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Jorge Aguilar-Zanatta, MD

Chief Medical Officer , Psychiatry , The Supportive Care
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About

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)

Research

Publications

2021

  • Possible Aripiprazole Induced Hypothermia: An "Icy" Side Effect?
    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 & Community Involvement

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    Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

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    American Psychiatric Association

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    Medical Executive Committee Member

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    Nuvance Health Network Department of Psychiatry Performance Improvement and Joint Practice Committee

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    Nuvance Health Network Aggressive Behavior Task Force Committee

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