Gustavo Alva, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and
Deputy Director of the Clinical Research Division
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
University of California, Irvine
Chief, Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California

Gustavo Alva, MD is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and deputy director of the Clinical Research Division for the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He also serves as chief of the Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic at UCI Medical Center, in Orange, Calif. He is a forensic psychiatric consultant for the Orange County Superior Court, and a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Alva received his medical degree from The Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG). Residency training was completed at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, where he served as chief resident during his final year of residency.

As a clinician and investigator, Dr. Alva’s interests include psychiatric research and education pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and major depressive disorder. His focus is on the genetics, neuroimaging, and the latest treatments available for each condition, as well as aspects of ethnicity, and its correlation with the aforementioned clinical situations. He has published numerous articles, and presents at both national and international meetings and conferences.

He is a member of the Institutional Review Board Committee at UCI Medical Center, and is president of the Orange County Psychiatric Society. Dr. Alva also is a member of many professional organizations including the American Medical Association, the Orange County Medical Association, the California Psychiatric Association, the American Board of Forensic Medicine, the American College of Forensic Examiners, and the California Hispanic American Medical Association.