“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

  • Dr. Rebecca Dubner

    I am Dr. Rebecca, a licensed pediatric psychologist, holistic nutritionist, and integrative medicine coach. I help families find diagnostic clarity and holistic solutions to help improve their child’s attention, mood, anxiety, and behavior.

    I work from an integrative viewpoint, focusing on the power that exercise, healthy diet, quality sleep, psychological well-being, and staying socially active have on maintaining and improving mental health functioning as well as overall health.

    Psychological assessments allow for the quickest way to target the issue and get focused treatment and recommendations. Using standardized psychological, behavioral observations, and professional expertise, I help identify strengths and challenges and map out a plan to help your child flourish.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Dr. Leyla Rasooli

    Dr. Leyla Rasooli started her career in the field of psychology before the year 2000 working as a research assistant to an established team of experts conducting psychological research in different areas including but not limited to cultural issues, assessment, and diagnostics in the field of psychology. Dr. Leyla, holds licenses as a Clinical Psychologist (Psy.D) and also as a licensed Marriage family Therapist ( LMFT) in California. She is also a Certified EMDR Therapist.

    Throughout her career, Dr. Leyla has worked as a clinician, supervisor, diagnostician and an educator in different settings, providing services to diverse population from different cultural background, age groups, and with varying severity of symptoms in private and nonprofit agencies in various counties. Her psychological services range from providing psychological assessment, therapy for individuals, couples, families & groups, and training and supervision in different settings such as community college, non- profit agencies and, residential/ STRTP care. She has enjoyed gaining experience in working with diverse clientele including gang-involved families, LGBTQ population and clients from a wide array of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds.

    One of Dr. Leyla’s true passions throughout her career has been providing Psychological assessments. Dr. Leyla has enjoyed gaining experience in conducting evaluations for the purpose of diagnostic and treatment clarity and testing focused on identifying needs for accommodations in different areas such as educational, legal, and administrative settings. Additionally, she has experience providing consultation in interpreting the raw data, as well as written reports based on the raw data provided to agencies needing support. She is also effectively bilingual and is fluent in both English and Persian/ Farsi.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Magdi Mikhael, MD

    Dr. Mikhael specializes in General Psychiatry (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar, OCD, PTSD, psychosis, dementia and cognitive disorder).

    Dr. Mikhael received his diploma in psychiatry from Vienna Medical School, Austria in 1981, completed his residency training in psychiatry at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, New Jersey in 1996, and completed a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia in 1997. He is board certified in psychiatry.

    Dr. Mikhael is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Loma Linda Medical School, a former President for the Inland Region of the Southern California Psychiatric Society, and a former Councillor for the Southern California Psychiatric Society more broadly.

    He is presently a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

  • Dr. Enas Elshiwick, PsyD, MFT

    Dr. Enas Elshiwick, Psy D., MFT, is a licensed psychologist and a licensed marriage family therapist. She has experience working with a variety of clients, including, ADHD, issues of relationships, marriage and family, personality, obsessions, compulsions, drug and alcohol addictions, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety, paranoia, and other issues that effect daily lives.

    She has had experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, in a variety of settings, including private practice, agencies and clinics, and with inpatients (where she was the head of the psychology department of the hospital). She is bilingual (Arabic and English), and understands and has experience dealing with issues of adjustments in terms of culture and religion. She is eclectic in her approach, taking into consideration the client's best interest and welfare.

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