Dr. Lester E. Love is the Medical Director for HHSA’s Mental Health Branch. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Love attended undergraduate school at the University of Chicago, where he was a molecular and theoretical biology major. Dr. Love graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and then completed seven years of residency in both family practice and psychiatry at UCSF.
Currently, Dr. Love also serves as Core Faculty and Director of the Psychiatric Outpatient Residency Training Program at Kaweah Delta Health Care District. In addition, he is Core Faculty at the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Family Practice Residency Program.