Child and adolescent psychiatrist Sonali Jeste, MD is a board-certified San Diego clinician who practices in Allied Gardens through Kaiser Permanente at the Zion Medical Center campus on Zion Avenue in the 92120 ZIP. She earned her medical degree from Grant Medical College in 1972, completed psychiatric residency at Howard University, and finished a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1979 and 1981. After serving on the UCSD faculty in the department of child psychiatry for four years, Dr. Jeste joined the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in 1990, and young patients with co-occurring dental anxiety benefit from parallel behavioral support alongside providers such as BRSH+FLSS Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics in the San Carlos area. Her specialty scope covers developmental and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents, including ADHD, autism spectrum presentations, anxiety disorders, mood dysregulation, and school-based behavioral crises requiring psychiatric evaluation and medication management. The Kaiser Zion facility's integrated model allows Dr. Jeste to coordinate directly with pediatric primary care, neurology, and developmental specialists within the same system. Her Johns Hopkins fellowship training grounded her clinical approach in evidence-based psychopharmacology for pediatric populations, where medication decisions carry heightened risk-benefit considerations around developing neurobiology. The Waring Road corridor in Allied Gardens anchors a family healthcare district that serves east-county communities, and Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center houses the full continuum of pediatric and adult medical services under one roof. Dr. Jeste's UCSD faculty background in child psychiatry research informs a diagnostic process that integrates structured developmental assessment with family system evaluation, distinguishing between primary psychiatric conditions and behavioral presentations secondary to medical, neurological, or environmental factors.