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Patricia Aguayo, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned her medical degree at Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, Mexico and a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. She completed her Psychiatry residency at New York Medical College, where she served as chief resident and then went on to pursue a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. During her last year there, she was the John E. Schowalter chief resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Aguayo is board certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the ABPN. Before joining our faculty, she worked in Connecticut in both outpatient and inpatient settings focusing her practice on patients with Autism with challenging behaviors. Her interests include Autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities, and advocacy for children, young adults, and their families. Since November 2018, she has served as Medical Director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute's Neurobehavior HOME and Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinics. In 2021, she is excited to be part of the medical leadership team moving mental health access and innovation forward as part of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute.

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UNI Neurobehavior HOME Program

801-581-5515

240 East Morris Ave
Salt Lake City, UT  84115
Suite 400

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Specialties

  • Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent
  • Autism
  • Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health
  • Psychiatry

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Psychiatry - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Child Psychiatry
Board Certification American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

Patricia Aguayo, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned her medical degree at Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, Mexico and a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. She completed her Psychiatry residency at New York Medical College, where she served as chief resident and then went on to pursue a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. During her last year there, she was the John E. Schowalter chief resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Aguayo is board certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the ABPN. Before joining our faculty, she worked in Connecticut in both outpatient and inpatient settings focusing her practice on patients with Autism with challenging behaviors. Her interests include Autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities, and advocacy for children, young adults, and their families. Since November 2018, she has served as Medical Director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute's Neurobehavior HOME and Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinics. In 2021, she is excited to be part of the medical leadership team moving mental health access and innovation forward as part of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Psychiatry - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Child Psychiatry
Board Certification American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

Education History

Graduate Training University of Utah
Administration
MBA, 2024
Chief Resident Yale Child Study Center/Yale School of Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Chief Resident, 2013
Fellowship Yale Child Study Center/Yale School of Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellow, 2012
Chief Resident New York Medical College School of Medicine/Westchester Medical Center
Psychiatry
Chief Resident, 2011
Residency New York Medical College School of Medicine/Westchester Medical Center
Psychiatry
Resident, 2010
Fellowship Westchester Institute for Human Development
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Fellow, 2006
Graduate Training University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Health Administration and Policy
M.P.H., 2003
Professional Medical Anahuac University School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D., 1996

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Muhle RA, Reed HE, Aguayo P, Veenstra-VanderWeele J (2018). Evaluation and Management of Self-injury in a Child With a Rare Genomic Variant. JAMA Psychiatry, 75(5), 524-525.

Letter

  1. Verma S, Vandana P, Soda T, Koth KA, Aguayo P, Shaffer RC, Hellings J, Muhle RA (2022). Incorporation of Telepsychiatry for Patients with Developmental Disorders into Routine Clinical Practice-A Survey of Specialty Clinics Adapting to Telepsychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Letter to the editor]. J Autism Dev Disord.

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Education History

Professional Medical Anahuac University School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D.

News Articles

Autism and Sleep

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