Nicolas Luzino, DO

I began my time at Yale in 2021 as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow on the Solnit South track. Teaching has always been a driving force in my career, and I was fortunate to have that passion nurtured throughout fellowship. Spending nearly half of my training at the Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center – South Campus gave me a strong sense of community and a commitment to lifelong learning that aligned perfectly with my personal and professional goals. And, of course, the apizza around the state played its own small but delightful role in choosing to stay around!

Now, as an attending on the Solnit South Campus Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) and an Assistant Clinical Professor for the Yale Child Study Center, I approach both treatment and supervision through a biopsychosocial-cultural lens. My goal is to humanize psychiatrists for the youth in our care, fostering collaboration and hopefully reducing hesitancy or related barriers when it comes to rapport or engagement. Many of the youth we serve carry the weight of profound trauma, and I believe the consistency and care we offer has the potential to meaningfully and positively alter the trajectory of their lives.