Dr. Roberto Ortiz-Aguayo, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Psychiatrist
Dr Ortiz-Aguayo has spent the last decade as a director on staff at two of the most prestigious child and adolescent psychiatric hospitals in the country. On Dec 5th, 2022, he joined Complete Mind Care of PA to build and implement a program that includes multi-levels of treatment for children, adolescents, and young adults. His goal is to have CMC of PA provide the best clinical care available leveraging cutting edge technologies and pharmacological advances.
In addition to operating as our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ortiz-Aguayo will also be seeing patients.
Age Group:
10-70 years old
Approach to Treatment:
My approach to treating include psychosomatic medicine focusing on the care of youth presenting with co morbid physical and mental health illness, novel treatments and the clinical care models and systems of care to meet the needs of patients, care givers and providers.
Areas of Specialty:
Co-Morbid medical and psychiatric issues, somatic symptom disorders, ADHD, anxiety related disorders, mood disorders including, bipolar related and depressive disorders, adjustment disorders and transitional age issues, OCD, Tourette’s, PTSD, and psychotic disorders.
Experience:
I have spent the last 15 years, prior to transitioning to CMC of PA, in clinical and leadership positions and as faculty at two of the most prestigious
Children's Hospitals in the country (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh).
Education:
- Master of Medical Management, Carnegie Mellon University
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Puerto Rice School of Medicine
- Biological Science, University of Puerto Rico
Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - General Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Adult Psychiatry
- Academy of Consult and Liaison Psychiatry - Fellow
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Fellow
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Distinguished Fellow
Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Academy of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry
- American Association for Physician Leadership
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Pediatric Therapeutics
Availability
Available for Both In-Person and TeleHealth Sessions by Appointment
Publications:
- Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Nieves, L., Cespedes, W., Robles, I.V., File, S., Candelas, G.C.: The small ampullate glands of nephila clavipes. Journal of Experimental Zoology 286(2): 114-119, Feb 1 2000.
- Kiss, A., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Sharp, R., Merlino, G., Thorgeirsson, S., Gonzalez, F., Peters, J.: Evidence that reduction of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is not required for peroxisome proliferator-induced hepatocyte proliferation. Carcinogenesis 22(6): 975-979, 2001
- Sporn, A., Gogtay, N., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Alfaro, C., Tosell, J., Lenane, M., Gochman, P., Rappoport, J.: Clozapine induced neutropenia in children: Management with lithium carbonate. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 13(3): 401-404, Fall 2003.
- Malas, N.M., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Meyer, V: Development of mania with carbamazepine for treatment of seizure disorder in a 7-year-old boy. Journal Clinical Psychiatry 76(1): e117, Jan 2015.
- Fink EL, Beers SR, Houtrow AJ, Richichi R, Burns C, Doughty L, MD7; Ortiz-Aguayo R, Madurski CA,Valenta C, Chrisman M, Golightly L, Kiger M, Patrick C, Treble-Barna, A, Pollon D, MBA, Smith C, Kochanek. Early Protocolized Versus Usual Care Rehabilitation for Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurocritical Care 20(6):540-550, 2019.
- Treble-Barna A, Beers S, Houtrow AJ, Ortiz-Aguayo R, Valenta C, Stanger M, Chrisman M, Orringer M, Smith CM, Pollon D, Duffett M, Choong K, Watson SR, Kochanek PM, Fink EL. PICU-Based Rehabilitation and Outcomes Assessment: A Survey of Pediatric Critical Care Physicians. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 20(6): e274-e282, 2019.
- Pasek TA, Burns C, Treble-Barna A, Ortiz-Aguayo R, Kochanek PM, Houtrow AJ, Beers SR, Fink EL. Important Outcomes for Parents of Critically Ill Children. Critical Care Nurse 39(3):74-79, June 2019
Research Publications & Peer-reviewes:
- Malas, N., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Giles, L., Ibeziako, P.: Pediatric somatic symptom disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports 19(2): 11, Feb 2017.
- Malas, N., Brahmbhatt, K., McDermott, C., Smith, A., Ortiz-Aguayo, R., Turkel, S.: Pediatric delirium: Evaluation, management, and special considerations Current Psychiatry Reports 19(9): 65, Aug 12 2017.
- Silver, GH, Kearney JA, Bora S, De Souza, C, Giles L, Hrycko S, Jenkins W, Malas N, Namerow L, Ortiz-Aguayo R, Russell R, Pao M, Plioplys S, Brahmbhatt and PATHWAYS FOR CLINICAL CARE WORKGROUP. A Clinical Pathway to Standardize Care of Children With Delirium in Pediatric Inpatient Settings. Hospital Pediatrics, 9 (11): 909-916. Nov 2019
