Physicians

Alexis Link, MD is one of the Co-Directors of Grand & Quincy. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Pomona College and her Medical Degree from the University of Southern California. She completed her Psychiatry Residency and a Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, where she was Chief Resident and later Chief Fellow. She is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. She has clinical expertise in general adult psychiatry and women’s mental health, as well as advanced training in child & adolescent psychiatry and intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy.

Patrick Link, MD, MPH is one of the Co-Directors of Grand & Quincy. He received his Bachelor’s Degrees in Chemistry and Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his Medical Degree from the UNC School of Medicine, and his Master’s in Public Health from the UNC School of Public Health. He completed his Psychiatry Residency and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the UCLA Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident. He is board certified in General Psychiatry.

He served on the faculty at UCLA as part of the Nathanson Family Resilience Center prior to co-founding Grand & Quincy. He has clinical expertise in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cognitive behavioral therapy, and intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy.

Amanda Pham, DO, earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology at UCLA and her Medical Degree at Touro University Nevada. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She went on to complete her Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she served as Chief Fellow.

Dr. Pham is board-certified in both General Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She enjoys working with children, teens, and adults of all ages. Dr. Pham maintains a compassionate and holistic approach in patient care.

Amy Appleby, MD is a board certified psychiatrist and San Diego native. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Biology from Point Loma Nazarene University and her Medical Degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente Fontana.

Dr. Appleby has practiced in community, academic, and correctional settings, which has provided her with experience in a wide array of patient populations and treatment modalities. She is especially passionate about incorporating whole-person care into all of her patient interactions.

Ann Davis, MD, received her Bachelor’s Degree from Yale University and her Medical Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at the UCLA Medical Center, where she was Chief Resident. She is board certified in Psychiatry and is the founder and CEO of Ann Davis Psychiatry, Inc.

Artha Gillis, MD, PhD earned her Bachelor’s Degree and Doctor of Philosophy from Texas A&M University and her Medical Degree from the University of California Davis School of Medicine. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at the University of California Davis Medical Center and her fellowships in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry at the UCLA Medical Center. She is board certified in General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. She has clinical expertise in trauma and developmental psychopathology.

Dr. Hui earned her M.D at the University of Southern California School of Medicine (LAC-USC). She completed Psychiatry residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Neuropsychiatric Institute. She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in both Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry.

Edward Spencer, MD received his Bachelor’s Degree (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Oklahoma and his Medical Degree from the Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his Psychiatry Residency at the UCLA Medical Center, where he was Senior Resident in Geriatric Psychiatry and Chief Resident in the Borderline Personality Disorders Initiative Clinic.

Dr. Spencer is currently an attending psychiatrist at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, where he provides evaluation and treatment services for hospitalized medical and psychiatric patients. He is actively involved in teaching residents and medical students at UCLA and maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, where he sees adults with disorders of mood, anxiety, personality, psychosis, and substance use.

Dr. Spencer has served as a volunteer psychiatric examiner for refugees seeking asylum in the United States, an expert evaluator for individuals seeking state and federal disability benefits, and an expert witness in personal injury, family law, and conservatorship cases. Dr. Spencer has specific clinical interest and expertise in the assessment and psychotherapeutic treatment of personality disorders.

Jasmin Scott-Hawkins, MD MPH received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and her Medical Degree from the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center, and she completed her Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Scott-Hawkins has special interests in collaborating with patients and their families to provide holistic, whole-person care and in working toward diversifying the face of medicine.

Private practice locations:

• Comprehensive Psychiatric Services: www.psych-doctor.com/encino

• Sarah Sicher MD and Associates: www.sarahsichermd.com

Dr. Kelly Jones was born and raised in Orange County and is happy to be making her return to care for patients in this area! After attending the University of Notre Dame (Go Irish!), she attended the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She went on to complete her residency in psychiatry at LAC+USC hospital. She was chief resident of the inpatient hospital during her fourth year and completed research in consult psychiatry. Dr. Jones has a particular interest in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders and works to always provide compassionate care to her patients.

