About

Dr. Earth Hasassri, MD

Pronouns: he/his/him

I am a licensed physician in California and double board-certified as a Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. I completed a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Stanford University and my Adult Psychiatry residency at UCSF. I am a Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.

Prior to medical school, I completed two undergraduate bachelor’s degrees in Physiology & Neuroscience (B.S.) and Psychology (B.A.) at the University of California, San Diego with a minor in Global Health. I studied both the micro- and macro-level components of what goes into a person’s experience and behavior, from the cellular level to the individual to the cultural and societal factors.

I attended medical school (M.D.) at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, the number one ranked hospital according to US News & World Report for more than 30 years and a top-ten ranked medical school. Because people with complex illnesses travel to the Mayo Clinic from all over the world, I learned how to evaluate and treat both simple and medically complex illnesses from world class physicians who were not only outstanding clinicians, but dedicated educators and thoughtful researchers.

I then completed my Psychiatry Residency at the University of California, San Francisco where I was awarded an area of distinction in clinical neuroscience for my clinical work at applying neuroscientific principles into clinical practice between the interface of psychiatry and neurology. My psychotherapy training here included cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, emotionally focused therapy for couples and families, cognitive processing therapy for trauma, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. I sought deeper training in psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis where I completed the Foundations of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program. 

After finishing residency, I pursued subspecialty fellowship training at Stanford University in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Here, I trained in the psychotherapeutic modalities of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children and adolescents with a special focus on functional neurological disorders such as psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, parent management training (PMT), psychodynamic play therapy, supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions (SPACE), and comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) which includes habit reversal training (HRT).

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Education:

• University of California, San Diego – Bachelor of Science in Physiology & Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Global Health
• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine – Medical Doctor (M.D.)
• University of California, San Francisco – Psychiatry Residency
• Stanford University School of Medicine – Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
• San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis – Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program

Licensure:

• Physician’s and Surgeon’s License (California Medical License) by the Medical Board of California
• Controlled Substance Registration Certificate (United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency License)
• Board-Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), a member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
• Board-Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by ABPN, a member Board of the ABMS

Professional Affiliations:

• Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco
• American Psychiatric Association (APA)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS)
• Northern California Regional Organization for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NCROCAP)
• American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA)
• Functional Neurological Disorder Society (FNDS)
  

Training Matters

When you engage with the healthcare system, it’s important for you to understand the qualifications of the professionals providing your care. While both physicians and mid-level providers like nurse practitioners play crucial roles in healthcare, their training and expertise differ in meaningful ways. To clarify these distinctions, here’s a comparison chart that outlines the differences in education and training between a physician and a nurse practitioner within the same specialty of Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry.

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