A UC San Diego School of Medicine graduate who completed her psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the UCSD Medical Center, Dr. Gabrielle M. Cerda is a former Chief of Staff of Psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and a Clinical Professor in the UCSD Department of Psychiatry. Outpatient evaluation and medication management for pediatric mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, and autism spectrum presentations proceed in English and Spanish, with formal cognitive batteries ordered through UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest: Gladsjo Julie MD when neuropsychological profiling is required. Cerda has published on the autism diagnostic observation schedule in community mental health clinics and on STAR*D-Child outcomes in children of depressed mothers, bringing research-informed treatment to underserved Latino families. A Chula Vista native, she is an outspoken advocate for destigmatizing pediatric mental illness in immigrant communities and previously served as Medical Director of Assertive Community Treatment Psychiatry in San Diego. Integrated family care sometimes requires parallel adult psychiatric follow-up, with Zablow Sheldon B MD among the Hillcrest adult providers her office interfaces with when parent-child treatment runs in tandem. The most demanding cases involve treatment-resistant adolescent depression and early-onset schizophrenia requiring multi-agency coordination with schools and county behavioral health.