Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
USF Health

Francisco Fernandez, M.D.
Professor
Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
Director, Institute for Research In Psychiatry
Interim Director, Silver Child Development Center

Publications

    1974

  1. Macrides F, Bartke A, Fernandez F, D'Angelo WF: Effects of vaginal odors and receptive females on plasma testosterone levels in the syrian golden hamster. Neuroendocrinology 15:355 364, 1974.

    1986

  2. Fernandez F, Adams F: Methylphenidate treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. Head and Neck Surgery 8(4):296 300, 1986.

  3. Adams F, Fernandez F, Anderson B: Emergency pharmacotherapy of delirium in the critically ill cancer patient: intravenous combination drug approach. Psychosomatics 27:1 (Suppl):33 37, 1986.

  4. Fernandez F, Adams F, Levy JK, Holmes VF, Gagen M: Depression and cancer: an update. Texas Medicine 82:46 49, 1986.

  5. Adams F, Fernandez F, Borit A: A case of "absence of evidence". Cancer Bulletin 35(7):255 257, 1986.

  6. Fernandez F, Adams F: Need for high dose intravenous neuroleptics in delirium. J Clin Psychopharm 6(2):127 128, 1986.

    1987

  7. Fernandez F: Psychotoxicity from antineoplastic agents. J Clin Oncology 5:319-320, 1987.

  8. Davis B, Fernandez F, Adams F, Holmes VF, Levy JK, Lewis D, Neidhart J: Diagnosis of dementia in cancer patients: results of 107 consecutive psychiatric consultations. Psychosomatics 28:175 189, 1987.

  9. Holmes VF, Adams F, Fernandez F: Respiratory dyskinesia due to antiemetic therapy in a cancer patient. Cancer Treat Rep 71:415 416, 1987.

  10. Fernandez F: Immunology and virology: an introduction. In, The American Psychiatric Association's Primer on AIDS. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., pp 3 1 through 3 6, 1987.

  11. Fernandez F: Epidemiology and other medical aspects of AIDS. In, The American Psychiatric Association's Primer on AIDS. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., pp 4 1 through 3 6, 1987.

  12. Fernandez F: Psychiatric complications in HIV related illnesses. In, The American Psychiatric Association's Primer on AIDS. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., pp 5 1 through 5 27, 1987.

  13. Fernandez F, Adams F, Holmes VF: The analgesic effect of alprazolam in patients with chronic, organic pain of malignant origin. J Clin Psychopharm 3:167 169, 1987.

  14. Fernandez F, Adams F, Holmes VF, Levy JK: Adjuvant pain treatment in cancer: a case for psychopharmacology. Texas Medicine 83:60 65, 1987.

  15. Fernandez F, Adams F, Holmes VF, Neidhart M: Methylphenidate for depressive disorders in cancer patients. Psychosomatics 28:455 461, 1987.

  16. Fernandez F, Ruiz P: Aspectos neurosiquiatricos del sindrome inmunodeficiencia adquirida. Medico Interamericano 6 (11):18 27, 1987.

  17. Adams S, Fernandez F: Intravenous use of haloperidol. Hospital Pharmacy 2:306-307, 1987.

    1988

  18. Fernandez F, Shotwell M: Palliative care in the elderly cancer patient with pain. J Am Geriat Soc, 36(10):961, 1988.

  19. Fernandez F, Levy JK, Holmes VF, Ware C: Critical care issues in HIV spectrum disorders. In, Wise MG (ed.) Problems in Critical Care: Psychiatric Aspects in Critical Care Medicine, J.B. Lippincott Co., Vol. 2(1):159 170, 1988.

  20. Fernandez F, Adams F, Levy JK, Holmes VF, Neidhart M, Mansell PWA: Cognitive impairment due to AIDS Related Complex and its response to psychostimulants. Psychosomatics 29(1):38 46, 1988.

  21. Fernandez F, Levy JK, Galizzi H: Response of HIV-related depression to psychostimulants. Hospital and Community Psychiatry 39(6):628 631, 1988.

  22. Fernandez F, Holmes VF, Adams F, Kavanaugh J: Severe, refractory agitation and its treatment with a haloperidol drip. J Clin Psychiatry 49:239-241, 1988.

  23. Adams F, Fernandez F, Maglivit G: Interferon induced organic mental disorders associated with unsuspected pre existing neurologic abnormalities. Journal of Neuro Oncology, 6:355-359, 1988.

