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About the speaker

Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernández is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Interim Vice-Chair of Research in the Columbia Department of Psychiatry; Interim Director of Research, Director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence and the Hispanic Treatment Program, and Area Leader for Anxiety, Mood, Eating and Related Disorders at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

His research develops culturally congruent interventions and instruments to enhance the care of underserved cultural groups. He led the development of the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview, a standardized cultural assessment protocol. He has been PI or co-Investigator of 28 NIH-funded studies and other research, and published over 235 articles, chapters, and books on culture-related topics in mental health.

Dr. Lewis-Fernández is co-chair of the Cultural Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and past president of the American Psychopathological Association, World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, and the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry. He is Vice-Chair of the DSM-5-TR Steering Committee and was chair of the DSM Review Committee for Internalizing Disorders, the DSM-5-TR Culture-Related Issues Review Committee, and the DSM-5-TR Work Group on Ethnoracial Equity and Inclusion.

Disclosure Statements

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Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, reports being an advisor for the WT Grant Foundation and receiving royalties from American Psychiatric Press and Uptodate. He will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated through review.

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