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Mario Cruz, MD, Psychiatry, Albuquerque, NM, University of New Mexico Hospitals

MarioCruzMD

Psychiatry Albuquerque, NM

Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1987
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1985
  • Jacobi Medical Center
    Jacobi Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1983
  • Occidental College
    Occidental CollegeB.A., Biophysics, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2002 - 2014
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1991 - 2012
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Leadership Award Office of African American Student Affairs, University of Arizona, 2003
  • Awarded 3rd Place in the Clinical Medicine Category, Lilly Schizophrenia Reintegration Award 1999

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Patient’s Perspective on the Value of Medication Management Appointments  
    Cruz R, Pincus HA, Healthcare, 1/1/2015
  • Appointment length, psychiatrists’ communication behaviors, and medication management appointment adherence  
    Roter D, Cruz R, Wieland M, Larson S, Cooper LA, Pincus, HA, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2013
  • Mental health services for children of substance abusing parents: Voices from the community  
    Contractor LFM, Celedonia KL, Cruz M, Douaihy A, Kogan JN, Marin R, Stein BD, Community Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Psychiatrist communication behaviors with depressed African Americans. Does what we say (and how we say it) matter? 
    New York City - 1/1/2014
  • Provider-Patient Encounters: Crossing the racial divide 
    University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM - 1/1/2013
  • Best Practice Screening Tools in Behavioral Health 
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM - 1/1/2012
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Hospital Affiliations