Jorge Aguilar-Zanatta, MD
Chief Medical Officer , Psychiatry ; Medical Director, Psychiatry; Medical Director , Psychiatry ; Chief of Psychiatry: Danbury and New Milford Hospitals, Psychiatry ; Chairman of Ethics at Danbury Hospital , Ethics Department ; Medical Executive Committee Member , Psychiatry
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Dr. Jorge Aguilar-Zanatta came to Yale as a Psychosomatic Medicine Fellow after completing an Adult Psychiatry Residency at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens, New York. He obtained his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico. He joined Yale-New Haven Hospital's Psychological Medicine Department as a Consult Psychiatrist for the Behavioral Intervention Team and Consult Psychiatry Service. In addition, Dr. Aguilar-Zanatta served as an HIV Psychiatry Attending at the Nathan Smith Clinic. Dr. Aguilar-Zanatta also provided General Psychiatric services at Yale's Primary Care Clinic. He Co-Led the response team and de-escalation sub-committee and provided consultation to the Prevention and Management of the Disruptive Patient Initiative. His interests include Psychosomatic Medicine, Addiction Medicine, HIV Psychiatry, and Trauma Surgery Psychiatry. At Yale, he instructs fellows, residents, nurse practitioners and medical students. He is currently the Director of Consultation Psychiatry at Danbury Hospital.
Education & Training
- FellowYale School of Medicine (2012)
- ResidentCreedmoor Psychiatric Center (2011)
- MDRoss University School of Medicine (2006)
- MDRoss University School of Medicine , Medicine (2006)
- MDUniversidad Autonoma de Guadalajara , Medicine (2003)
- MSUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center , Biomedical Science (2001)
- Non Degree ProgramMedical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann , Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Medical Science (2000)
- BSBaylor University , Neuroscience (1999)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine (2017)
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2013)
Activities
- Pragmatic Formulation of the Emergency Psychiatric Patient: The Four P'sVirtual Lecture via Teams Platform 2024Nuvance Health Network: Department of Social Work and Case Management Workshop
- Understanding Delirium vs PsychosisPutnam, NY, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network Nursing Symposium
- Novel Agitation Protocol for the Hospitalized ElderlyPoughkeepsie, NY, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network: Vassar Brothers Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Academic Conference
- Understanding Delirium: A Primer for the Palliative Care ClinicianVirtual Lecture via Teams Platform to all CT Members 2023Connecticut Chapter of Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Conference
- Documenting a Relevant Mental Status Exam in the Psychiatric Emergency RoomDanbury, CT, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network: Department of Social Work and Case Management Workshop
- Pragmatic Approaches to Delirium Assessment and TreatmentDanbury, CT, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network: Internal Medicine Residency Program Lecture Series
- De-Escalation Strategies in PsychiatyPutnam, NY, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- Proactive Telephone Follow Up After Discharge From an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Reduces Psychiatric Emergency Department Thirty-Day ReadmissionsWrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 2023Tenth Annual Scientific Conference of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
- Setting Boundaries While CaregivingVirtual Lecture via Teams Platform 2023Goldstone Caregiver Center Lecture Series
- Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment for the New Nursing GraduateDanbury, CT, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network: Nursing Graduate Medical Education Lecture Series
- Unspoken Dilemmas When Caregiving: Bringing Conflict to ConsciousnessVirtual Lecture via Teams Platform 2023Goldstone Caregiver Center Lecture Series
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry: The Rotation You Were Waiting ForRemote lecture access to the Burlington, VT Campus; Danbury, CT, United States 2023Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont Medical Education Lecture Series
- Aggression in the Context of Transference and CountertransferenceDanbury, CT, United States 2023Nuvance Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Staff Educational Lecture Series
- COVID and the Medico-Psychiatric Repercussions in the ElderlyNew Fairfield, CT, United States 2022Connecticut Commission on Aging Annual Conference
- Defining Posttraumatic Stress DisorderDanbury, CT, United States 2022Nuvance Health Network: Trauma Nursing Grand Rounds
- De-escalation of the Agitated Patient in the Outpatient Addiction Clinic SettingShelton, CT, United States 2022The Progressive Institute's Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds
- The Basics of Interventional PsychiatryLecture for Nuvance Health Adult Psychiatry Residents via Teams Platform 2019Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- Dementia? Delirium? Both? Don't Miss This AssessmentHartford, CT, United States 2018Acute Care Geriatric Nursing Collaborative Annual Conference
- Assessment of Capacity in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryDanbury, CT, United States 2018Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- Neuropsychiatric DisordersPutnam, NY, United States 2018Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- Quality Improvement Parameters: Comparison of Ativan and Diazepam for Alcohol WithdrawalPalm Springs, CA, United States 201764th Annual Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Meeting
