HectorColon RiveraMDCMRO

Psychiatry • Philadelphia, PA

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry

President of the APA Hispanic Caucus Addiction Psychiatrist Public Speaker World Traveler Non-Profit Co-Founder

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Office
4301 Rising Sun Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone+1 267-296-7220

Fax+1 203-781-4624

Summary

Dr. Colon-Rivera grew up between San Juan and Vieques, PR. His mother, a special education teacher often took him to work with her, where he was exposed to families dealing with mental illness. This early exposure instilled in him a deep understanding of social factors, such as poverty, lack of education, poor accessibility to health care, as well as reduced social and family support contributing to mental illness.

Following medical school in PR and psychiatric residency training at Boston University, he completed his addiction psychiatry fellowship at Yale Medical Center where he focused on working with Children and Adolescents with substance use disorders.

Crear Con Salud, Inc

Donate Below to Aid out efforts in providing quality mental healthcare & relief efforts for the disadvantaged poor in Puerto Rico & the Latino community.

Clinical Expertise

Public health, Medical publications, Public speaking, Adolescent medicine, Addiction psychiatry, Addiction medicine, Healthcare social media, Medical business

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2016 - 2017
Boston University Medical CenterChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2016
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2012 - 2016
Ponce Health Sciences University School of MedicineClass of 2012
University Of Puerto RicoEconomy, Biology, 2003 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2016 - 2021
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Buprenorphine Waiver Buprenorphine Waiver Training. Limit of 275 Patients
Buprenorphine Waiver Training. Limit of 275 PatientsBuprenorphine Waiver Training. Limit of 275 Patients
Medical Review OfficerMedical Review Officer, Certified by the American Association of Medical Review Officers (2065-2021)
Medical Review Officer MRO
NADACertified in acupuncture for detoxification & treatment of substance use disorders by The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Bruno Lima Award American Psychiatry Association, 2019
American Psychiatric Association Substance Abuse Fellowship APA/SAMHSA
MFP Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship APA/SAMHSA
Developmental Leadership Retreat Award Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, 2017
Assembly Members Mentor Award APA, 2017
Substance Use Disorder Workgroup National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2016
Fellow Travel Award 2016 AAAP, 2016
Ruth Fox Memorial Scholarship ASAM, 2016
Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Research BUMC, 2016
Zucker Hillside Hospital Research Award American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2015
Diverse Scholars Forum United Health Foundation, 2012
United Health Foundation Diverse Scholars Forum Research United Health, 2012
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Scholarship 2011
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Communi 2011
Latin American Cancer Research Coalition Fellow Georgetown University, 2009
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Award UPR, 2006-2008
The Minority Health & Health Disparities International 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Non-binary gender, vulnerable populations and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the COVID-19 MEntal health inTernational for the general population...
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis, Jelena Vrublevska, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2024-05-01
Somatic multicomorbidity and disability in patients with psychiatric disorders in comparison to the general population: a quasi-epidemiological investigation in 54,826...
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis, Grigorios N Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed
CNS Spectrums. 2024-04-01
7 citations
Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the health professionals (COMET-HP) study: depression, suicidal tendencies and conspiracism.
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis, Grigorios N Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2023-09-01

Grant Support

RAMPUPMCPresent

Committees

Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Scientific Program 2016 - Present
Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Membership 2015 - Present
Member, Resident member for the American Psychiatric Association Council on Addiction Psychiatry 2014 - 2016
Member, Ground Round Review Committee for Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program 2014 - 2016
Member, Residency Selection Interview Committee for Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program 2012 - 2016
Member, Curriculum Advisory Committee for Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program 2012 - 2014

Research History

Co-investigatorCo-investigator for “Veteran’s Perceptions of Opiate Agonist Therapy." Boston University School of Medicine & Boston VA Health Care System. Principal Investigator: Grace Chang MD, MPH, Grace.Chang2@va.gov2015 - 2017
Research AssistantResearch Assistant. "Improving Cancer screening in community clinics." Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital- Washington DC. Principal Investigator: Elmer Huertas MD, Claire Selsky MA, cfs25@georgetown.edu2009 - 2010
CDC Research AssistantResearch Assistant for "Phenotypic identification and molecular characteristic action of Staphylococcus aureus and clostridium difficile isolates." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. Principal Investigator: Brandi Limbago PhD, Deputy Branch Chief at Centers for Disease Contr2008 - 2008
LUMC Leiden in The Netherlands Research Assistant"Analysis of Plasmodium berguei gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase’s role in drug resistance lines and the knockout of this gene." Leids Universitair Medisch, Department of Parasitology at LUMC Leiden in The Netherlands. Principal Investigators: Andrew Waters PhD, Andy.waters@glasgow.ac.uk2006 - 2006
Research Assistant"Investigation of DNA lines with multidrug resistance in Malaria.” The university of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus- San Juan, PR. Principal Investigator: Adelfa Serrano PhD, Adelfa.serrano@upr.edu2004 - 2006