Nathalie Herrera, MD

About

Hometown: Bogota, Colombia

Life Before Medical School: In Colombia, you go straight from high school to medical school, so my life before med school was being a high school student dreaming and working hard to become a doctor.

Medical School: Pontifical Xavierian University. Bogota, Colombia

Other residency training: Psychiatry. Pontifical Xavierian University. Bogota, Colombia

Why Ventura? Where can I start? So many reasons! Ventura is a vibrant and beautiful beach town, with great weather and kind people. On interview day everyone was incredibly welcoming and I could immediately feel the environment of camaraderie between residents and within the program. I came for a tour and was especially drawn to the friendly and supportive atmosphere at Community Memorial. Ventura is also diverse which is incredibly important to me.

Next Adventure: Travel the world with my family, and continue collecting memories with my daughters while at the same time, they experience first-hand the beauty of different cultures and learn to adapt to changing situations.

Medical Interests: Perinatal and women’s mental health, cultural psychiatry, and global mental health (especially Hispanic), psychodynamic psychotherapy