About Us

Kristen Ochoa, MD, MPH

Public Psychiatry

Forensic Psychiatry

Justice-Involved

Homelessness / Permanent Supportive Housing

Kristen Ochoa, MD, MPH is Medical Director for the Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry in the Department of Health Services and Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She completed her MD and her forensic fellowship at the USC Keck School of Medicine, and completed her MPH at UCLA and her residency at Harbor-UCLA where she served as a chief resident. She serves on the Los Angeles Superior Court Criminal Panel, and is a forensic psychiatrist at Department 95, L.A.’s Mental Health Court.

PUBLICATIONS

AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS FOR:

  • Mentorship, rotations or electives related to public and forensic psychiatry, justice-involved persons and/or homeless persons and permanent supportive housing