Jorge Aguilar-Zanatta, MD
Chief Medical Officer , Psychiatry , The Supportive CareAbout
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 ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Psychiatry
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
activity Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails10/24/2012 - Presentactivity American Psychiatric Association
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2007 - Presentactivity Medical Executive Committee Member
CommitteesMemberDetails2015 - Presentactivity Nuvance Health Network Department of Psychiatry Performance Improvement and Joint Practice Committee
CommitteesDirectorDetails2023 - Presentactivity Nuvance Health Network Aggressive Behavior Task Force Committee
CommitteesAdvisorDetails2014 - Present