Jeffrey Cardenas, M.D.

                         Education

6/02- 6/06            UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

                        Postgraduate training, Psychiatry

9/98-6/02            Harvard Medical School

                        Medical Doctorate, 2002

8/93-6/97          University of California, Los Angeles

                        BS Psychobiology, June 1997

                        Summa Cum Laude

                        Licensure

                        Medical Board of California, Physician and Surgeon License A84752

                        Awards and Honors

1993-1997        The National Dean's List

1997                 Golden Key National Honor Society

1996                 Latino Student Health Project- Outstanding Service & Commitment

1994                 Pre-Medical Scholars Institute Certificate

                        Leadership

6/05-6/06          West Los Angeles VA Bipolar Clinic Chief

                        Work Experience

7/06- Present    Olive View UCLA Medical Center

                        Physician Specialist

10/03-Present McDonald Carey East Valley Mental Health Center

                                                      Psychiatrist

                8/97 -6/98         Biology & Physiology High School Teacher

                        Theodore Roosevelt High School, LAUSD

                        Research

6/05-Present    Metabolic Syndrome prevalence in bipolar disorder

                        Ongoing study at West LA V A investigating the prevalence of the

                        metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorder

6/98-9/99         White Memorial Hospital Research Assistant

                        Involved in a study comparing immunization rates at this inner city

                        hospital to the   National Immunization Rates as reported in the National

                        Immunization Survey

                    Language       

                    Fluent in Spanish