Melita Daley, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- 760 Westwood Plaza, 48-253B
- Email: mdaley@mednet.ucla.edu
- Website
- Pubmed
Education
- BS, MD – Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine, Canada
- General Psychiatry Residency – Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine
- Child and Adolescent Fellowship – University of California, Los Angeles
Research & clinical interests
Dr. Daley is interested in the neurobiological basis of early-onset schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and studying these illnesses using neuroimaging techniques including structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI).
Roles within the division/Fellowship
- Clinical Supervisor in the CAN (Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental) clinic and School Rotation
- Child psychiatrist working with the Ties for Families program
- Child psychiatrist working at the Belmont Wellness Center
- Lectures on such topics as psychosis prodrome and childhood schizophrenia