  24. Holmes VF, Fernandez F: HIV in Women: Current Impact and Future Implications. The Female Patient 13:47-54, 1988.

  25. Fernandez F: Effective analgesia in HIV disease. AIDS Medical Report 1(3):25-31, 1988.

    1989

  26. Holmes VF, Fernandez F, Levy JK: Psychostimulant response in ARC/AIDS patients. J Clin Psychiatry, 50:5-8, 1989.

  27. Fernandez F: Psychostimulants in HIV depression and dementia. AIDS Medical Report, 2(12):134-139, 1989.

  28. Fernandez F, Holmes VF, Levy JK, Neidhart M: Neuropsychiatric aspects of cancer and its treatment. In, Garza-Treviño E.S. (Ed.) Medical Psychiatry: Theory and Practice. World Scientific Publishing Co., Vol. 2, Chapter 20, pp 937-990, 1989.

  29. Levy JK, Fernandez F: AIDS: Neuropsychiatric care for critically ill AIDS patients. Journal of Critical Illness, 4:33-42, 1989.

  30. Fernandez F, Holmes VF, Levy JK, Ruiz P: Consultation liaison psychiatry and HIV-spectrum disorders. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 40:146-153, 1989.

  31. Fernandez F, Levy JK, Mansell PWA: Management of delirium in terminally ill AIDS patients. Int'l J Psychiat Med, 19(2):165-172, 1989.

  32. Fernandez F, Ruiz P: Psychiatric aspects of HIV spectrum disorders. S Med Journal, 82:999-1004, 1989.

  33. Fernandez F: Anxiety and neuropsychiatry of AIDS. J Clin Psychiatry, 50[11, Suppl]: 9-14, 1989.

    1990

  34. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Psychiatric diagnostic and pharmacotherapy of patients with HIV infection. In, Tasman A, Goldfinger SM, Kaufmann CA (Eds.), Review of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Vol 9, Chapter 30, pp 614-630, 1990.

  35. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Diagnosis and management of the AIDS dementia complex. In, Behavioral Aspects of AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, D. Ostrow (Ed.), Plenum Publishing Corporation, Chapter 12, pp 235-246, 1990.

  36. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Adjuvant treatment of HIV dementia with psychostimulants. In, Behavioral Aspects of AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, D. Ostrow (Ed.), Plenum Publishing Corporation, Chapter 15, pp 279-286, 1990.

  37. Fernandez F: Neuropsychiatric syndromes and their treatment in HIV infection. In, The American Psychiatric Association's Primer on AIDS, 2nd Edition. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., pp 1 through 24, 1990.

  38. Fernandez F, Nichols S: Psychiatric complications of HIV disease. In, The American Psychiatric Association's Primer on AIDS, 2nd Edition. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., pp 29 through 33, 1990.

  39. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Mental health implications of AIDS. In, Mental Health Research in Texas: Retrospect and Prospect, C. Bonjean, D. Foss (Eds.), Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Chapter 8, pp 229-251, 1990.

  40. Bing EG, Nichols SE, Goldfinger SM, Fernandez F, Cajab R, Dudley RG, Krener P, Prager M, Ruiz P: The many faces of AIDS: opportunities for intervention. New Directions for Mental Health Services, 48:69-81, 1990.

  41. Fernandez F: Psychopharmacological interventions in HIV infection. New Directions for Mental Health Services, 48:43-53, 1990.

    1991

  42. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Benzodiazepines in the medically ill. In, Roy-Byrne PP, Cowley D (Eds.), Benzodiazepines in Clinical Practice: Risks and Benefits. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Chapter 10, pp 179-200, 1991.

  43. Fernandez F: Methylphenidate in HIV dementia. In, Greenhill L (Ed.), Ritalin: Theory and Patient Management. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., pp 177-185, 1991.

  44. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Psychopharmacotherapy of psychiatric syndromes in asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV infection. Psychiatric Medicine, 9(3):377-394, 1991.

    1992

  45. Fernandez F, Ruiz P: Neuropsychiatric aspects of AIDS. In, Lowinson J and Ruiz P (Eds.), Substance Abuse Comprehensive Textbook. Williams and Wilkins Co., pp 775-787, 1992.

    1993

  46. Fernandez F, Ruiz P, Bing EG: The mental health impact of AIDS on ethnic minorities. In, Gaw AC (Ed.), Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental Illness. American Psychiatric Press, Chapter 20, pp 573-586, 1993.

  47. Fernandez F, Levy JK: The use of molindone in the treatment of psychotic patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: Case reports. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 15:31-35, 1993.

  48. Ruiz P, Fernandez F: Manejo y tratamiento do adictos infectados por HIV. Medico Interamericano, 6:56, 1993.

  49. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Major depression and cognitive state in HIV infection. Clinical Neuropathology 12(Suppl1):S27, 1993.

  50. Levy JK, Fernandez F: Memory rehabilitation in HIV encephalopathy. Clinical Neuropathology 12(Suppl1):S27-28, 1993.

  51. Fernandez F: Depression and its treatment in coronary artery disease. Texas Heart Institute Journal, 20:188-197, 1993.

