:\u00a0 Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH DFAPA<\/li>\n
  • President-Elect:\u00a0\u00a0Rishi Parikh, MD<\/li>\n
  • Secretary-Treasurer:\u00a0 Dawn Sung, MD<\/li>\n
  • Immediate Past President:\u00a0\u00a0Teresa Frausto, MD<\/li>\n
  • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Rep: Stewart\u00a0Teal, MD<\/li>\n
  • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Joshua Feder, MD<\/li>\n
  • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD<\/li>\n
  • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Alt.\u00a0Rep: Marcia Mallorca,\u00a0MD<\/li>\n
  • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
  • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD<\/li>\n
  • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep:\u00a0Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
  • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
  • Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
  • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD<\/li>\n
  • Ad Hoc Member:\u00a0\u00a0Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
  • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair:\u00a0 Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, FAPA<\/li>\n
  • Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    ECP\u00a0Representative: Apurva Bhatt, MD<\/li>\n
  • Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Jan 2024-Dec 2024:<\/h3>\n
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    • President:\u00a0 Teresa Frausto, MD<\/li>\n
    • President-Elect:\u00a0\u00a0Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH DFAPA<\/li>\n
    • Secretary-Treasurer:\u00a0Rishi Parikh, MD<\/li>\n
    • Immediate Past President:\u00a0\u00a0Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
    • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
      Rep: Stewart\u00a0Teal, MD<\/li>\n
    • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Joshua Feder, MD<\/li>\n
    • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD<\/li>\n
    • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
      Alt.\u00a0Rep: Marcia Mallorca,\u00a0MD<\/li>\n
    • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
    • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD<\/li>\n
    • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
    • Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
    • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD<\/li>\n
    • Ad Hoc Member:\u00a0\u00a0Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
    • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair:\u00a0 Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, FAPA<\/li>\n
    • Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
      ECP\u00a0Representative: Apurva Bhatt, MD<\/li>\n
    • Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Jan 2023-Dec 2023:<\/h3>\n
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      • President:\u00a0\u00a0Teresa Frausto, MD<\/li>\n
      • President-Elect:\u00a0\u00a0Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH DFAPA<\/li>\n
      • Secretary-Treasurer:\u00a0\u00a0Rishi Parikh, MD<\/li>\n
      • Immediate Past President:\u00a0\u00a0Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
      • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
        Rep: Stewart\u00a0Teal, MD<\/li>\n
      • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Joshua Feder, MD<\/li>\n
      • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD<\/li>\n
      • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
        Alt.\u00a0Rep: Marcia Mallorca,\u00a0MD<\/li>\n
      • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
      • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD<\/li>\n
      • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
      • Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
      • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD<\/li>\n
      • Ad Hoc Member:\u00a0\u00a0Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
      • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair:\u00a0 Yanni Rho, MD, MPH, FAPA<\/li>\n
      • Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
        ECP\u00a0Representative: Apurva Bhatt, MD<\/li>\n
      • Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Jan 2022-Dec 2022:<\/h3>\n
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        • President: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
        • Secretary-Treasurer: Teresa Frausto, MD<\/li>\n
        • Immediate Past President: Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
        • President-Elect (Jan\u00a02020-Dec 2022): Sonia Gaur, MD<\/li>\n
        • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          Rep: Stewart\u00a0Teal, MD<\/li>\n
        • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          Rep: Irene Sung, MD<\/li>\n
        • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Neha Bahadur, MD<\/li>\n
        • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD<\/li>\n
        • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          Alt.\u00a0Rep: Marcia Mallorca,\u00a0MD<\/li>\n
        • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
        • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD<\/li>\n
        • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Alt.\u00a0Rep: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
        • Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
        • Ad Hoc Member: Jagannath Nayak, MD<\/li>\n
        • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair: Huey Merchant, MD<\/li>\n
        • Ad Hoc Member and CARE Co-Chair Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH FAPA<\/li>\n
        • Resident Representative:\u00a0Richard Hadi, DO<\/li>\n
        • Central California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          ECP\u00a0Representative: Tricia Roberts, MD<\/li>\n
        • Northern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          ECP Representative:\u00a0 Janani Venugopalakrishnan, MD<\/li>\n
        • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          ECP Representative: Rishi Parikh, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Jan 2021-Dec 2021:<\/h3>\n
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          • President: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
