Dr. Maryam Eskandari, MD

Throughout my career, I've been interested in human experience & meaning. In my undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley, I majored in neurobiology and minored in German and in philosophy. I became interested in the overlap between studying other languages & cultures, existential philosophy (how people find & create meaning in their lives), phenomenology and psychiatry. After much deliberation I decided to pursue a dual degree in medicine & philosophy. I attended Columbia University for medical school, and did two years of graduate work in philosophy at UC Irvine, where my focus was existential philosophy. After that, I was lucky to have the chance to train at California Pacific Medical Center, as it is one of the few remaining residency programs that still emphasizes psychodynamic / psychoanalytic training.