Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (DOPBH) was established in the fall of 2008 as part of the new FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. DOPBH collaborates with hospitals and other organizations throughout South Florida to provide training and education, innovative research, and superior clinical services.
Vision, Mission & Values
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health seeks the pursuit of emotional, behavioral and physical health through quality education, superior health care, and the development and dissemination of science based innovation.
- Promote independent and lifelong learning
- Provide exemplary, evidence based patient services through the application of medical knowledge to patient care
- Foster academic quality and provide education of the highest standard
- Seek the advancement of research
- Maintain honesty and integrity
- Seek excellence in everything we do
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Education and Training
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (DOPBH) faculty are actively involved in the teaching of multiple learners. Our medical students are exposed to our faculty teaching across all years in the curriculum. From active participation in courses in the 1st year to the 3rd year FIU psychiatry clerkship, our medical students benefit from the breadth of our faculty expertise. Third year FIU psychiatry clerkship students rotate through our 13 clinical sites.
The Department offers 4th-year psychiatry elective rotations for our International Visiting Medical Students program as well as provides clinical training for Masters of Physician Assistant Studies students. Our department faculty and staff therapists provide individualized training and clinical supervision throughout our clinical sites.
The Citrus Health Network-FIU psychiatry residency program serves as a model for outpatient- and community-based training as the first psychiatry residency program sponsored by a Federally Qualified Health Center. Residents actively participate in clinical quality improvement through their rotations in psychiatry and primary care at Citrus Health Network and medicine and neurology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. The Department’s faculty participate across all years of training.
View our educational training sites here.
Psychiatry Residency Program
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Presentations
Online presentations are viewed on issuu.com.
Psychotropic Medications for Children & Adolescents: Facts, Myths & More
Upcoming Events
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Grand Rounds
Clinical
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health has a diverse range of clinical programs. Services are delivered in multidisciplinary, patient centric efficient manner which meets the needs of the community. Clinical programs are located at the following sites:
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Research
Faculty research within the Department focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in youth, integration of behavioral health and primary care, exploring treatment and recovery of people with schizophrenia and educational research.
Faculty currently involved in research:
- Rodolfo Bonnin, PhD
- Eduardo Camps-Romero, MD
- Daniel Castellanos, MD
- Adriana Foster, MD
- Leonard Gralnik, MD, PhD
- Eugenio Rothe, MD
Affiliated Hospitals & Organizations
- AGAPE Network
- Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
- Broward Health Medical Center
- Camillus House & Health
- Citrus Health Network
- Memorial Regional Hospital and Medical Center
- Miami VA Healthcare System
- Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
- Smith Community Mental Health
- South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center
- South Florida State Hospital
- The Key Clubhouse of South Florida
Organizational Chart
Faculty and Staff
Abi Rafeh, Ibrahim, MD
Assistant ProfessorBonnin, Rodolfo, PhD
Director of Assessment and Evaluation, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral HealthCaban-Aleman, Carissa, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Director [...]Camps-Romero, Eduardo B., MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health & Director of [...]Carcache, Luis M., MD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Clerkship DirectorCastellanos, Daniel, MD
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education; Founding Chair and Professor, [...]Castellanos, Marietta, MD
Assistant ProfessorChang, Winnie, EdD
Director, Student Academic Success Services; Learning Scientist; Assistant Professor, [...]Chaves, Priscilla, MBA, MPH
Associate Director Administrative ServicesChung, Nicola M., PhD
Assistant Professor and Licensed Clinical PsychologistConte, Rafael M., MD
Assistant ProfessorDavid, Amanda M., LMHC
Clinical Therapist IIIDeLeo, Nicolle Anne, Psy.D, LMHC
Assistant Professor, Clinical PsychologistShoua-Desmarais, Nathaly, Psy.D, BCB
Director, Medical Student Counseling and Wellness, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, [...]Espinosa, Juan, MD
Assistant ProfessorEsposito, Karin C., MD, PhD
Executive Associate Dean; ProfessorFeltman, Douglas S., MD
Assistant ProfessorFonseca, Martha L., LCSW
Clinical Therapist IIIFoster, Adriana E., MD
Title: Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical and Research ProgramsFrank, Sheldon M., MD
Assistant ProfessorGralnik, Leonard M., MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director, Senior Medical DirectorHerrera Pino, Jorge A., MD, PhD
Associate ProfessorHunter, Thomas A., MD
Assistant ProfessorLake, Michelle Christina, LMHC, NCC
Clinical Therapist IIILee, Lisa, MBA
Education CoordinatorLemus-Martinez, Samantha Marina, PhD
Assistant Professor and Director of Pre-Clerkship Faculty DevelopmentLuciano, Diana, BHSA, BA
Office SpecialistLuna, Aniuska M., PhD
Research CoordinatorMiller, Viviana, L.C.S.W.
