Javier I. Escobar MD
Psychosomatic Medicine
Associate Dean for Global Health Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine
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112 Paterson StreetInstitute for HealthNew Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone+1 848-932-0231
Fax+1 732-932-2006
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Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1972
Universidad de Antioquia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1967
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1980 - Present
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 1994 - 2023
GA State Medical License 1997 - 2017
CT State Medical License 1986 - 1995
MN State Medical License 1973 - 1988
TN State Medical License 1976 - 1980
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Treatment of Medically Unexplained Physical Ailments (Somatization Disorder) Start of enrollment: 2001 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNon-affective psychosis in traditional Andean culture.Marucela Uscamayta Ayvar, Rodolfo Sanchez Garrafa, Javier I Escobar, Carla Gallo, Abraham Vaisberg
Transcultural Psychiatry. 2025-02-01 - 4 citationsGeospatial investigations in Colombia reveal variations in the distribution of mood and psychotic disorders.Janet Song, Mauricio Castaño Ramírez, Justin T Okano, Susan K Service, Juan de la Hoz
Communications Medicine. 2024-02-21 - 2 citationsIsolating Socioenvironmental Correlates of Race/Ethnicity: A Promising Strategy to Understand and Address Health Disparities.Javier I Escobar, William A Vega, Carlos Lopez Jaramillo
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2023-07-01
Press Mentions
Suny Downstate Psychiatry Residency SalaryNovember 22nd, 2019
Grant Support
- Critical Research Issues In Latino Mental HealthNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2010
- Mups In Primary Care Research CenterNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
- Treatment Of Somatization In Primary CareNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2002
- Research Center: Etiology &Treatment Of Alc DependenceNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1992
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