Dr. Robert Bota, MD, MSG, DFAPA
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
136 Broadway Costa Mesa CA, 92627About
Robert Bota, MD, MSG, DFAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist currently serving his patients at BrainHealth Solutions located in California. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association as well as a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. To begin his medical journey, Dr. Bota earned his medical degree in 1997 from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Then obtained a Master in Social Gerontology at University of Southern California, followed by his residency from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. In order to provide his patients with the best care, Dr. Bota currently specializes in diagnosing and treating mental illness and major depressive disorder. Furthermore, Dr. Bota has published over 60 articles and book chapters and has given over 100 presentations at national and international psychiatry conferences throughout his successful career. In order to remain up to date in his field, Dr. Bota is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, American Association for Advancement in Science, Romanian Medical Association, Schizophrenia International Research Society, and the Clinical TMS Society. In addition to working at BrainHealth Soultions, Dr. Bota also serves as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UC Riverside.
Education and Training
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy MD 1997
University of Southern California, Andrus Gerontology Center Master in Social Gerontology 2001
Board Certification
Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Distinguished Fellow of American Psychiatric Association
Fellow of American Psychiatric Association
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prefrontal-subcortical and limbic circuit mediation of major depressive disorder.
- Differences between smokers and nonsmokers in regional gray matter volumes and densities.
- What we know about ourselves: changing attitudes about treating patients with substance use disorders.
- Stressors and the fine line between normal and psychopathology.
- Therapeutic dilemmas in treatment-resistant bipolar patients.
- The self and Asperger syndrome.
- Acute hypersensitivity syndrome caused by valproic Acid: a review of the literature and a case report.
- Aripiprazole partial agonism at 5-HT2C: a comparison of weight gain associated with aripiprazole adjunctive to antidepressants with high versus low serotonergic activities.
- Transprocessing: neurobiologic mechanisms of change during psychotherapy-a proposal based on a case report.
- Special medical conditions associated with catatonia in the internal medicine setting: hyponatremia-inducing psychosis and subsequent catatonia.
- Negative rumor: contagion of a psychiatric department.
- Schizophrenia traveler type.
- Cognition and closed systems.
- Transprocessing: a proposed neurobiological mechanism of psychotherapeutic processing.
- Balancing Life and Medical School.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Staff Psychiatrist Middle Flint BHC and Sumter Regional Hospital 2005 - 2008
- Staff Psychiatrist Kaiser Permanente 2008 - 2014
- Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior UC Irvine 2014 - 2018
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior UC Irvine 2018 - 2019
- Medical Director BrainHealth Solutions Inc. 2019 - Present
- Researcher- Principal Investigator CITrials 2019 - Present
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior UC Riverside 2020 - Present
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior UC Irvine 2018 - Present
- Assistant Professor School of Medicine, University of Missouri at Kansas City 2005 - 2016
- Secretary Orange County Psychiatric Association - 2016
- Missouri Delegate American Medical Association 2004 - 2005
- Chief Resident for Psychiatry Program UMKC 2004 - 2005
- 1. House Staff Council Representative of Psychiatry Program UMKC GME Committee 2004 - 2005
- Resident Representative for Education and Policy Committee WMMHC 2003 - 2004
- Teaching Assistant Advanced Biochemistry at the University of Southern California 1999 - 2000
- Psycho-Gerontology Research Assistant University of Southern California 2000 - 2001
- Staff Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry University of California, Los Angeles 2000 - 2001
- Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry University of Missouri at Kansas City 2005 - Present
- Staff Psychiatrist Middle Flint BHC and Sumter Regional Hospital 2005 - 2008
- Interim Medical Director Middle Flint BHC and Psychiatry Department, Sumter Regional Hospital 2006 - 2007
- Medical Director Pinehill Nursing Home 2007 - 2008
- Co-Medical Director Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, Byromville, GA 2007 - 2008
- Staff Psychiatrist Kaiser Permanente 2008 - 2014
- Research Chair Kaiser Permanente, Inland Empire Region 2011 - 2014
- Professional Education Committee Member Kaiser Permanente - 2014
- Innovation Committee Member Kaiser Permanente - 2014
- Public Affairs Committee Orange County Psychiatric Society 2014 - 2018
- Governmental Affairs Committee Orange County Psychiatric Society 2014 - 2018
- Ethics Committee UC Irvine 2014 - 2019
- Ethics Committee Orange County Psychiatric Society 2014 - 2019
- Psychiatry Rotation Director for Chronic Pain Fellowship 2014 - 2019
- Nominating Committee Representative California Psychiatric Association 2018 - 2020
- President Elect Orange County Psychiatric Society 2018 - 2020
- President Orange County Psychiatric Society 2020 - Present
Awards
- Edward E. Baumhardt Psychiatry Scholarship Award 2005
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2000 Department of Biology, USC
- University Merit Fellowship 1994 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila
- Distinguished Fellow of American Psychiatric Society 2016 American Psychiatric Society
Professional Memberships
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Psychiatric Association
- Clinical TMS Society
- Southern Medical Association Speaker’s Bureau
- American Association for Advancement in Science
- Romanian Medical Association
- Schizophrenia International Research Society
- Southern Medical Association
Areas of research
Neuromodulation
Dementia
Schizophrenia
Borderline Personality Disorder
PTSD
Depression
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