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3853 Rosecrans St
San Diego, CA 92110Phone+1 619-800-0675Fax+1 984-205-6301- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Eric Rafla-Yuan, MD, is a psychiatrist, educator, researcher, and health policy expert. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the Social Determinants of Health Network, a multi-disciplinary worldwide research network which aims to better define, assess, understand, and intervene on the social determinants of health, and serves as a contributing editor for the journal Psychiatric Services where his research focuses on policy drivers of health outcomes. Dr. Rafla-Yuan formerly served in Washington, D.C. as Health Counsel for Congressman Tony Cárdenas and as Staff Director of the bipartisan 988 & Crisis Services Congressional Task Force in the United States House of Representatives during the 117th session of Congress. He is the first person to write about 988 and clinical crisis services in a major medical journal and his work is published in popular media as well as the New England Journal of Medicine and Health Affairs. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, Politico, and others.
Dr. Rafla-Yuan continues to be recognized nationally, serving as the chair of American Psychiatric Association Caucus on the Social Determinants of Mental Health. He is Vice President of AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists, the oldest LGBT professional organization in the United States.
Education & Training
- Jeanne Spurlock Congressional FellowshipAmerican Psychiatric Association, 2021 - 2022
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2019 - 2020
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2016 - 2019
- Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and SocietyCertificate in Biomedical Ethics, 2015 - 2016
- Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2016, MD
- Chapman UniversityB.Sc., Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsStruggle and Solidarity: Seven Stories of How Americans Fought for Their Mental Health Through Federal Legislation.Eric Rafla-Yuan> ;Community Mental Health Journal. 2024 Jan 1
- Mobile Crisis Metrics: Moving Toward a Functional Crisis Continuum of Care.Eric Rafla-Yuan> ;Psychiatric Services. 2023 Jul 1
- 9 citationsDecoupling Crisis Response from Policing - A Step Toward Equitable Psychiatric Emergency Services.Eric Rafla-Yuan, Divya Chhabra, Michael O. Mensah> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021 May 6
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Press Mentions
- 988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle a Mix of CallsJanuary 27th, 2024
Professional Memberships
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- San Diego Psychiatric SocietyLegislative Representative
- Member
- Academy of Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryMember
- California Medical AssociationMember
Hospital Affiliations
- San Diego County Psychiatric HospitalSan Diego, California
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