Daniel Camacho, MD, PhD

Daniel (Dan) F. Camacho, MD, PhD, is a Yale Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow. He attended the University of Michigan, where he received a BS in Chemistry, with distinction, and an MS in Biomedical Engineering. He earned his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago’s Medical Scientist Training Program with a specialization in immunology. He completed Psychiatry Residency in the Yale Neuroscience Research Training Program.

Dan’s professional interests include patient care, research, science communication, and science outreach. His previous research has advanced our understanding of how allergic responses are triggered and how communication between cells of the body can allow cancer cells to grow unchecked. His current research aims to help us understand how interactions between immune cells and the nervous system contribute to mental health and psychiatric illness.