Our Team
Our expert team of brain health specialists
The collaborative approach taken by our experts allows patients to benefit from the collective experience and expertise of the team.
For more information about a consultation, please contact us at 310-582-7641.
Pacific Brain Health Center Physician & Neuropsychology Team
(In alphabetical order)
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Meet Dr. William Buxton
Dr. Buxton is Director, Neuromuscular & Neurodiagnostic Medicine, and Fall Prevention, Brain Health Center; Adult Neurology. He is a board certified in Adult Neurology with Subspecialty Certification in Clinical Neurophysiology…
Meet Dr. Barbara Giesser
Dr. Giesser is the Multiple Sclerosis Neurology at the Pacific Brain Health Center. Dr. Giesser’s approach to the diagnosis and management of persons with MS combines state-of-the-art diagnostics and a…
Meet Dr. Shanthi Gowrinathan
Dr. Gowrinathan is the director of Psycho-oncology, Brain Health Center; Psychiatry, Psycho-oncology. She is an accomplished inpatient and outpatient psychiatrist, specializing in both Women’s Psychiatry and Psycho-oncology (Cancer Psychiatry) who…
Meet Dr. Scott Kaiser
Dr. Scott Kaiser, a board-certified family physician and geriatrician, is the Director of Geriatric Cognitive Health and provides specialty geriatric medical consultations at the Pacific Brain Health Center. Focused on…
Meet Dr. David Merrill
David A. Merrill, MD, PhD, is an adult and geriatric psychiatrist with double-board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is director of the Pacific Brain Health…
Dr. Melita Petrossian – Brain Health
Dr. Melita Petrossian is a fellowship-trained neurologist and movement disorders specialist and is the Director of the Pacific Movement Disorders Center located at Providence Saint John’s Health Center and Providence…
Meet Dr. Verna Porter
Dr. Porter is the Director of Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and Neurocognitive Disorders at the Pacific Brain Health Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI) located at Providence Saint John’s Health Center…
Brain Health Center Overview
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Meet Dr. William Buxton
Meet Dr. Giesser
Meet Dr. Gowrinathan
Meet Dr. Kaiser
Meet Dr. Merrill
Dr. Melita Petrossian – Brain Health
Meet Dr. Porter
