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Richard Camino Gaztambide, MD, Psychiatry, Augusta, GA

RichardF.Camino GaztambideMDM.A.(He/Him)

Psychiatry Augusta, GA

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior

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Education & Training

  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameMA, Theology, 2008 - 2014
  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameMA, Theology, Spiritual Studies, 2014
  • University of Puerto Rico
    University of Puerto RicoFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992 - 1993
  • University of Puerto Rico
    University of Puerto RicoResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1992
  • Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
    Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineClass of 1983
  • University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
    University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusBachelors, Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1974 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • PR State Medical License
    PR State Medical License 1989 - 2021
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2011 - 2017
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1987 - 1989
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatry Association American Psychiatry Association, 2024
  • Fellow American Society of Addiction Medicine American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2020
  • Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry AACAP, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • "What a group of clinicians have learned about multiple personality disorder in Puerto Rico"  
    Martinez-Taboas, A., Camino, R., Cruz-Igartúa, A., Francia, M., Gelpi E., Rodriguez-Cay, J., Revista Puertorriquena de Psicologia, 1/1/1995

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Perspectives on emotion: Integrating evolutionary psychology to clinical practice. 
    World Congress International Family Therapy Association, Málaga, Spain - 3/30/2023
  • Teaching Psychopathology from an evolutionary perspective. 
    American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, San Diego, CA - 3/2023
  • The two edges of religion and spirituality: Liberation and Oppression. In What the First People Boarding Schools Experience Can Teach Us About Grief, Stigma, Ourselves 
    AACAP & CACAP Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada - 10/2022
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Other

  • "Cosmovision y Espiritualidad: Cosideraciones en la Practica Clinica." 
    Camino Gaztambide, RF, Revista Puertorriquena de Medicina y Salud Pública XVII, Ano III, pp. 30-32
    1/1/2009
  • "La depresion : uno de los problemas principales en ninos y adolescentes." 
    Camino Gaztambide, RF, Mi Pediatra, Ano 1, Vol. 2
    1/1/2005
  • "Topics on mental health, spirituality and health." 
    Richard F. Camino Gaztambide, MD, Principal local newspapers, numerous radio and TV talk shows

Grant Support

  • HRSA-20-013-Addiction Medicine Fellowship Award Amount: $2,641,054Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)2020–2025

Committees

  • Co-Chair, AACAP Religion & Spirituality Committe 2014 - 2022

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish