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.
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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
- Margaret Sibley, PhD
Affiliated Hospitals & Organizations
- AGAPE Network
- Broward Health Medical Center
- Camillus House & Health
- Citrus Health Network
- Memorial Regional Hospital and Medical Center
- Miami VA Healthcare System
- Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
- South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center
- The Key Clubhouse of South Florida
Contact
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street, AHC1 348
Miami, FL 33199
Tel: 305.348.4147
Fax: 305.348.4331
psychiatryinfo@fiu.edu
Faculty and Staff
Castellanos, Daniel, MD
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education; Founding Chair and Professor, [...]Foster, Adriana E., MD
Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical and Research ProgramsFendl Esposito, Karin C
Associate Dean for Curriculum & Medical Education; ProfessorAbi Rafeh, Ibrahim, MD
Assistant ProfessorBonnin, Rodolfo
Director of Assessment, Assistant ProfessorCaban-Aleman, Carissa, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Camillus Health Concern Inc.Camps-Romero, Eduardo B., MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health & Director of [...]Carcache, Luis M., MD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Clerkship DirectorCastellanos, Marietta, MD
Assistant ProfessorChaves, Priscilla, MBA
Associate Director Administrative ServicesConte, Rafael M., MD
Assistant ProfessorDavid, Amanda M., LMHC
Clinical Therapist IIIEspinosa, Juan, MD
Assistant ProfessorFeltman, Douglas S., MD
Assistant ProfessorFonseca, Martha L., LCSW
Clinical Therapist IIIFrank, Sheldon M., MD
Assistant ProfessorGonzalez, Amanda M.
Office AssistantGralnik, Leonard M., MD
Assistant Professor, Clerkship Director, Senior Medical Director at ACCHerrera Pino, Jorge A., MD, PhD
Associate ProfessorHershberger, Eve A., MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health; Director of [...]Hunter, Thomas A., MD
Assistant ProfessorLake, Michelle Christina, LMHC, NCC
Clinical Therapist IIILee, Lisa, MBA
Education Coordinator – Academic Support ServicesLuna, Aniuska M., PhD
Research CoordinatorNing, Autumn, MD
Assistant ProfessorNisar, Mohammad Asim, MD
Assistant Professor and Associate Medical Director for CamillusPadron, Barbara Y., LMFT
Clinical Therapist IIIParker-Yarnal, MD, Rodney
Assistant ProfessorRothe, Eugenio M., MD
Professor, Assistant Clerkship DirectorSibley, Margaret Harper, Phd
Assistant ProfessorSuarez, Jessica M., AS
Office SpecialistWulff, Vivian Celeste, 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
James Waxmonsky, MD
Adjunct Professor
Voluntary Faculty
Aldo Morales, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Alexander G Perez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Amarys Barzaga, MD
Assistant Professor
Americo Padilla, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ana Ojeda, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ana Rivas-Vazquez, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Arlene L Pena-Gonzalez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Berta Guerra, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bhagirathy Sahasranaman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bryan Charles Ellerson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Carmen Cantero, LCSW
Clinical Assistant Professor
Carmen Espinosa-Perez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Carmen Faneytt, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Charles Parker Windham, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ciomara Hernandez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dana Mato, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor
David M. Rube, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
David Rooney, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Debra Frances Kirsch, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dhizarah Matus De La Parra-Pellot, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Domingo Reyes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Erika Dudley, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ernesto M. Grenier, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Francisco Martinez-Mesa, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gabriel M. Martinez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gary Lancelotta, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Hugh Humprey
Clinical Assistant Professor
Hung Nguyen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Janet P. Rosen, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Janice Rios, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jorge Hernandez-Chaple, MD, PA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Juan Diego Oms, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jules Molina, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Julio Machado Jr, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kathleen "Molly" McShane, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kathy Monroy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Leslie Garrad, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Maria Aybar-German, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Maria Alonso, MBA
Clinical Instructor
Mark Laty, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michael Inesta, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michael Sanfilipo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michelle Mantilla, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Norma Campos, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Oscar L. Ramos, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Patricia Junquera, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Peysaf W Worthalter, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Raul Gustavo Corredor, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Regina Carney, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Richard Dreize, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Rosa Martinez Casuso, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sandra Baquero, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sean Horan, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Venkateswar Nemali, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Xenia Aponte, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor