Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Glenna Smith, MD, is a board-certified adult psychiatrist and board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist at Adelpha Psychiatric Group in Encino, California.
Dr. Smith has long been devoted to a career working with children and families, since her school-aged days volunteering in a medical clinic for immigrant populations. With this goal in mind, Dr. Smith pursued her undergraduate degree at Columbia University, studying Psychology and Hispanic Studies, before attending medical school at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She subsequently completed residency in adult psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, where she promoted wellness across medical education, participating in medical student teaching and wellness curriculum development within training programs. She then completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UCLA, where she served as chief fellow of the child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit and the resident psychotherapy clinic. She stayed on at UCLA as an associate physician at the UCLA Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Clinic (CHAMP) after fellowship.
Dr. Smith has specialized training in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and beyond. She has experience with a breadth of therapeutic techniques including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Focused Therapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Dr. Smith is fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Smith spends her time outside of work on adventures with her anxious rescue Dachshund, Ruby.
Kara Tabor-Furmark, MD, is a board-certified adult psychiatrist and board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist at Adelpha Psychiatric Group in Encino, California.
Dr. Tabor-Furmark graduated with honors from Harvard University, dual majoring in cognitive neuroscience and Spanish language. She attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine before pursuing her adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship at UCLA.
As part of her training, Dr. Tabor-Furmark spent time in specialty clinics focusing on neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, bipolar spectrum disorders, and anxiety/OCD/tic disorder, among others. While in fellowship, she worked at a non-profit organization offering mental health services to foster youth and families. She received the UCLA Gertrude Rogers Greenblatt Award in Child Psychiatry, given to one fellow annually noted for their “deeply humane commitment to children and families requiring psychiatric care.” She also completed the Max Gray Mood Disorders Fellowship at UCLA and worked as an associate physician at the UCLA Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Clinic for several years.
Dr. Tabor-Furmark strongly believes in a multi-disciplinary, holistic approach to patient care and is excited to be part of the team at Adelpha. After growing up in Hawaii, she could not be happier to have escaped the East Coast cold for sunny Los Angeles. She enjoys spending her free time with friends and family, playing with her dogs, traveling, yoga, running, and spending as much time in the ocean as possible.
Karen Mendez, MD, is a board-certified adult psychiatrist and board-eligible child and adolescent psychiatrist at Adelpha Psychiatric Group in Encino, California.
Dr. Mendez graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychobiology. She spent four years working at the UCLA Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program, providing evaluations, assessments, and multidisciplinary therapy for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. She empowered children with cognitive, academic, social, and self-care skills through one-on-one discrete trial training, direct instruction, response pivotal training, and applied behavioral analysis.
Dr. Mendez obtained her medical degree at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and stayed at UCLA to complete a psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship, serving as the Program Chief Fellow. During her fellowship, she completed the national curriculum in reproductive psychiatry and became a certified facilitator of the Circle of Security International Early Intervention Program for Parents and Children (an attachment-based, reflective parenting program).
Dr. Mendez has specialized training in mood disorders, reproductive psychiatry, anxiety disorders, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders. With a holistic approach, she utilizes evidence-based psychopharmacology and various psychotherapy modalities, including interpersonal psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), focused family therapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Dr. Mendez is a native of Lima, Peru, and fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Allen Chroman is a lifetime Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with added qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry and pain management.
Dr. Chroman brings more than 40 years of psychiatric experience and understanding to the Smart Brain team, providing an exceptional understanding of the mind/body/brain interactions that contribute to a wide range of psychological diseases. Dr. Chroman has lectured extensively and been a sought-after source for Southern California media in both print and broadcast mediums.
I provide a safe environment coupled with active listening to establish a trusting rapport with my clients. I use evidence based practice to treat the identified diagnosis and meet my client's specific needs. I attended school at California State University Long Beach. I have been practicing as a nurse practitioner, in several settings, for 5 years. I have 30 years of clinical experience and was first trained in healthcare at LAC/USC level 1 trauma center allowing me to develop efficient assessment skills, effective critical thinking and a compassionate bedside manor. I encourage patients and families to participate in their treatment plan.
