Sepideh N. Bajestan MD, PhD

Dr. Bajestan has received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. She spent her training during her Ph.D. and post-doctoral course in learning the molecular genetics and biology of neurological and psychiatric disorders. She later trained in Psychiatry at Stanford University and became a board-certified General Psychiatrist by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Bajestan was the first neuropsychiatry fellow at Stanford University and established this fellowship with Dr. John Barry, her fellowship director. She is also board certified in Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology by the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties. She has undergone training in complex neuro-psychopharmacology, Interventional Neuropsychiatry and different psychotherapy Orientations including Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Hypnosis and Prolonged Exposure (PE).

Dr. Bajestan is the recipient of many national awards, such as American Psychiatric Association’s Leadership Award, American Association of Psychiatry Residency Director’s Brain Scholar Award, American College of Psychiatrists’ Laughlin Fellowship, American Neuropsychiatric Association’s Young Investigator’s Award, and Stanford University Psychiatry Department's Outstanding Resident Award. She is also the recipient of the department of psychiatry's Chair’s Mission Award for Leadership and Professionalism.

Dr. Bajestan is currently the Neuropsychiatry Section Chief, the Associate Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Director, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. She is involved in clinical practice, research, and training of the psychiatry residents and neuropsychiatry fellows. Dr. Bajestan is the neuropsychiatric consultant at Stanford University’s Inpatient Neurology Units, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and Outpatient Neurology Clinics. She also works in different psychiatry clinics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, providing consultations (mainly) and outpatient care (both medication management and psychotherapy). She takes joy in working closely with her patients, their family members, other health care providers, teaching/mentoring trainees, and also attending to her research projects.