    1994

  52. Fernandez F, Fernandez FW: Psicofarmacologia en el espectro de trastornos debidos al VIH, Medico Interamericano, 1:34-40, 1994.

  53. Fernandez F, Levy JK: Psychopharmacology in HIV spectrum disorders. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17(1):135-148, 1994.

  54. Fernandez F, Levy JK, Ruiz P: The use of methylphenidate in HIV Patients: a clinical perspective. In Grant I and Martin A (Eds.), Neuropsychology of HIV Infection: Current Research and New Directions, Oxford University Press, Chapter 15, pp 295-309, 1994.

  55. Ruiz P, Fernandez F: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the substance abuser: public policy considerations. Texas Medicine, 90:64-67, 1994.

    1995

  56. Fernandez F, Levy JK, Lachar BL, Small G: The management of depression and anxiety in the elderly. J Clin Psychiatry, 56(2):20-29, 1995

  57. Fernandez F, Fernandez FW: Complicaciones neuropsiquiatricas del SIDA. In, Vidal G, Alarcon RD and Lobos F (Eds.), Enciclopedia Iberoamericana de Psiquiatría, Volumen III, pp 1640-1647, Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995.

  58. Fernandez F, Levy JK, Sampley HR, Pirozzolo FJ, Lachar D, Crowley J, Adams S,
    Ross B, Ruiz P: Effects of methylphenidate in HIV-related depression: comparative
    trial with desipramine. Int'l. J. Psychiatry in Medicine, 25 (1) 53-67, 1995.

  59. Franco-Urdaneta AE, Fernandez F: Depresion en el enfermo medico. Medico Interamericano, 1:35-38, 1995.

    1996

  60. Maldonado JL, Fernandez J, Fernandez F: La depresion en el paciente con enfermedades medicas. Medico Interamericano (Suppl.), 15:79-83, 1996.

  61. Ruiz P, Maldonado JL, Fernandez F: El SIDA y sus complicaciones neuropsiquiátricas. Revista Dominicana de Psiquiatría, 8(2):30-35, 1996.

    1997

  62. Stolar A, Fernandez F: A psychiatric perspective of pediatric H.I.V. infection. S Med J, 90(10):1007-1015, 1997.

  63. Levy JK, Bell KE, Lachar BL, Fernandez F: Psychoneuroimmunology. In, Rolak LA, Harati Y (Eds.), Neuroimmunology for the Clinician, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, Chapter 2, pp.35-55, 1997.

  64. Levy J.K., Fernandez, F.: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of HIV-1 Infection. In, Yudofsky S.C. & Hales R. (Eds) Textbook of Neuropsychiatry, Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Chapter 24, pp.663-692, 1997.

  65. Fernandez F., Maldonado J.L., Ruiz P.: Neuropsychiatric Complications of HIV. In Substance Abusing Patients. In, Lowinson J.H., Ruiz P., Millman R. B., Langrod J. G. (Eds) Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Baltimore, Chapter 60, pp. 628-640, 1997.

  66. Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F., Garza-Trevino E. S., Levy J.K.: Depression and Its
    Treatment in Neurological Disease. Psychiatric Annals, 27 (5): 341-346, 1997.

  67. Bhandary A.N., Fernandez F, Gregory RJ, Tucker P, Masand P: Pharmacotherapy in adults with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychiatric Annals, 27 (8): 545-555, 1997.

  68. Fernandez F., Maldonado J.L.: Psychopharmacology of HIV-Related Psychiatric Disorders. In, Gelenberg A.J., Bassuk E.L., Schoonover E.C., Eds., The Practitioner’s Guide to Psychoactive Drugs, Plenum Publishing Corporation, Chapter 11, pp. 441- 446, 1997.

  69. Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F.:La depresion en pacientes con enfermedades neurologicas. Revista Argentina De Clinica Neuropsiquiatora (ALCMEON), 6 (2): 136-143, 1997

    1998

  70. Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F.: Management of the Psychiatric Complications in HIV-Disease. Medicine and Psychiatry, 1:22-29, 1998

  71. Olson D., Maldonado J.L., Pipkin M. L., Fernandez F.: The Intravenous Use of Amitriptyline In Depressed Medically Ill Patients: Two Case Reports and A Review of the Literature. Medicine and Psychiatry, 1:80-85, 1998.

  72. Bakey A. A., Levy J. K., Fernandez F.: Diagnosis and Management of Anxiety in the Geriatric Patient. Clinical Geriatrics, 6 (8):10-21, 1998.

    1999

  73. Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F.:Trastornos Psiquiatricos Asociados con el VIH/SIDA. Medico interamericano, 18(2):54-56, 1999.

