Chris Reist, M.D.
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Dr. Reist is an Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. He has served as Assistant Dean in the College of Medicine, Director of Medical Research for the Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, and Chief of Mental Health, overseeing full service mental healthcare delivery to over 40,000 enrollees in the Long Beach VA Healthcare System. His experience also includes serving as Director of the Southern California VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) improving long term outcomes in chronic psychotic disorders through clinical research and dissemination of evidence-based practices.