Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Rafael Tamargo is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is a member of the Emergency Psychiatry team within the Division of General Psychiatry. Dr. Tamargo performs evaluations in Psychiatric Assessment Services at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and provides consultation to the Vanderbilt University Hospital and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Emergency Departments. He also leads the Vanderbilt Psycho-Oncology program, a joint venture between Vanderbilt Behavioral Health and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Additionally, he performs electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) on the Neuromodulation Service.
His clinical interests include emergency psychiatry, consult-liaison psychiatry, psycho-oncology, and neuromodulation. His research interests include suicide risk assessment, critical illness psychiatry, and gun violence.
Gun Violence and its Early Psychiatric Consequences
Friday, November 10, 2023
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM CST
