Dr. Eugenio Rothe is an internationally renowned expert on the mental health of immigrants, refugees, and minority populations. He is trained in adult, adolescent, child, forensic psychiatry, and psychoanalysis.
Rothe is the founder and director of the Medical Professionalism Course, which prepares students for the intense psychological experiences of becoming a doctor. This nationally recognized, award-winning course teaches the Art of Medicine, focusing on understanding, teaching, and promoting the human attributes that help improve the quality of doctor-patient relationships.
Rothe also serves as assistant clerkship director for the medical student psychiatry rotations. In addition, he teaches residents and fellows in the Citrus Health Network GME program. Rothe holds adjunct academic appointments and collaborates in research with the Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, the Latin American and Caribbean Center, and the Cuban Research Institute at FIU.
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Areas of Expertise
- General and Adult Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Forensic (Medical-Legal) Psychiatry
- Adult Psychoanalysis
Honors & Awards
- Simon Bolivar Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2023
- Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Prevention, American Psychiatric Association, 2022
- Irma Bland Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2022
- Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry, 2020
- Best Doctors in America List, 2015 - to present
- Jean Spurlock Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
- Distinguished Member Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
- Nancy C. Roeske Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2013
- Bruno Lima Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2003
- Edward B. Harris Award, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Top Scholar Award, Florida International University
Committees & Professional Organizations
- President-elect, American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis (2024-2026)
- President, South Florida Regional Council of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Education
- Psychoanalysis, Florida Psychoanalytic Institute, Coral Gables, FL
- Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Harvard University/Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA Chief
- Residency, Psychiatry, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
- Residency, General Psychiatry, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
- Medical and Surgical Internships, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- M.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic