Santiago Almanzar, M.D.

Meet Dr. Santiago A. Almanzar

Dr. Almanzar is a Christian psychiatrist, Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Almanzar specializes in management of patients with severe and persistent Mental Illnesses and is dedicated to providing you outstanding and personalized mental health care. Dr. Almanzar has been known for his commitment and passion for his work throughout his academic career. Dr. Almanzar areas of expertise include the diagnosis, pharmacologic treatment and neurobiology of bipolar disorder and treatment-resistant depression, with a special focus on suicidal behavior and global mental health.

Credentials

Positions

• Founder and CEO of Compassion Mental Health Services 
• Founder and Medical Director of The Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Center at Compassion Mental Health Services 
  

Board Certifications

• American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry, 2013
• American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Forensic Psychiatry, 2014
  

Education and Training

• Fellowship, Duke University School of Medicine, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy, 2019
• Fellowship, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry, 2014
• Fellowship, Psychoanalytic Institute-New York University, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2012  
• Chief Resident, Elmhurst Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Psychiatry, 2013 
• Residency Training, Elmhurst Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2013 
• MD from Universidad Autonomy of Santo Domingo School of Medicine, Graduated Magna Cum Lauder, 2003 
  

Publications

Journal Articles

• How a Global Health Rotation Benefited the Life of a Psychiatry Resident. Almanzar S ;Ann Glob Health. 2016 Sep – Oct
• Treatment of Mentally Ill Offenders in Nine Developing Latin American Countries. Almanzar S, Katz CL, Harry B…J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2015 Sep
  

• Knowledge of and attitudes toward clinical depression among health providers in Gujarat, India. Almanzar S, Shah N, Vithalani S, Shah S, Squires J, Appasani R, Katz CL. ;Ann Glob Health. 2014 Mar-Apr
  

• Dopamine agonist-induced impulse control disorders in a patient with prolactinoma. Almanzar S, Zapata-Vega MI, Raya JA> ;Psychosomatics. 2013 Jul-Aug
  

• Christianity and Mental Illness: Evil or Sickness?  S Almanzar, EC Psychology & Psychiatry, 7/29/2017
  

• Opioid epidemic: Are we doing enough?  S Almanzar, EC Psychology & Psychiatry, 6/29/2017

Other

• Ever Wonder What It Would Be Like To Train In Mental Health? Santiago A. Almanzar, M.D., Program in Global Mental Health Newsletter Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - 6/18/2018

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law–AAPL Member

• American Psychiatric Association–APA Fellow

• American Medical Association–AMA Member 

• Clinical TMS Society–Member