Christopher Chamanadjian
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Resident-Fellow Member Representative, Executive Council
Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS)
06.2025 - Current
- Elected Resident-Fellow Member Representative for the Southern California Psychiatric Society, serving between trainees and leadership to advocate for education, professional development, and policy engagement in organized psychiatry.
Member-In-Training Representative, Executive Council
Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SCSCAP)
05.2023 - Current
- Appointed Member-In-Training Representative on the Executive Council of the Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, leading trainee engagement initiatives, developing mentorship programs, and contributing to regional advocacy efforts in youth mental health.
Epic Streamline Project Lead, Behavioral Health Department
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Leading the integration of a new electronic medical record system for the Behavioral Health department, transitioning from Meditech to Epic EMR.
- Improved the hospital workflow for Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Triage Psychiatrists.
- Collaborated with the IT department to convert the original Epic platform setup into a platform that implements data use accessibility for billing and future research projects.
Clinical Workflow EMR Optimization, Psychiatry Department
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Proactively facilitated discussions with the Psychiatry Department Chairman, Chief Informatics Officer (CIO), and stakeholders, conducting a detailed analysis of the Epic EMR system's ordering and recording functionalities for Urine Drug Screen (UDS) orders.
- Led an initiative to streamline and optimize EMR workflows, resulting in a substantial increase in the completion rates of UDS orders for ARMC Behavioral Health inpatient units.
- Recognized with the "Resident of the Month" Award (Inaugural Award) for outstanding contribution to system implementation and workflow optimization.
Quality Improvement (QI) Project, Psychiatry Consult & Liaison
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Designed and executed a Quality Improvement project to assist the Psychiatry Consult Services Director and Attending physicians.
- Utilizing the Plan-Do-Study-Act model to achieve a reduction in dropped 5250's reported by Patient's Rights within a 6-month period.
Senior Medical Science Liaison & Medical Affairs
Cognoa Inc.
06.2018 - 03.2021
- Delivered the Cognoa Child Development app to healthcare executives establishing partnerships with employers, payers, and ABA therapy centers to empower parents to better support their children's unique behavioral health.
- Led medical affairs and clinical operations as medical science liaison for behavioral health technology startup comprised of 50+ employees.
- Collaborated with sales and marketing teams by conducting research and competitive analysis market research to advance business growth and operations.
- Presented deep machine learning Artificial Intelligence software technology to physicians, policymakers, hospitals, and payor companies.
- Led physician advisory board comprised of 10+ external consultants to communicate business growth and strategy.
- Illuminated the optimal product revenue channel by creating a multisite nationwide market research analysis within the behavioral healthcare services sector.
Clinical Lead
Cognoa Inc.
06.2018 - 03.2021
- Led the clinical team's two lead products receive "FDA Breakthrough Device" designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the first digital diagnostic and digital therapeutic devices for autism.
- Supervised 20+ pediatric resident physicians; led strategic thinking of clinical trials and ensured streamlined patient flow/adherence to compliance for a multi-site, prospective, blinded, active comparator pivotal study to show the effectiveness of its diagnostic aid for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Consulted in developing AI-based digital diagnostics and personalized therapies that are designed to make earlier diagnoses improving healthcare access and lowering cost.
- Educated hospital executives and private practitioners about Cognoa's digital precision health platform applying machine learning and predictive analytics to parental inputs and diagnostic data.
Co-Founder, Irvine Chapter
Health 2.0 Orange County
06.2014 - Current
- Promoted, showcased, and catalyzed new healthcare startups/technologies by organizing various events and established an outlet to partner with global investors.
Infusioneer, CHOC Children's Outpatient Center
My Bridge 4 Life
05.2014 - Current
- Organized unveiling the "Infusionarium," an experiential dynamic environment designed to provide pediatric oncology patients the ability to create, or play within, the place they believe will best support their healing during their treatment.
Timeline
Resident-Fellow Member Representative, Executive Council - Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS)
06.2025 - Current
Member-In-Training Representative, Executive Council - Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SCSCAP)
05.2023 - Current
Clinical Workflow EMR Optimization, Psychiatry Department - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
04.2023 - 06.2023
Quality Improvement (QI) Project, Psychiatry Consult & Liaison - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
04.2023 - 06.2023
Epic Streamline Project Lead, Behavioral Health Department - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
01.2023 - 06.2023
Senior Medical Science Liaison & Medical Affairs - Cognoa Inc.
06.2018 - 03.2021
Clinical Lead - Cognoa Inc.
06.2018 - 03.2021
Co-Founder, Irvine Chapter - Health 2.0 Orange County
06.2014 - Current
Infusioneer, CHOC Children's Outpatient Center - My Bridge 4 Life
05.2014 - Current