Dr. Wallin and Dr. Parad first met in 2019 when they were recruited by the Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program at the University of California, San-Francisco (UCSF), home of the top-ranked residency training programs in the country. Over the subsequent five years, they trained collaboratively in diverse hospitals including UCSF Health, the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General. They found in their work a common commitment to simple, honest, and genuine communication, as well as always doing right by patients, even if it meant going against the grain. They also shared in the importance of remaining open-minded, eager to hear and incorporate feedback from patients and colleagues. At Parawall Medical, Dr. Wallin and Dr. Parad feel privileged to create a space that further fosters this communication and collaboration in the service of patients.

Jason E. Parad, MD, MPH, MBE

Educational Background

BS, Yale University, summa cum laude
MPH, University of Pennsylvania
MBE, University of Pennsylvania
MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Psychiatry Residency, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Parad is an adult psychiatrist who is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He specializes in the treatment of lifestyle problems, anxiety, mood disorders including depression, effects from trauma, ADHD, insomnia, and other emotional problems. He believes that most mental health issues do not fit any clear diagnostic label, and he enjoys collaborating with patients to develop treatment plans that feel right.

Dr. Parad graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University, where he earned a BS with distinction in the biology and psychology majors. He received the Yale Science & Engineering Association Award as the top-ranked student across all science and engineering majors, among other academic accolades including the William K. Belknap Prize, the Fellows’ Prize, the Yale Student Marshal Award, and the Yale College Writing Prize.

He earned a Master of Public Health and Master of Bioethics from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in Korean studies and was awarded the Blakemore Freeman Fellowship for Advanced Asian Language Study, the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship, the U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship, and the James Joo-Jin Kim Graduate Research Grant.

He attended medical school at UCSF where he received the prestigious Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. He also took on several public health projects, earning the UC Global Food Initiative Fellowship, the Education Science & Curriculum Design Fellowship, the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, the Vivian Drenckhahn Scholarship, and 1st place in the annual Big Ideas competition at UC Berkeley.

During his psychiatry training at UCSF, Dr. Parad was widely regarded as a careful yet out-of-the-box thinker. He earned the highest score in his residency program and placed in the 99th percentile on the national Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination (PRITE).

Amanda Regodon Wallin, MD, MPH

Educational Background

MD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Psychiatry Residency, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Area of Distinction: Women’s Mental Health

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Wallin is a California-licensed adult psychiatrist with world-class expertise in both medication management and psychotherapy. She offers a collaborative approach to care, grounded in the latest psychiatric research and evidence-based practices.

A native of Sweden, Dr. Wallin earned her MD in 2017 from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. During medical school, she conducted impactful research on the intersection of mental and physical health, focusing on how stressful life events influence medical outcomes. Her academic excellence earned her a position as a teaching and research assistant, and as part of a merit-based honor, she was further recognized with the opportunity to complete clinical training abroad at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.

In 2018, she earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, where she studied epidemiologic and biostatistical research methods. She was awarded the Johns Hopkins Endowed Scholarship in the Health of Mothers and Children, and her research has been published in leading medical journals.

From 2020 to 2024, Dr. Wallin completed her psychiatric residency training at UCSF. She treated the full spectrum of mental health issues—from psychiatric emergencies and complex diagnoses to supporting high-functioning individuals seeking personal and professional growth. She graduated with specialized expertise in women’s and reproductive psychiatry, as well as the physiological evidence supporting yoga as a treatment for depression.

Today, she is known for her deep dedication to her patients and her warm, compassionate presence. She views each person as a dynamic, evolving individual and is committed to developing holistic, personalized treatment plans that reflect that belief.