Meet our Medical Director, Eric Chaghouri, MD
The medical team at GEVS Recovery starts here with our board-certified psychiatrist. DR Chaghouri specializes in addiction and forensic psychiatry. Graduating from Keck School of Medicine of USC he now provides medical oversight for Gev's Recovery Center.
“Many times people only see a brochure, not the person behind their clinical and medical care.”
Dr. Eric Chaghouri is the Medical Director and Consulting Psychiatrist for Gev's Recovery Center. He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He completed a forensic psychiatry fellowship at the USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law. He has over 14 years in clinical practice. Beyond his certifications and licensures, he also has a genuine passion for the work we do here, offering not only top of the line medical care but also ensuring its delivered to the quality and compassion we hold as standards.
Credentials
| Role at Gev's Recovery Center | Medical Director and Consulting Psychiatrist |
|---|---|
| Board certification | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) |
| Subspecialty training | Forensic Psychiatry — USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law fellowship |
| Medical degree | Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2011 |
| Residency | LAC+USC Medical Center — General Adult Psychiatry; Chief Resident, Psychiatric Emergency Services |
| Internship | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2008 |
| Undergraduate | UCLA, B.A. Biology, summa cum laude, 2007 |
| NPI | 1932472883 |
| State license | California — verifiable through the Medical Board of California |
| Years in clinical practice | 14+ |
Going beyond basic medical care to full wraparound services
Addiction medicine & dual diagnosis
Roughly 70% of the people who come through our doors are also living with anxiety, depression, or PTSD alongside their substance use. Treating one without the other rarely sticks.
Dr. Chaghouri builds dual-diagnosis treatment into the plan from day one, so the underlying mental-health condition and the addiction are addressed together rather than handed off between teams.
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic training matters in clinical care because so many of our clients arrive with legal exposure — criminal matters, disability claims, FMLA, fitness-for-duty evaluations, custody questions, or court-ordered treatment.
That training shapes how we document care: thoroughly, defensibly, and in language that holds up to outside scrutiny.
It also shapes how we work with insurance carriers on prior authorization and appeals. See how we handle insurance.
Evidence-based psychiatry
Our treatment is grounded in modalities with the strongest research base: CBT, DBT, EMDR, and motivational interviewing.
Where appropriate, we use medication-assisted treatment — buprenorphine, naltrexone, and acamprosate — to stabilize withdrawal and reduce cravings.
Psychiatric medications (SSRIs, mood stabilizers) are prescribed when clinically indicated, always alongside therapy rather than in place of it.
UCLA — Keck/USC — LAC+USC — USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law
Dr. Chaghouri earned his B.A. in Biology from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude in 2007, where he was also a Rose Gilbert Scholar-Athlete. He went on to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, earning his MD in 2011, with an internship year at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 2008. Residency in General Adult Psychiatry was completed at LAC+USC Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident of Psychiatric Emergency Services.
He then completed a forensic psychiatry fellowship at the USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law, the subspecialty training that shapes how he documents, evaluates, and defends the clinical decisions made under his care.
His work has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and he serves as a resident clinical instructor in the USC Department of Psychiatry.
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