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Stephen Arnoff

 

Natalia Ortiz-Torrent, MD

 

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Telephone:  215-707-5987

Email: natalia.ortiz@temple.edu

 

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

 

Educational Background:

BS, Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, Puerto Rico, 1997

 

MD, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2001

 

Internship, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

 

Residency, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2005

 

Training in ECT, Belmont Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2004

 

Training in Eating Disorders, The Renfrew Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2005

 

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clinical Interests:

 
  • Eating disorders
  • Psychosomatic medicine
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Cultural psychiatry
  • Psychotherapy
  • CBT for anxiety in patients with COPD or pain

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board certifications:

 
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006
 
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychosomatic Medicine), 2008

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professional affiliations:

 
  • Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
  • American Neuropsychiatry Association; Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Psychiatry Associations
  • American Psychiatry Association
  • Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Medical Societies

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research interests:

 

  • Current research is focused on the bio-psychosocial factors influencing adherence to medical treatment with a focus on the health neglect of caregivers of patients with dementia.
  • Eating disorders in patients with gastroparesis
  • Suicide risk assessment in the general hospital
  • PTSD and delirium in patients with cancer
  • Incidence of neglect of lung cancer in patients with schizophrenia

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publications:

 

Peer Reviewed Articles:

 

Ortiz N, Johnson S, Korbage A, Lamdan RM.  "Caregiver status:  A potential risk factor for self-neglect.  Psychosomatics (in press).

 

Non-Peer Reviewed Articles:

 

Ortiz N.  "Behavioral Management of Pain."  Anesthesia Pocket Consult:  PainMedicine.  Edited by D. R. Burkey.  Saunders January 2008 (in press).

 

Ortiz N.  "Binge-Eating Disorders:  Clinical Foundations and Treatment."  by James E. Mitchell.  Psychosomatics, November 2008 (in press).

 

Presentations:

 

Weisman HW, Kaplan L, Ortiz N.  "Teaching and Learning at the Medical-Psychiatric Interface:  A Residency Training Perspective".  Issue Workshop.  American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2008.

 

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