We provide compassionate, community-based care, education, and research throughout South Florida, addressing mental health, emotional challenges, and substance use disorders with advanced treatments like Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), pharmacogenomic testing, and SPRAVATO® nasal spray.
Contact
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
11200 SW 8th Street, AHC1 348
Miami, FL 33199
Tel: 305-348-4147
Fax: 305-348-4331
psychiatryinfo@fiu.edu
Clinical Services
Our faculty psychiatrists and therapists at the FIU Health Faculty Group Practice provide outpatient care for children, adolescents, and adults—offering expert diagnosis and treatment, and connections to community resources. Patients benefit from convenient scheduling, on-site labs, and access to long-acting injectable antipsychotics.
Education and Training
Our faculty leads a core psychiatry rotation for third-year medical students and offers fourth-year medical students electives like neuromodulation and outpatient child development. Students gain hands-on experience with advanced treatments like Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), which are integrated into their clinical training, providing a deeper understanding of innovative, evidence-based approaches to mental health care.
We also provide clinical training for students in the Master in Physician Studies program and offer fourth-year psychiatry elective rotations for International Visiting Medical Students.
Research
Our department is actively involved in clinical research to advance the understanding and treatment of psychiatric and behavioral health conditions. Current initiatives include:
- HIV and Depression: Ongoing research in collaboration with the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine focusing on the intersection of HIV and depression.
- Pain Management and rTMS: This pilot study evaluates the use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for pain relief.
- Alzheimer’s disease: In partnership with Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, we’re studying the potential of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Faculty and Staff
Our faculty offers specialized expertise in key areas of psychiatry, including geriatric care (older adults), children and teens, forensic (legal-related) psychiatry, and neuromodulation (brain stimulation therapies). Their clinical leadership and academic excellence contribute to the development of future physicians and the advancement of mental health care.