Brandon S. Ito, MD, MPH

Brandon S. Ito, MD, MPH

(he/him)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | 300 Medical Plaza, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

Brandon Ito, MD, MPH completed his undergraduate degree in Human Development with dual minor studies in Psychology and Healthcare & Social Issues from the University of California, San Diego. He completed medical training at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and masters degree in public health (MPH) at the Harvard University School of Public Health with a concentration in Family and Community Health. Dr. Ito completed his adult psychiatry training at the University of California, San Francisco and completed additional training in LGBT mental health and global health through the UCSF Clinical Scholars Program. Dr. Ito completed his Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at New York University and Bellevue Hospital, where he served as Chief Fellow. Awards include the Gold Humanism Society award, Department of Psychiatry Outstanding Faculty Housestaff Teaching Award, and Kaiser-Permanente| Award for Excellence in Teaching from the David Geffen School of Medicine. He is also the immediate past president of the Southern California Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Ito is passionate about medical education and teaching, LGBTQ mental health, and reducing health care disparities in vulnerable populations. Dr. Ito is a designated UCLA Health LGBTQ Champion and faculty in the UCLA LGBTQ Primary Care Fellowship and UCLA Medical Education Fellowship. Additional clinical roles include supervising attending in the UCLA Child & Adult Neurodevelopmental Clinic (CAN), hospital attending on the child and adolescent psychiatry inpatient and eating disorder services at the Ronald Reagan Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and behavioral health provider with the UCLA Gender Health Program. Educational roles include Psychiatry Core Clerkship Chair, Educator for Excellence at the David Geffen School of Medicine, Co-Director of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Medical Student Program, Psychiatry Interest Group faculty supervisor and Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the Tarjan Center at UCLA. 

Practice Location:
300 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, California 90095

For Appointments: 310-825-9989
Phone: 310-825-1309
Fax: 310-825-2982

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2016
Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2015

Fellowship

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 2016

Residency

Psychiatry, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 2014

Internship

Psychiatry, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 2012

Degrees

MD, UCI School of Medicine, 2011
MPH, Harvard University School of Public Health, 2011

Recognitions

  • LGBTQ+ champion
  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2020 - 2024
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Outstanding Faculty Housestaff Teaching Award 2020
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Locations

West Los Angeles

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry| Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Hospital Affiliations

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Medical Services

Videos

The Role of Behavioral Health in Gender Affirming Care

Research

Publications

  1. Janssen A, Ito BS (2018). Gender Dysphoria and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders. In Janssen A, Liebowitz S (Ed), Affirmative Mental Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: A Clinical Guide (pp 181-188). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
  2. Ito BS (2018). DACA, DREAMers & Mental Health. The Southern California Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Newsletter. Available at http://www.scscap.org/assets/scscap-newsletter-2018.pdf.
  3. Betancourt TS, Abdi S, Ito BS, Lilienthal GM, Agalab N, Ellis H (2015). We Left One War and Came to Another: Resource Loss, Acculturative Stress, and Caregiver-Child Relationships in Somali Refugee Families. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21(1): 114-125.

In the News

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Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2020 - 2024
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Outstanding Faculty Housestaff Teaching Award 2020
  • Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching 2021