I was born in Argentina to immigrant parents. Being part of
a helping profession was my desire since I was very young. To alleviate human suffering has been an
ideal of mind since adolescence and remains a major focus of my life. That adolescent
wish inspired me to pursue a career in medicine.
After my Graduation from Medical School in Buenos Aires, I
decided to continue my Medical training in the United States to become a better
professional.
In the US I completed a Residency Training in Psychiatrist at
the Langley Porter Neuro-Psychiatric Institute at the UCSF University of
California San Francisco; while I was still in training in General adult
psychiatry my daughter was born. Being a new mother I decided to remain in the
United States and continue my education. I developed an interest and curiosity
in children’s emotional life, their development and thinking so I accepted an
opportunity to complete my training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in The
James Jackson Putnam Children’s Center, then a Harvard affiliated Clinic in
Boston Massachusetts. After my Child Psychiatric training was competed I went
through the process of taking the examinations required to obtain a Medical License
in the United States.
From my own experience of being a daughter of immigrants, I found myself an immigrant, a foreign woman, a mother and a professional. All of that helped me develop empathy and sensitivity to the stress, sense of loss of identity and suffering arising from migration. It also helped me to appreciate the cultural richness that the immigration experience brings to both patients and to their doctors.
During the last
40 years, I have worked with Americans of Anglo-Saxon and European extraction and with a multicultural
population of Latinos of all social classes, inner city African Americans and
Native Americans. I maintain a culturally diverse private practice with
patients ranging in age from infancy to adults and Seniors. In all my years of
practice, I have worked with thousands of patients from all walks of life with
different cultural backgrounds and with a large variety of emotional issues. I
have developed a combination of skills which include a large range of
interventions that address each patient's unique needs.
I am interested in the bio-psychosocial and culturally integrated aspects of treatments. Modern Neuroscience has demonstrated the endless adaptability of the human brain. This has led to discoveries of the possibilities of overcoming mental disabilities. I have found that my patients can be helped with appropriate treatments that stimulate emotional growth and personal change and ultimately joy.
My approach towards treating my patients/clients is an optimized integrated approach using neuro-biological, psychosocial, cognitive, and relationship interventions. Each treatment is patient or family centered and tailored to meet the needs of the person or family group that consults. I also work with couples and families, parents and children from infants to adults.