Dr Sciolla is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis. He is an attending psychiatrist at the Behavioral Health Center of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Co-Instructor of Record for the Doctoring 2 course at the school of medicine. He is cofounder of the RESTART Program (Resilience, Education and Supportive Tools for Adults Recovering from Trauma) at UC Davis.
Dr Sciolla is a board-certified psychiatrist who graduated from the University of Chile School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry residency training at UC San Diego. 
Dr Sciolla’s interest focuses on the effects of exposure to social disadvantage and interpersonal adversities during childhood on physical and mental health. In this area, he has conducted research and developed innovative educational modules for undergraduate and graduate medical trainees. This interest stems from providing comprehensive psychiatric services to ethnic and sexual minorities, including refugees and immigrants, for over 15 years.