Alicia R, Ruelaz, MD is a psychiatrist at the Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Ruelaz's primary clinical and research interests involve medical weight management. Her studies have been published in several peer-reviewed publications, including the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and The Psyche. She is a member of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Association and American Medical Women's Association.

Dr. Ruelaz received her bachelor's degree and her medical degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine. She completed a psychiatry residency at Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center and fellowship training in psychosomatic medicine at UCLA.