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UF Health event raises awareness, recognizes overdosesĀ 

UF Healthā€™s August 31st event recognized International Overdose Awareness Day, with community organizations and individuals in attendance including UF Psychiatry Assistant Professor, Dr. Kent Mathias. Dr. Mathias gave a special presentation on overdose after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disaster Coping Resources

If you are experiencing a true emergency please call 911 Hurricanes and other natural disasters are a stressful time for everyone. Our experienced physicians have compiled a list of resources you might find helpful during this stressful time or help you cope once the storm has passed. NAMI…

‘TERMINAL ANOREXIA’: The vexing problem of treating an advanced eating disorder

University of Florida psychiatry residents, Nadia Cacodcar, MD and Gabriel Jerkins, MD with assistant professor, Lauren Schmidt, MD were featured in the July issue of Clinical Psychiatry News for their APA presentation: “Iā€™d Rather Die Than Eat” an Examination of Ethicolegal Conflict in Three Cases of Severe Anorexia Nervosa.

Psychiatry Trainees appointed to Housestaff Council Executive Committee

Two of our trainees have been appointed to the Housestaff Council Executive Committee. PGY-3 Georgio Legerme, MD has been appointed as Vice Chair for Community Outreach and Belonging and Addiction Medicine Fellow Steven Suastegui, MD is Member at Large. The Housestaff Council was founded in July 2019…

2023 IOCDF Conference

The International OCD Foundation held their 28th Annual OCD Conference the first week of July in San Francisco. Several of our faculty and members of our staff attended to present and represent our program. The Annual IOCDF Conference is the largest national event focused solely…

Positive Psychiatry in College Mental Health

Tools to enhance positive feelings and behaviors are critical to well-being, Marica Morris, MD offers some examples of how college psychiatrists can use positive psychiatry to help their students.

Welcome New Trainees

We’d like to welcome our new Psychiatry Interns, Addiction Medicine Fellows, and Child and Adolescent Fellows! Psychiatry Interns Addiction Medicine Fellows Left side of table: Vito Dā€™Angelo, Steven Suastegui, Chiraag Vyas, Dimy Fluyau (Program Director). Right side: Mariaclara Bago, Kaivalya Vyas, Colin Murphy, and Jonathan Shirman.

2023 Year in Review

We congratulate our graduates for a job well done and wish them every success in their future careers. Thank you to the Program Directors for their dedication to training competent specialists in our field. Thanks to the faculty who provide outstanding training as we are send out…

Faculty Updates

We have some exciting updates to announce for some of our faculty members!…