JavierI.EscobarMD

Psychiatry • New Brunswick, NJ

Psychosomatic Medicine

Associate Dean for Global Health Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine

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Office
112 Paterson Street
Institute for Health
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone+1 848-932-0231

Fax+1 732-932-2006

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1972
Universidad de Antioquia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1980 - Present
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1994 - 2023
GA State Medical License 1997 - 2017
CT State Medical License 1986 - 1995
MN State Medical License 1973 - 1988
TN State Medical License 1976 - 1980
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Treatment of Medically Unexplained Physical Ailments (Somatization Disorder) Start of enrollment: 2001 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

56 citations
Disulfide stress: a novel type of oxidative stress in acute pancreatitis.
Mari-Luz Moreno, Javier Escobar, Alicia Izquierdo-Álvarez, Anabel Gil, Salvador Pérez
Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2014-05-01
295 citations
Acculturation and lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Mexican Americans in Los Angeles.
M A Burnam, Richard L. Hough, Marvin Karno, Javier I. Escobar, C A Telles
Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 1987-03-01
14 citations
Distinct and shared contributions of diagnosis and symptom domains to cognitive performance in severe mental illness in the Paisa population: a case-control study.
Cristian Vargas Upegui, Mauricio Castaño Ramírez, Allison M. Port, Tyler M. Moore, Marfred Munoz Umanes
The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2020-05-01

Press Mentions

Suny Downstate Psychiatry Residency SalaryNovember 22nd, 2019

Grant Support

Critical Research Issues In Latino Mental HealthNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2010
Mups In Primary Care Research CenterNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
Treatment Of Somatization In Primary CareNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2002
Research Center: Etiology &Treatment Of Alc DependenceNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1992