Clinical Therapist IIINing, Autumn, MD
Assistant ProfessorRivera-Rodriguez, Melanis, PsyD
Licensed Clinical PsychologistRothe, Eugenio M., MD
Professor, Assistant Clerkship DirectorSalgado, Carlos A., MD
Assistant Professor; Chief of Educational ProgramsSandhu, Simran, MD
Research FellowWulff, Vivian C., BA
Office SpecialistZec, Tamara, MD
Assistant Professor
Secondary Faculty
Angela Laird, PhD
Associate Professor
Jeremy Pettit, PhD
Associate Professor
Jonathan Comer, PhD
Associate Professor
Raul Gonzalez, Jr, PhD
Associate Professor
William Pelham, Jr, PhD
Associate Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Adrianna Cortes, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Margaret Harper Sibley, PhD
Associate Professor
James Waxmonsky, MD
Adjunct Professor
Community-Based Faculty
Maria Alonso, MBA
Instructor
Rosa Ammurrio-Comparini, MD
Assistant Professor
Xenia Aponte, MD
Assistant Professor
Sergio Balcazar, MD
Assistant Professor
Jaqueline Elaine Barrett, MD
Assistant Professor
Aramys Barzaga, MD
Assistant Professor
Regina Maria Carney, MD
Assistant Professor
Ricardo Castillo, MD
Assistant Professor
Aminata Cisse, MD
Assistant Professor
Raul Corredor, MD
Assistant Professor
Richard M. Dreize, MD
Assistant Professor
Leslie Annette Garrad, PhD
Assistant Professor
Berta Guerra, MD
Assistant Professor
Ciomara Lynn Hernandez, MD
Assistant Professor
Sean Horan, DO
Assistant Professor
Hugh Humphrey, MD
Assistant Professor
Emil Ibrahim, MD
Assistant Professor
Michael Inesta, MD
Assistant Professor
James A. Jordan, MD
Assistant Professor
Patricia Junquera, MD
Assistant Professor
Gary X. Lancelotta, PhD
Assistant Professor
Mark Laty, MD
Assistant Professor
Julio C. Machado Jr., MD
Assistant Professor
Michelle Mantilla, PhD
Assistant Professor
Gabriel M. Martinez, MD
Assistant Professor
Rosa Martinez-Casuso, MD
Assistant Professor
Dhizarah Matus De La Parra, MD
Assistant Professor
Jules G. Molina, MD
Assistant Professor
Kathy Monroy, MD
Assistant Professor
Venkateswar Nemali, MD
Assistant Professor
Hung Nguyen, MD
Assistant Professor
Ana M. Ojeda, PhD
Assistant Professor
Juan Diego Oms, MD
Assistant Professor
America Padilla, MD
Assistant Professor
Neda Pecuric, DO
Assistant Professor
Alexander G. Perez, MD
Assistant Professor
Francisco Quintana, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ana Rivas-Vazquez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Carmen Rodriguez, PsyD
Assistant Professor
Michael Sanfilipo, MD
Associate Professor
Indu Senapati, MD
Assistant Professor
Richard S. Solomon, MD
Assistant Professor
Melina Visser, MD
Assistant Professor
Peysaf W. Worthalter, MD
Assistant Professor
Kathleen “Molly” McShane, MD
Assistant Professor
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