Dillon Polito, MD

About

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Undergrad: University of California, Santa Barbara

Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine

Life before medical school and residency: Dr. Dillon Polito was born in a small coastal northern California town and grew up in San Diego. He went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara and volunteered at Cottage Hospital while receiving his bachelor’s degree in biology. He worked in ecological conservation and agricultural biotechnology while enjoying surfing and being outdoors. He took gap years to work as a certified nursing assistant and conduct research in pre-clinical hepatology. Leading up to medical school, he spent time traveling with his wife in Japan and they adopted their second Bernese mountain dog. While at Creighton, he discovered a passion for mental health during his psychiatry rotations within the county hospital system of Phoenix, AZ. When not at work, Dr. Polito enjoys spending time with his wife and pets, surfing, trying new restaurants, and going on road trips. He is excited to get back to coastal California and serve the community at Community Memorial/Ventura County while exploring everything this beautiful area has to offer.

Why Ventura: I chose the program at Ventura because of the passion for psychiatry training and the tight-knit family atmosphere I felt on interview day, the strong sense of community in the city of Ventura, and the region’s wonderful weather and access to local beaches, mountains, and surrounding adventures!

Next adventure: Life in Ventura! Exploring the Channel Islands, gardening in our new home, getting e-bikes to ride around town, taking a road trip up Highway 1 to San Francisco for the APA conference

Medical interests: Autism and neurodiversity, interventional psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, addiction