Melita

Daley

, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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