Restoring Lives Through Christ-Centered Care

Dr. Eric Chaghouri is a 2007 graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he

earned his B. A. in Biology with Summa Cum Laude honors. While at UCLA, he helped the men’s

varsity volleyball team earn a National Championship in 2006. He was named the UCLA Scholar-

Athlete of the Year in 2007.

He earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine in 2011. He completed his

internship training in 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the remaining three years of

residency in general adult psychiatry at the Los Angeles County and University of Southern

California Medical Center. He served as the Chief Resident in psychiatric emergency services

during his fourth year of residency. He also served as Resident Clinical Instructor and Volunteer

Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine.

After completing residency, Dr. Chaghouri accepted a fellowship position in forensic psychiatry

at the prestigious USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law.

Since completing his forensic psychiatry fellowship, he has established a successful and thriving

psychiatry private practice in West Hollywood and Century City, California, focusing on

treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders. He works in an array of capacities

with attorneys, courts, and other parties in actual or potential litigation. He also has extensive

experience consulting and providing opinions on psychiatric issues for major television

networks. He has a growing team of clinicians who he supervises and oversees for mental

health care.

Dr. Chaghouri’s interests include addiction medicine, substance use disorders, forensic

psychiatry, medical ethics, psychological autopsy, gender wellness, and evidence-based

treatment of psychiatric conditions.