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Jorge Aguilar-Zanatta, MD

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Chief Medical Officer , Psychiatry

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Titles

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

Biography

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.

Appointments

  • Psychiatry

    Assistant Clinical Professor
    Primary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Yale School of Medicine (2012)
Resident
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center (2011)
MD
Ross University School of Medicine (2006)
MD
Ross University School of Medicine , Medicine (2006)
MD
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara , Medicine (2003)
MS
University of North Texas Health Science Center , Biomedical Science (2001)
Non Degree Program
Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann , Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Medical Science (2000)
BS
Baylor University , Neuroscience (1999)

Board Certifications

  • Psychosomatic Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2017
  • Psychiatry

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2013

Research

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Jorge Aguilar-Zanatta's research output by year.
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Publications

  • S. Bhandari, M.R. Baral, J. Aguilar-Zanatta. Possible Aripiprazole Induced Hypothermia: An "Icy" Side Effect? November 24, 2021. Cureus Medical Journal.
    Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes

Academic Achievements and Community Involvement

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