Timothy W. Fong, M.D.
Co-Director
TFong@mednet.ucla.edu

Dr. Fong is the director of the UCLA Impulse Control Disorders Clinic, an outpatient clinic that treats pathological gamblers with a combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. His primary research interest is to understand the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to pathological behaviors. Additionally, he is also focused on developing and translating effective treatments from the laboratory to community settings.

Richard J. Rosenthal, M.D.
Co-Director

Dr. Rosenthal has been treating gamblers and conducting research on problem gambling for the past 25 years. He co-authored the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling and was co-investigator on the first genetic study of the disorder. In 1986 he founded the California Council on Problem Gambling, and in 1990 he created the first inpatient gambling treatment program in the state. From 1995-2000 he co-chaired the program committee for the National Conference on Problem Gambling. He has published approximately 40 articles and book chapters on the phenomenology, course, and treatment of pathological gambling and on other impulsive and self-destructive behaviors.

Mike Campos, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist
MDCampos@mednet.ucla.edu

Rory Reid, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist

Reef Karim, M.D.
Addiction Psychiatry Researcher

Iman Parhami, M.D., MPH
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
iparhami@mednet.ucla.edu

Margarit Davtian, M.A.
Research Coordinator
mdavtian@mednet.ucla.edu

Mary Olson
Senior Administrator