Stephen Read MD

Dr. Stephen Read is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Attending Staff Psychiatrist for the Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Program at Greater Los Angeles Veterans Health Care System. A clinical and research psychiatrist with board certification in the subspecialties of forensic and geriatric psychiatry, Dr. Read has been qualified as an expert witness in United States federal and multiple courts.

Primarily a clinical geriatric psychiatrist, Dr. Read pioneered new approaches to clinical care in a diversity of settings. For outpatient care, he developed Psychiatric Home Physician Care Management for selected complex cases in private practice. One of the first geriatric psychiatrists to work extensively in long-term care, he received a commendation for his role in developing the Nursing Home Care Unit program at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Read then became the founding Medical Director of the John Douglas French Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, where he developed skilled nursing programs for patients with differing care needs. Under Dr. Read’s direction, these programs were integrated with assisted living, community care, daycare, and acute psychiatric care programs.