  74. Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F., Ruiz P.: Tratamientos Psicofamacologicos de los trastornos Neuropsiquiatricos Relacionados con el VIH/SIDA. Neuropsicofarmacologia, 1(2):85-88, 1999.

  75. Ruiz P., Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F.: Depresion en pacientes con dolor cronico. In: Aldrete J. Antonio (Ed.), Chapter 40, Tratado de algiologia. Mexico, D.F.: Ciencia y Cultura Latinoamericana, JGH Editores, Pp. 629-640, 1999.

  76. Levy JK, Fernandez F, Lachar BL, Friedman AL, and Samiuddin Z:
    Neuropsychology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. In:
    Ovsiew F (Ed.), Chapter 8, Neuropsychiatry and Mental Health
    Services. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Pp. 221-257, 1999.

    2000

  77. Maldonado J.L., Fernandez F, Levy J.K.: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In: Edward C. Lauterbach (Ed.), Chapter 9, Psychiatric Management in Neurological Disease. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Pp. 271-295, 2000

    2001

  78. Fernandez F: Complicaciones Neurocomportamentales De La Infeccion Por El Virus HIV-1. Revista de Neuropsiquiatria y Neurociencia Cognitiva 1(1): 51-68, 2001.

  79. Llorente AM, Levy JK, Fernandez F: Neurobehavioral and Neuropsychological Manifestations of HIV Infection: Assessment Considerations with Hispanic Populations. In, Ponton & Leon-Carrion’s (Eds.), Handbook of Neuropsychology with Hispanic Populations, Oxford University Press, Inc., Chapter 11, pp. 209-242, 2001.

    2002

  80. Martin L, Tummala R, Fernandez F: Psychiatric Management of HIV Infection and AIDS. Psychiatric Annals 32(2): 133-140, 2002

  81. Fernandez F: Manejo Psiquiatrico de la Infeccion por HIV y del SIDA. Revista de Psiquiatria del Uruguay 66 (1): 35-44, 2002

  82. Fernandez F: Sindrome de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana. Abordaje Psiquiatrico En Las Enfermedades Neurologicas. pp: 261-284. Ars Medica, Psiquiatría Editores, SL, Paseo Gracia 25, 3. 08007 Barcelona, Spain

  83. Fernandez F: Neuropsychiatric Complications of HIV-1 Infection. Current Psychiatry Reports 4(3): 228-231, 2002

  84. Fernandez F, Ringholz GM, Levy JK: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on the Central Nervous System. In, Yudofsky S.C. & Hales R. (Eds) The American Psychiatric Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Chapter 23, pp.783-812, 2002.

    2003

  85. Maldonado J, Fernandez F: Neurobehavioral Complications of HIV and AIDS. In, Fogel, B., Schiffer, R. & Rao, T., Eds., Neuropsychiatry – Second Edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Chapter 37, pp. 1018-1033, 2003

  86. Goforth H.W., Fernandez, F.: Alcohol and HIV/AIDS. In, Johnson B., Ruiz P., Galanter M., Eds., Handbook of Clinical Alcoholism Treatment, Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Chapter 25, pp. 249-257, 2003.

    2004

  87. Giunta B, Ehrhart J, Townsend P K, Sun N, Vendrame M, Shytle D and Tan J and Fernandez F. Galantamine and nicotine have a synergistic effect on inhibition of microglial activation induced by HIV-1 gp120. Brain Res Bull 64(2) 195-170, 2004.

  88. Townsend K, Town T, San N, Zeng J, Bai Y, Ehrhard J, Fernandez F, Morgan D, Sanberg P and Tan J. Lovastatin modulation of microglial activation via suppression of CD40 and its signaling pathway. J Neurosci Res 78:167-176, 2004.

  89. Goforth HW, Lupash DP, Brown ME, Tan J, Fernandez F: Role of Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Immunomodulation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease: A Review, Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 3:174-182, 2004.

    2005

  90. Fernandez F: Ten Myths About HIV Infection and AIDS. Focus, III (No. 2): 184-193, 2005.

  91. Townsend K, Town T, Lue LF, San N, Zeng J, Shytle D, Sanberg P,  Fernandez F, Morgan D and Tan J.  Regulation of the Ab-induced innate and adaptive immune responses by CD40 signaling in microglial cells.  European Journal of Immunology 35 (3):901-910 (2005).

  92. Ehrhart J, Obregon D, Mori T, Hou H, Sun N, Zeng J, Bai Y, Klein T, Fernandez F, Tan J and Shytle RD. Stimulation of cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) suppresses microglial activation.  The Journal of Neuroinflammation  Dec 12;2:29 (2005).