- Medical School - Boston University School of Medicine (2005-2009)
- Fellowship - Yale New Haven Hospital (2013-2014), Psychosomatic Medicine
- Residency - Boston University Medical Center (2009-2013), Psychiatry
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Pedro Fernandez, M.D.
- Psychiatry
- Integrated Behavioral Health
- Latinx Health
Biography
Pedro Fernandez, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in integrated behavioral health, Latinx health, and LGBTQ+ health.
Dr. Fernandez earned his medical degree at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and completed his residency in psychiatry there, too. He gained advanced training in psychosomatic medicine and consultation-liaison psychiatry through a fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry and consult-liaison psychiatry and by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in addiction medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.
At UT Southwestern, Dr. Fernandez serves as Associate Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Residency Program. He is also Medical Director of the Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Service and Co-Chief of Psychiatry at Parkland Health.
He serves on numerous committees and is Co-Chair of Parkland’s Opioid Treatment Task Force and Co-Chair of the Department of Psychiatry’s Research and Clinical Practice Subcommittee for the Anti-Racism and Discrimination Task Force.
Dr. Fernandez is a member of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training. He serves as recruitment liaison from UT Southwestern to the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry and is a regional member of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council.
He has lectured widely and published several articles in peer-reviewed journals related to his areas of interest. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for Journal of American Psychiatry.
In 2019, Dr. Fernandez was voted Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the Psychiatry Residency Program at UT Southwestern.
Personal Note
When he’s not working, Dr. Fernandez enjoys gardening, traveling, visiting museums, and watching reruns of The Golden Girls.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding PGY-2 Teacher of the Year 2019, Psychiatry Residency Program, UT Southwestern
- James T. Chengelis Humanism Award 2018, Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston University
- Resident Teaching Award 2016, Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston University
- Citizenship Award 2013, Psychiatry Residency Program, Boston University
- Hunter Johnson Prize 2009, Boston University School of Medicine
- John M. Murray Prize 2009, Boston University School of Medicine
- Solomon Carter Fuller Award 2009, Boston University School of Medicine
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health Care in a Large Medical Center: Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations.
Prom MC, Canelos V, Fernandez PJ, Gergen Barnett K, Gordon CM, Pace CA, Ng LC, The journal of behavioral health services & research 2020 Nov -
Warm Handoffs and Attendance at Initial Integrated Behavioral Health Appointments.
Pace CA, Gergen-Barnett K, Veidis A, D'Afflitti J, Worcester J, Fernandez P, Lasser KE, Annals of family medicine 2018 07 16 4 346-348 -
Seeking Asylum: Challenges Faced by the LGB Community.
Piwowarczyk L, Fernandez P, Sharma A, Journal of immigrant and minority health 2017 06 19 3 723-732 -
The early-career consultation psychiatrist: the role in global settings.
Jefee-Bahloul H, Fernandez P, Psychosomatics 2014 Nov-Dec 55 6 739-40 -
Estrogen receptor beta protects against in vivo injury in RPE cells.
Elliot SJ, Catanuto P, Espinosa-Heidmann DG, Fernandez P, Hernandez E, Saloupis P, Korach K, Karl M, Cousins SW, Experimental eye research 2010 Jan 90 1 10-6 -
Subtype specific estrogen receptor action protects against changes in MMP-2 activation in mouse retinal pigmented epithelial cells.
Elliot S, Catanuto P, Fernandez P, Espinosa-Heidmann D, Karl M, Korach K, Cousins SW, Experimental eye research 2008 Apr 86 4 653-60
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Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health Care in a Large Medical Center: Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations.
Clinical Focus
- Integrated Behavioral Health
- Latinx Health
- LGBTQ health