Dr. Gandin received his Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley. He subsequently completed a Masters of Science in Physiological Psychology from California State University. After completing Medical School at Sackler School of Medicine, he performed his Internship and Residency in Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. He then received subspecialty training in Geriatric Psychiatry also at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

Dr. Gandin is licensed as a Physician and Surgeon by the Medical Board of California. He is also board certified in Psychiatry as a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.