Marcos A. Moreno was born and raised in a small community in southern Arizona known as the Pascua Yaqui Reservation. He is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe through his father, and Mexican-American through his mother. He attended Cornell University for his undergraduate studies as the first from his home community to attend an Ivy League institution. While at Cornell he studied neuroscience and was involved in research examining the impact of environmental stressors on brain development and substance abuse. In addition to his interest in neuroscience, Marcos has an interest in public health and medicine for underserved populations. He was selected as one of five recipients in the country for the 2016 Udall Healthcare award for his work in underserved communities, including his medical mission trips to Africa, Latin America, and his contributions to health needs assessments for his home community. He completed his bachelor’s degree in 2017 and received Cornell’s Henry Ricciuti and Solomon Cook awards for engaged research and scholarship. He went on to attend UND-School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and after further demonstration of his commitment to underserved communities, was awarded the National Health Service Corp Medical School Scholarship by the United States Department of Health & Human Services. While in medical school, he would go on to publish addiction research with Dr. Larry Burd and the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center, as well as a chapter on Native American public health for the book Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes, a work co-sponsored by the United Nations and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights. As the author representing the United States, Marcos was a guest speaker at a United Nations session for the books launch in New York City in 2019. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2021, and in that same year had a new chapter published, titled Bridging the Gap in the book American Indian Health Disparities in the 21st Century. Within psychiatry Marcos’ interests include addiction, child development, and health policy. Outside of psychiatry, Marcos’ enjoys good food, lifting weights, and is an avid fan of the Las Vegas Raiders football team.