- Recognizing Delirium and Dementia in the ElderlyTeleconference Lecture 2017Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders Annual Conference
- Psychopharmacology and the Geriatric PatientDanbury, CT, United States 2017Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- Demographics of HIV Patients in a Hispanic HIV Psychiatric ClinicBarcelona, CT, Spain 2017Fifth Annual European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
- Clinical Impact of a Proactive Diazepam Alcohol Withdrawal ProtocolBarcelona, CT, Spain 2017Fifth Annual European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
- Psychodynamics, Psychiatry, and the Medically IllDanbury, CT, United States 2017Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
- The Emotional Cost of CaregivingNew Fairfield, CT, United States 2017Connecticut Commission on Aging Annual Conference
- Opiates, OD's, Obstacles and OpportunitiesDanbury, CT, United States 2017The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare Grand Rounds
- Psychiatry and MedicineDanbury, CT, United States 2017Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
- Recognition of Delirium and Management of AgitationDanbury, CT, United States 2017Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Surgery Residency Lecture Series
- Psychiatric Implications of Complicated Alcohol Withdrawal and Alternative TreatmentsDanbury, CT, United States 2016Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
- COPD and Psychiatric AfflictionsDanbury, CT, United States 2016COPD Symposium at Western Connecticut Health Network
- Antidepressant Medications and Side EffectsDanbury, CT, United States 2016Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Primary Care Residency Lecture Series
- Addiction and Capacity Evaluations on the Medical Surgical FloorsDanbury, CT, United States 2016Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Social Work and Case Management Workshop
- Updated Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol WithdrawalDanbury, CT, United States 2016Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
- Capacity Evaluation for the Medically IllDanbury, CT, United States 2016Western Connecticut Health Network: Internal Medicine Residency Program Lecture Series
- Proactive Psychiatric Consultations in Trauma Surgery PatientsDanbury, CT, United States 201631st Annual Joseph L. Belsky MD Research Day
- Psychiatric Implications: The Surgical Trauma PatientDanbury, CT, United States 2016Danbury Hospital's Trauma Surgery Lecture Series
- Psychiatry and Nursing CareDanbury, CT, United States 2016Western Connecticut State University's Nursing Orientation
- Identification of Aggressive Behavior and TreatmentDanbury, CT, United States 2016Danbury Hospital Nursing Education Grand Rounds
- Data Analysis of Psychosomatic Medicine Consults From a Trauma Medical-Surgical FloorGlasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (2015-2021)23rd World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine
- Treatment of Agitation and Delirium in the Palliative Care PatientDanbury, CT, United States 2015Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Symposium
- To Treat or Not to Treat, That is the QuestionDanbury, CT, United States 2015The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare Grand Rounds
- Agitation and Delirium in the Medically Complicated PatientDanbury, CT, United States 2015Western Connecticut Health Network: Internal Medicine Residency Program Lecture Series
- The Mental Status Exam in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryDanbury, CT, United States 2014Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- The Mental Status Exam in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryDanbury, CT, United States 2014Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- General Approach to Delirium and Agitation in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryDanbury, CT, United States 2014Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- The Psychopharmacology of PsychosisDanbury, CT, United States 2014Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- Psychodynamics in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryDanbury, CT, United States 2014Western Connecticut Health Network: Department of Psychiatry Lecture Series
- La Importancia y el Cuidado de Medicamentos PsiquiatricosNew Haven, CT, United States 2013NAMI Sponsored Hispanic Community Health Fair
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Dr. Melville G. Magida Award Nominee | Fairfield County Medical Association | 2017 |
| The Dr. Melville G. Magida Award Nominee | Fairfield County Medical Association | 2016 |
| Poster Presentation Winner for Belsky Research Day | Western Connecticut Hospital Network | 2016 |
| Medical Staff Honoree | Danbury Hospital | 2015 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuvance Health Network Department of Psychiatry Performance Improvement and Joint Practice Committee | Director | 2023 - Present |
| Talk of Connecticut Radio Program | Discussed substance/alcohol use disorder in high functioning individuals. | 2017 |
| New Fairfield Community Senior Center | Consultant | 2017 - Present |
| Western Connecticut Health Network Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee | Contributor | 2015 - 2018 |
| Stat Pearls | Editor for the Consultation Liaison content for StatPearl's online question bank | 2015 - 2017 |
| Medical Executive Committee Member | Member | 2015 - Present |
| Nuvance Health Network Aggressive Behavior Task Force Committee | Advisor | 2014 - Present |
| European Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine | Member | 2013 - Present |
| Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry | Member | 2012 - Present |
| American Psychiatric Association | Member | 2007 - Present |