Meet Dr. Zalpuri

Hello and welcome to our webpage! Dr. Zalpuri is a licensed physician in California and double board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. As a psychiatrist, she is able to prescribe medications as well as provide psychotherapy for individuals or parents. Her expertise is in Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). 

She is also a Clinical Professor at Stanford University where she co-directs the Pediatric Anxiety and OCD clinic and trains the next generation of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists as the Program Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. During her career, she has won numerous awards and published extensively. 

She primarily sees patients living in the San Francisco Bay Area and across California through online appointments only. We hope the information provided here will help you decide whether she is a good fit for you. 

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Stanford University (2026)

• Faculty Mentorship and Career Development Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine (2022)

• Association for Academic Psychiatry Early Career Development Award, Association for Academic Psychiatry (2021)

• Annual Chairman's Award in Educational Excellence, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2021)

• Outstanding Faculty Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Stanford University (2021)

• Excellence in Fellow Advocacy Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Stanford University (2020)

• Outstanding Faculty Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Stanford University (2019)

• Laughlin Fellowship, American College of Psychiatrists (2016)

• Educational Outreach Award for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2015)

• American Psychiatric Association Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Awardee (2014-16)

• American Association for Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, International Medical Graduate Fellowship Awardee (2014)

• American Psychiatric Association, Annual Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators Awardee (2014)

• Resident Psychiatric Educator Award, Association for Academic Psychiatry (2014)

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Educational Outreach Award for General Psychiatry Residents (2013)

• American Psychiatric Association, Resident Research Award (2013)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• Chair, Mentorship and Professional Growth Committee, American Association for Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (2022 - 2025) 

• Chair, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Caucus, American Association for Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (2025 - Present) 

• Member, Executive Committee, Association for Academic Psychiatry (2021 - 2024)

• Co-Chair, Training and Education Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2024 - Present)

• Member, Executive Committee, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2022 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Academic Psychiatry (2023 - Present)