Curley L. Bonds

Curley Bonds has a diverse work experience in the mental health field. Curley has served as the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Deputy Director at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health since 2018. Prior to that, they held various positions at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, including Health Sciences Clinical Professor and Director of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. Curley also worked as the Medical Director at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services from 2010 to 2018. Additionally, Curley Bonds has been a Board Member at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation since 2003 and a Professor & Chair at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science from 2005 to 2018. Curley has also been involved in leadership roles at Emory College Alumni Board. Curley Bonds began their career as a Supervising Psychiatrist at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health in 2007, where they later became the Director of Quality, Academics & Research for the Los Angeles County Jail Mental Health Services.

Curley Bonds attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1987 to 1992, where they earned an MD degree in Medicine, specializing in Psychiatry. Prior to that, from 1983 to 1987, Curley Bonds studied at Emory University and obtained a BA degree in Sociology. There is no information available about their earlier education at Davidson HS. Curley Bonds also holds a certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. named ABPN.