Linslee Egan, MD, received her Bachelor’s Degree (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Texas at Austin and her Medical Degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed her Psychiatry Residency  and her Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the UCLA Medical Center. She is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and has published in peer-reviewed journals, including Synapse. She is the founder and CEO of Egan, MD, Inc.

Matt Brockwell, M.D. is a general adult outpatient psychiatrist with Psychiatric Alternatives and Wellness Center in Berkeley, CA. He earned dual Bachelor’s degrees in English and Cognitive Neuroscience from Stanford University and his Medical Degree from the UCSD School of Medicine. He completed his Psychiatry Residency at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He is board certified in General Psychiatry and has more than ten years of clinical expertise treating a full range of adult psychiatric conditions including mood, anxiety, and thought disorders. Dr. Brockwell also completed two years of post-residency training in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis.

Meredith A. Hannan, MD, PhD, is board certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University, graduating magna cum laude. She completed her MD/PhD training at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where she obtained her PhD in Genetics.

Dr. Hannan then completed both her Adult Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She was selected for the program’s competitive research track, reflecting her longstanding commitment to integrating neuroscience and genetics into clinical psychiatric practice.

Dr. Hannan also completed an Advanced Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital, where she conducted research focused on the biological underpinnings of serious mental illness. She has received multiple research awards and federal training grants throughout her career.

Dr. Hannan has served as a staff psychiatrist for Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and as an attending psychiatrist at the West Los Angeles VA, where she taught and supervised psychiatry residents. She has additional experience providing telepsychiatry services in rural settings and working in trauma-focused and community mental health programs.

Salvador Echeverria, MD is originally from Los Angeles, California. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Physiological Science, a minor in Spanish Literature, and his Medical Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to medical school, he worked for a year as a substitute teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He completed his Psychiatry Residency and a Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. He has received multiple NIH grants and has conducted neuroscience research, both domestically at the New York State Department of Health and internationally at prominent academic institutions in Querétaro, Mexico and Madrid, Spain. He has traveled throughout Mexico and the Iberian Peninsula, speaks Spanish natively, and is culturally sensitive to the experiences of Spanish-speaking patients from both the Americas and Europe.

Dr. Echeverria applies the bio-psycho-social model of medicine to evaluate each person as a unique individual and to incorporate all facets of the patient’s personal life when formulating a treatment plan. He is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Yvonne S. Yang, MD, PhD earned her Bachelor’s Degree, Medical Degree, and Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from Yale University. She completed her Psychiatry Residency in the research track at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, where she served as Program Chief in her final year. She then completed a Research and Clinical Fellowship at the VA VISN 22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System.

Dr. Yang is board certified in General Psychiatry. She has clinical expertise in general adult psychiatry, psychotic disorders, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress, as well as extensive experience mentoring students, residents, and early-career investigators.

Soo Yeon Kelly Kang, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive experience providing comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care across diverse clinical settings. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from Chicago Medical School, then completed psychiatry residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from Brown University.

Dr. Kang has been recognized with The Southern California Psychiatric Society’s Psychiatric Education and Research Award for excellence in teaching. Fluent in Korean, she has contributed to cross-cultural psychiatry initiatives, including developing and translating educational materials and co-facilitating support groups for patients and families.

Dr. Kang currently serves as Lead Psychiatrist at UCLA Behavioral Health Associates, where she practices within a collaborative care model alongside therapists and primary care providers to treat individuals with psychotic disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, and complex comorbid conditions. In addition to her clinical work with UCLA, Dr. Kang serves as a driver of policy development and coordination between medical and administrative teams.

She also practices with Traditions Behavioral Health at the East County Adult Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, where she works closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patients with severe and persistent mental illness. She previously served as Lead Psychiatrist at SSG Alliance Mental Health for eight years, overseeing care across outpatient, stepdown, FSP, and forensic programs, with a focus on psychosis, mood disorders, and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Her professional interests include collaborative care models, community psychiatry, and serving culturally diverse populations. She brings a thoughtful and integrative approach to her medical-legal work.

Dr. Kang is available for Qualified Medical Evaluations in Walnut Park, Alhambra, Koreatown, Gardena, La Mirada, Downtown Los Angeles, Burbank, Pasadena, Palmdale, and Claremont.