Nestor Manzano

Nestor Manzano, M.D. serves as Chief of the Psychiatry Service at the VA Central California Health Care System and holds the position of Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. His academic appointment is specifically within the Department of Psychiatry at the UCSF Fresno campus.

Dr. Manzano completed his undergraduate education at UC Santa Cruz, earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. He completed his psychiatry residency training at UCSF Fresno and maintains Board Certification in Psychiatry.

His research interests focus on critical areas within clinical psychiatry including suicide prevention methodologies, the intersection of religious coping mechanisms with mental health treatment, and specialized care for veteran populations. His work demonstrates particular attention to unconventional therapeutic approaches as evidenced by his publication exploring cinema's role in crisis intervention.

While his publication record shows concentrated activity in the early 2000s, his ongoing leadership role at the VA Central California Health Care System indicates continued active engagement in clinical psychiatry and veteran mental health services.

Dr. Manzano maintains professional affiliations with both the UCSF academic community and the Veterans Affairs healthcare system, bridging academic medicine with practical clinical service delivery for veteran populations in Central California.