Neuro-psychiatrist Ricardo Espaillat has been recognized as a distinguished fellow, the highest honor granted by the by the American Psychiatric Association.
Ricardo K. Espaillat, M.D. is a long-standing fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the area of General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation & Liaison). He is board certified in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, and board certified in advanced Clinical Psychopharmacology by the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. He attended the medical school at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC) where he graduated with the highest honor (Summa Cum Laude), and completed his psychiatry residency training at New York Medical College, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center.
Distinguished Fellows are nominated first by their district branches before being recommended for approval by the APA Membership Committee and voted upon by the Board of Trustees. Candidates for this category have to meet more comprehensive criteria, including significant achievement in several areas of psychiatry.
“To receive this distinction is an great honor for any psychiatrist because it is a recognition of work carried out as a professional of mental health caregiver.”
Espaillat is the founder of the Broward Neurosciences Institute, and the Center Rega for Mental Health in Florida. He is an associate clinical professor at Southeastern Nova University and member of the board and clinical professor at the University of Keiser in Florida.