Yasha Rastgar
Psychiatrist | Obesity Medicine
21515 Hawthorne Blvd Suite 200 Torrance CA, 90503About
Dr. Yasha Rastgar is a psychiatrist practicing in Los Altos, CA. Dr. Rastgar is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rastgar diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Rastgar may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Rastgar treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
The George Washington Uni MD 2016
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Awards
- Resident of the Year 2018 West Virginia University School of Medicine
Areas of research
Use of Transmucosal Ketamine in Treatment Resistant Depression – West Virginia University;
Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry – Graduate Researcher
June 2017 - Ongoing
- Open label study assessing the effectiveness and safety of transmucosal ketamine in treatment
resistant depression
- Clinical aims include quantifying response to ketamine via utilization of MADRS scales, with
concurrent assessment for tolerability via PRISE inventories
- Principal Investigator: Patrick Marshalek, MD
Measurement Based Care (MBC) – West Virginia University, Department of Behavioral Medicine &
Psychiatry – Graduate Researcher
January 2019 – June 2022
- Study measuring descriptive psychopathology via SCIP self-descriptive inventories (SDI’s)
incorporating 18 rating scales for domains including but not limited to depression, mania, anxiety,
and PTSD symptomatology
- Clinical aims include diagnosing psychiatric disorders, assessing their severity, and formulating
clinical decisions at the individual level using a standardized approach
- Principal Investigator: Ahmed Aboraya, MD, PhD
Emotion and Memory Systems Lab – Department of Neuroscience – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Undergraduate Researcher
February 2008 – April 2009
- Investigated effects of basolateral and central amygdalar NMDAR antagonism on extinction of
conditioned fear.
- Wrote and submitted formal research paper detailing comprehensive findings of study for inclusion in
subsequent lab publication.
- Delivered formal research seminar as part of upper-level neuroscience course upon completion of
project.
- Principal Investigator: Stephen Maren, PhD
Yasha Rastgar's Practice location
Integrative Behavioral Health and Medicine, Inc
4546 El Camino Real STE B7 -Los Altos, CA 94022Get Direction
Integrative Behavioral Health and Medicine, Inc
21515 Hawthorne Blvd Suite 200 -Torrance, CA 90503Get Direction
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