We’re Stronger Together
With your help, we can make ambitious innovations in clinical care and education for our community.
Loma Linda University Psychiatry is home to passionate faculty who are invested in teaching, mentoring, and developing the next generation of psychiatrists. The program’s residents are a vibrant group committed to creating a warm and inclusive environment.
Vice Chair of Academics
Dr. Jamie Snyder is the Psychiatry Residency Program Director, Vice Chair of Academics for the Department of Psychiatry, and our attending on consult and liaison services. She has over 30 years of experience in the field and previously served as program director for Creighton University’s Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Fellowship programs. Dr. Snyder has many clinical interests including anxiety, major depression, eating disorders, early onset-psychosis, catatonia, and self-harming behaviors. To recharge, she enjoys scuba diving, gardening, cooking, decorating, traveling, bike riding, and reading.
Dr. Serafin Lalas is the Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Director, as well as Director of the Behavioral Medicine Center’s Child Intensive Outpatient Services. He works in Loma Linda University’s intensive outpatient program, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient clinics. Dr. Lalas is certified as both a general psychiatrist and a child & adolescent psychiatrist. Outside of psychiatry, Dr. Lalas loves spending time with his wife and two children and teaching Children’s Sabbath School at church. He also enjoys basketball, tennis, and photography.
With your help, we can make ambitious innovations in clinical care and education for our community.