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Rodrigo Figueroa, MD
Head of the Trauma, Stress and Disasters Unit, Department of Psychiatry,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile School of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
Research field: Medicine ­ Public Health and Community Medicine Individual and collective trauma. Disaster mental health.
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Publications
Journal Article (8)
Rodrigo A Figueroa, Luigi Accatino, Richard D Sorensen (2012) Post­Traumatic Stress Disorder: A
review for primary care. In J Prim Care Community Health. In press..
Rodrigo a Figueroa, Matias Gonzalez, Rafael Torres (2010) [Psychological response after the
earthquake in Chile, on February 28, 2010], 920­921. In Revista médica de Chile.
Rodrigo a Figueroa, Humberto Marín, Matías González (2010) [Psychological support for disaster
victims: an evidence­based care model], 143­151. In Revista médica de Chile 138 (2).
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?scrip...
Luigi Accatino, Rodrigo A Figueroa, Joaquin Montero et al. (2010) [The worrisome lack of disaster
training in Latin American medical schools], 135­136. In Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica 28 (2).
Rodrigo a Figueroa, Sergio Valdivieso, María Turpaud et al. (2009) Journal club experience in a
postgraduate psychiatry program in Chile., 407­9. In Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American
Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
33 (5).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19...
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Rodrigo a Figueroa C, Catalina Castaño C (2008) [Sibutramine associated psychotic episode: a case
report], 671­673. In Revista médica de Chile 136 (5).
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?scrip...
Public Groups
Public groups Rodrigo is a member of
Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Anxiety depression and childhood trauma
Catholic University of Chile School...
Disaster Mental Health
EMDR PTSD
Military medicine
Military Suicide Research Consortium
Political Psychology
Psychiatry
Trauma
Public groups Rodrigo is following
Neuro ­ Learning and Memory
Destinations
Monica Elgueta, Sonja Swanson, Nora El Nawawi et al. PTSD risk factors in the staff of a chilean
hospital located in a severely affected town after de F27 earthquake . In In preparation.
Rodrigo Andrés Figueroa, Catalina Castaño PTSD symptoms three months after the F27 earthquake in
Chile: A longitudinal study. In In preparation.
Awards and Grants
Dec 2010 Datos del mapa ©2012 ­
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FONIS SAI0120044 Grant from CONICYT View website
Apr 2009 Graduated with distinction (Psychiatry Postgraduate Program) View website
Jun 2005 United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH)
Mar 2001 Graduated with maximum distinction (MD) View website
Jun 1998 Best basic research work ­ Latinoamerican Thorax Association Congress
Dec 1994 Academic excellence high­school distinction View website
Biographical Information
2011­ Member of the Sociedad Chilena de Medicina de Aviación y del Espacio
2011­ Member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (Nº 23596)
Santiago, Chile
Main City
2010­ Member of the Sociedad de Neurología, Psiquiatría y Neuropsiquiatría de Chile
2010­ Member of the Sociedad Chilena de Medicina Legal, Forense y Criminalística
2010­ Member of the Sociedad Científica de Medicina Prehospitalaria y Desastres de Chile
2010­ Member of the Sociedad Chilena de Psicología de la Salud
CV
Professional Experience
2011 ­ Present
Director at Trauma, Stress & Disaster Intervention Center
(CITED) Santiago, Chile 2010 ­ Present
Co­director of the Emergencies, Disasters and Cathastropies
Mental Health Postgraduate Degree at Catholic University of
Chile School of Medicine Santiago, Chile 2010 ­ Present
Head of the Trauma, Stress and Disasters Unit, Department of
Psychiatry at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile School
of Medicine Santiago, Chile Sep 2011 ­ Feb 2012
Commander of the Operative Mental Health Unit at Chilean
Air Force Santiago, Chile May 2009 ­ Feb 2012
Head of the Mental Health, Research and Learning
Department at Chilean Air Force Aerospace Medical Center Santiago, Chile Jun 2003 ­ Feb 2012
Medical Officer at Chilean Air Force Santiago, Chile Jul 2002 ­ Dec 2004
Field physician at Servicio de Atención Médica de Urgencia
(SAMU) Santiago, Chile Education
Jul 2012 ­ Jul 2012
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD Workshop
Jun 2011 ­ Jun 2011
EMDRIA/EMDRIBA in Santiago, Chile EMDR Psychotherapist
Jun 2009 ­ Dec 2009
Catholic University of Chile School of Medicine in Santiago,
Chile Psychotherapy: Theoretical Concepts and Clinical Practice
Postgraduate Degree
Jul 2006 ­ Dec 2006
Catholic University of Chile School of Medicine in Santiago,
Chile Biological and Evolutionary Basis of Psychiatry Postgraduate
Degree
May 2006 ­ Apr 2009
Catholic University of Chile School of Medicine in Santiago,
Chile Adult Psychiatry Specialty Program
Mar 1995 ­ Mar 2001
Catholic University of Chile School of Medicine in Santiago,
Chile MD
Mar 1981 ­ Dec 1994
Colegio del Verbo Divino in Santiago, Chile Consulting Services
2011 Chilean Air Force. Mental Health Consultant & Commander of the Operative Mental Health Unit
deployed for the Sep 2d Juan Fernández Island FACH/CASA 212 Aviation Accident.
2010 Internal Affairs Ministry, Chilean Government. Mental Health Consultant for the Psychological Support
of the victims and their families of the San José Mine Accident, Atacama.
2010 Ministry of Health, Chilean Government. Mental Health Consultant for the Psychological Support after
the F27 Chilean Earthquake. Contact Information
Address:
Alcántara 669, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
E­mail:
rfiguerc [at] uc [dot] cl
Phone:
+56­2­263­2858
Webpage:
http://drfigueroa.cl
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