          • Secretary-Treasurer: Teresa Frausto, MD<\/li>\n
          • Immediate Past President: Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
          • President-Elect (Jan\u00a02020-Dec 2021): Sonia Gaur, MD<\/li>\n
          • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Rep: Stewart\u00a0Teal, MD<\/li>\n
          • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Mrunal Parab, MD<\/li>\n
          • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Neha Bahadur, MD<\/li>\n
          • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD<\/li>\n
          • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Marcia Unger,\u00a0MD<\/li>\n
          • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
          • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: Alonso Cardenas, MD<\/li>\n
          • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alt.\u00a0Rep: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
          • Ad Hoc Member: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
          • Ad Hoc Member: Jagannath Nayak, MD<\/li>\n
          • Resident Representative:\u00a0Richard Hadi, DO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Jan 2019-Dec 2020:<\/h3>\n
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            • President: Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
            • Secretary-Treasurer: Sonia Gaur, MD<\/li>\n
            • Immediate Past President: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
            • President-Elect (Jan\u00a02019-Dec 2020): Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
            • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\u00a0Rep: Stewart\u00a0Teal, MD<\/li>\n
            • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
            • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
            • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rep: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
            • Resident Representative: Ritika Kaula, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Jan 2017-Dec 2018:<\/h3>\n
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              • President: Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
              • Secretary-Treasurer: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
              • Immediate past President: Robert Holloway, MD (SC-ROCAP)<\/li>\n
              • President-elect (Jan\u00a02017-Dec 2018): Christopher Thompson, MD<\/li>\n
              • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Lally Pia, MD<\/li>\n
              • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
              • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
              • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
              • Resident Representative: Anjam Bahl, MD, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Jan 2015-Dec 2016:<\/h3>\n
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                • President: Robert Holloway, MD (SC-ROCAP)<\/li>\n
                • Secretary-Treasurer: Roy Eyal, MD (NCROCAP)<\/li>\n
                • Immediate past President: Marcy Forgey, MD (SC-ROCAP)<\/li>\n
                • President-elect (Jan 2015-Dec 2017): Hanu Damerla, MD<\/li>\n
                • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Lally Pia, MD<\/li>\n
                • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
                • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
                • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Alejandra Postlethwaite, MD<\/li>\n
                • Resident Representative: Anjam Bahl, MD, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Jan 2013-Dec 2014:<\/h3>\n
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                  • President: Marcy Forgey, MD (SC-ROCAP)<\/li>\n
                  • Secretary-Treasurer: Petra Steinbuchel, MD (NCROCAP)<\/li>\n
                  • Immediate past President: Roger Wu, MD (NCROCAP)<\/li>\n
                  • President-elect (Jan 2013-Dec 2014): Robert Holloway, MD<\/li>\n
                  • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Fawzia Ashar, MD<\/li>\n
                  • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
                  • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
                  • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Jeffrey Rowe, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Jan 2011-Dec 2012:<\/h3>\n
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                    • President: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
                    • Secretary-Treasurer: Robin Randall, MD<\/li>\n
                    • Immediate past President: Stewart Teal MD<\/li>\n
                    • President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Marcy Forgey, MD<\/li>\n
                    • Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative: Fawzia Ashar, MD<\/li>\n
                    • Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Marcy Forgey, MD; alternate\u2014William Arroyo, MD<\/li>\n
                    • Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n
                    • San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Jeffrey Rowe, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Jan 2010-Dec 2010:<\/h3>\n
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                      • President: Stewart Teal, MD<\/li>\n
                      • Secretary-Treasurer: Marcy Forgey, MD<\/li>\n
                      • President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Roger Wu, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Prior to 2007, with the restart of CALACAP:<\/h3>\n
                          \n
                        • President: Basil Bernstein, MD<\/li>\n
                        • Secretary-Treasurer: Jeff Rowe, MD<\/li>\n
                        • Immediate past President: CALACAP had been quiescent for approximately a decade prior to its restart in 2008<\/li>\n
                        • President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Stewart Teal, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/calacap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}