Patricia E. Lester, MD

Patricia E. Lester, MD

(she/her)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health | 760 Westwood Plaza, Suite A8-216, Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-825-9989

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001

Fellowship

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000

Residency

Psychiatry, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, 1997

Internship

Psychiatry, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, 1994

Degree

MD, UCSF School of Medicine, 1993

Locations

UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health

310-825-9989
Fax:310-267-1908

Hospital Affiliations

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Research

Interests

  • Family-centered care
  • Preventive Interventions
  •  Trauma and Resilience
  • Military-connected children and families

Publications

  1. Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Students in Special Education Through a Trauma-Informed Resilience Curriculum. Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Jul 03; 39(5):405-421. Gray K, Marlotte L, Aralis H, Kaufman J, Kataoka S, Venegas-Murillo A, Lester P, Escudero P, Ijadi-Maghsoodi R. PMID: 38722275; PMCID: PMC11530001.
  2. Multiple Informant Cluster Analysis Findings: Which Military-Connected Preschool Aged Children Are Doing Well and Why? Res Sq. 2024 Feb 27. Lester P, Aralis H, Hajal N, Bursch B, Milburn N, Paley B, Cortez MS, Barrera W, Kiff C, Beardslee W, Mogil C. PMID: 38464044; PMCID: PMC10925401.
  3. Implementing depression care in under-resourced communities: a school-based family resilience skill-building pilot randomized controlled trial in the United States. Front Psychol. 2023; 14:1233901. Marlotte L, Klomhaus A, Ijadi-Maghsoodi R, Aralis H, Lester P, Griffin Esperon K, Kataoka S. PMID: 37790229; PMCID: PMC10542892.
  4. Hybrid delivery of behavioral health screening and prevention intervention for pediatric heart transplant recipients and families: A randomized pilot study. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 12; 27(8):e14577. Wijesekera K, Kiff C, Aralis H, Sinclair M, Bursch B, Alejos JC, Lester P. PMID: 37563804.
  5. Creating a Statistical Analysis Plan to Continually Evaluate Intervention Adaptations that Arise in Real-World Implementation. Prev Sci. 2023 Oct; 24(7):1302-1313. Bufford T, Aralis H, Kataoka S, Lee SJ, Lavelle Trinh C, Lester P. PMID: 37243867; PMCID: PMC10220329.
  6. A Public Partnership to Support Well-Being: Population Health Implementation of Trauma and Resilience Informed Care Across Child and Family Ecosystems. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2021 10; 30(4):737-750. Lester P, Mogil C, Milburn N, Murthy G, Sherin J. PMID: 34538445.

 

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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