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Sonia Dela Cruz, MD, Psychiatry, San Diego, CA

Sonia Dela Cruz MD

Psychiatry•San Diego, CA

Interventional Psychiatry Fellow

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  • 16918 Dove Canyon Rd Ste 100San Diego, CA 92127

  • Phone+1 858-207-0938

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Education & Training

  • University of California San Diego
    University of California San DiegoFellowship, 2024 - 2025
  • University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando/Osceola)
    University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando/Osceola)Residency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2024
  • University of Central Florida College of Medicine
    University of Central Florida College of MedicineClass of 2020, MD
  • University of Florida
    University of Florida B.S., Microbiology and Cell Science major, Entrepreneurship minor, Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chief Resident UCF/HCA Greater Orlando Psychiatry Residency Program, 2023
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Society 2022
  • Class Representative UCF/HCA Psychiatry Orlando Residency, 2020-2022
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Effectiveness of Anxiety Interventions for Young Children: A Meta-Analytic Review  
    Brian Fisak, Angelo Penna, Nicholas D Mian, Laura Lamoli, Aglaia Margaris , Sonia Ann Marie F Dela Cruz, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 5/24/2023
  • Characteristics of patients who had deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression from among 116,890 inpatients with major depressive disorder  
    Nagy A Youssef, Sonia Ann Marie F Dela Cruz, Patricio Riva-Posse, Rikinkumar S Patel, Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 11/2021

Books/Book Chapters

  • Epigenetics of Stress and Stress Disorders 
    Chapter: 13: PTSD, Telomeres and Aging 
    Page 193 - 205Laura Lockwood, Sonia Dela Cruz, Nagy YoussefEditors: Nagy Youssef.Elsevier2022

Abstracts/Posters

  • The Effect of Newer Therapies of Choral Singing on Language Function of Aphasic Patients
    Sonia Dela Cruz, Stephen Berman MD-PhD, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Cairns, Australia, 6/23/2019
  • The Effect of Newer Therapies of Choral Singing on Language Function of Aphasic Patients
    Sonia Dela Cruz, Stephen Berman MD-PhD, FIRE Conference at UCF College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, 2/22/2018
  • Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Transcriptional Activity of lngA and lngR Genes in Enterotoxigenic E. coli
    Sonia Dela Cruz, Jorge Giron PhD, University of Florida's Undergraduate Symposium, Gainesville, FL, 3/27/2014
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Press Mentions

  • Florida Psychiatric Society Annual Group Competition Winner 2022
    Florida Psychiatric Society Annual Group Competition Winner 2022September 30th, 2022
  • Global Health Feature on my Study Abroad Experience
    Global Health Feature on my Study Abroad ExperienceSeptember 30th, 2022
  • Class of 2020 Graduation Feature
    Class of 2020 Graduation FeatureSeptember 30th, 2022
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