“We are a dedicated group of doctors and mental health professionals who stand ready to give you the best testing experience possible.”
— THE ADHD TESTING ADD TEAM
Meet the Team
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Dr. Heather Kaplan-Santos
Dr. Heather Kaplan-Santos is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of social service work in a wide variety of settings. Some of her previous experience includes working with at-risk youth as a United States Peace Corps volunteer, working as the Clinical Director for an addiction treatment center, 8 years as the Director of Support Services for an agency supporting adults with developmental disabilities, providing direct support for clients at a center for traumatic brain injury and now predominately providing individual therapy and psychological assessments to clients of partnered community agencies. Dr. Heather has specialized training in Functional Neurology and is particularly interested in the treatment of adults with traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s Disease, ADHD, substance use disorders, chronic pain, learning differences and “brain fog”. She works by providing psychoeducation related to presenting symptoms as well as by teaching clients to understand how trauma, anxiety, depression, overwhelm, and chronic stress impact the functioning of the brain. Her comprehensive assessments and therapeutic treatment plans guide clients with clear recommendations to enhance their cognitive functioning, reduce distressing symptoms, and improve their overall well-being and vitality.
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Dr. Adrienne Pasek
Dr. Adrienne Pasek has extensive experience performing neuropsychological evaluations and cognitive assessments in private practice and for governmental agencies. Dr. Pasek provides trainings and presentations to law enforcement agencies and companies nationwide. Dr. Pasek also has broad experience in conflict resolution as a former Executive Director for a non-profit Mediation Center working for the courts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. She is proficient and skilled in mediation and arbitration for parties seeking alternative solutions to legal disputes. Dr. Pasek is also a former Educational Liaison for several school districts. She has vast knowledge of child development and routinely provides screenings and assessments for children suspected of struggling with learning disabilities.
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Dr. Lana Delshadi
Dr. Delshadi received her doctorate degree in counseling psychology for clinical settings from OISE- University of Toronto, Canada in 1998. She obtained a post – graduate certificate in Neuropsychology from the Fielding Institute.
She is a Licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist in the state of California since 2000 (PSY16895). Dr. Delshadi has experience working with adults and children in various settings including schools, counseling centers, hospitals and private practice. Her areas of specialty include neuropsychological testing for ages 5 and over and psychotherapy. More recently, she has been involved in various forensic evaluations. She assesses various issues including learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum, post head–trauma and dementia.
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Babak Azar, MD
I was born and raised in Shiraz, Iran, I speak Farsi as well as English. I finished medical school in 1996 and practiced for four years in Iran before coming to the United States. I finished my psychiatry residency in 2009 at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey- now Rutgers University and my Geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Yale University in 2010.
I am board certified in both General Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry.
I have experience in working with different levels of care such as out-patient, partial Hospitals, emergency rooms inpatient, Consultation and Liaison, Nursing homes and Dementia units.
I treat patients 18 year old and over. I have experience in treating a variety of mental illness such as ADHD, depression, anxiety bipolar disorder, and PTSD.
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Anna Zhu, MD
Dr. Tongtong A. Zhu, M.D. obtained a B.A. in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.D. from the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center. She completed her residency at UCLA/Greater Los Angeles VA psychiatric program, where she developed an interest in dynamic psychotherapy and facilitated clinical research focusing on the treatment of chronic pain in the geriatric population with psychotherapy. She subsequently completed a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at UCLAand is board certified in both geriatric psychiatry and general psychiatry.
Dr. Zhu has experience working with diverse population groups treating a broad range of mental health issues including ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and mood disorders. She employees her expertise inpharmacological interventions as well as psychotherapy to deliver a collaborative and targeted treatment approach unique to each patient.
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Adel Eldahmy, MD, MBA
Adel Eldahmy, MD, MBA is Medical Director of MD Laguna and Laguna Behavioral in Laguna Niguel, California. Dr. Eldahmy completed his residency in Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine in 1984, after which he went to private practice in Southern California. His fellowship in Psychiatry included the Eating Disorders program at the University of California, Irvine. In 1997, Dr. Eldahmy received his HealthCare MBA from the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Eldahmy has served as a Medical Director at Long Beach Eating Disorder Clinic, Long Beach Psychiatric Center, and was Medical Director of the Eating Disorders program at Charter Hospital of Long Beach and Charter outpatient clinics in Los Alamitos, California. He also served as Chief of Staff at Los Altos Hospital in Long Beach, California.
In 2012, Dr. Eldahmy founded Telemed Foundation, a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) that uses telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical healthcare to developing countries and rural communities around the world.
Dr. Eldahmy has been involved with Telemedicine since 2007. Dr. Eldahmy is the founder and chairman of Telemed Foundation, a nonprofit organization serving countries in the Nile Valley and Nile Basin in Africa.