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Patricia Aguayo

Patricia Aguayo, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

  • UNI Neurobehavior HOME Program

    801-581-5515
  • 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.

    Specialties

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry - Primary
  • 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.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Primary

    Education history

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