3515 E. Fletcher Avenue, USF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Tampa, FL 33613
restevez@health.usf.edu@health.usf.edu

Education

-University of Florida College of Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry, 2009
-UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior/Resnick Neuropsychiatric Institute, Geriatric Psychiatry with Neurobehavior, 2008
-University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Adult Psychiatry, specialized research track, 2006
-Harvard University, M.P.H. in Health Care Policy, 2007
-Tufts University, Ph.D. in Experimental (health) Psychology
-St. George's University School of Medicine, M.D., 2002
-Stanford University, M.A. in Social Psychology, 1995

Interests

1. Psychiatry and the law
2. Memory disorders and neurodegenerative diseases
3. Addiction medicine
4. Social psychology
5. Psychosomatic medicine
6. Health care policy

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1. Estévez RF. The National Healthcare System of Cuba: A Bitter Pill to Swallow? ASCE Annual Proceedings, 2011; in revision.
2. Estévez RF. A Theoretical Model for the Efficacy of a Novel Mood Stabilizer in Bipolar Disorder: 4-Aminopyridine. Lancet Neurology, 2011; in submission.
3. Estévez RF & Suppes T. Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder. In: Yatham and Kusumakar (Ed.), Bipolar Disorder: A Clinician's Guide to Biological Treatments, 2nd edition. New York: Taylor & Francis; 2009: 107-152.
4. Estévez RF. A theoretical model for the role of acetylcholine and glial cells in the development and treatment of bipolar disorder (2009). Poster Presentation at the 49th New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU) Annual Meeting, Hollywood, Florida.
5. Estévez RF. The Abysmal State of Mental Health Delivery in the United States: A Focus on Texas, A State in Crisis. UCLA Psychiatric Clinical Faculty Association Annual Review, 2008.
6. Estévez RF. 4-aminopyridine : a potential novel treatment for bipolar disorder (2007)? Poster Presentation at the 46th American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida.
7. Estévez RF. Passengers Behaving Badly? Improve Customer Service. USAToday, 2007, June 15: A6.
8. Estévez RF, Maza-Segura M, Trout C. Promoting smoke free workplaces in developing countries of Latin America (2007). Poster Presentation at the Harvard University Environmental Health Annual Symposium, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
9. Estévez RF. Neurosyphilis Presenting as Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure with Subsequent Irreversible Psychosis and Dementia. Psychosomatics, 2006; 47: 538-539.
10. Estévez RF. A Theoretical Model for the Efficacy of a Novel Mood Stabilizer in Bipolar Disorder: 4-Aminopyridine (2006). Poster Presentation at the 159th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
11. Estévez RF. Psychosocial Factors and Self-Affirmation in End-Stage Renal Disease. Dissertation Abstracts International, Ann Arbor, MI: UMI; 2001.
12. Estévez RF. Gonzalez EA, Garcia J, Mejia-Millan CM. Anxiety, African Americans, and chronic illness (2001). Poster Presentation at the 109th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.
13. Estévez RF & McQuivey R. The Effects of a Mentoring Program on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse in a Student Athlete Population. Stanford University Health Promotion, 1996; 1: 3-5.
14. Estévez RF & Murdoch K. Cocaine and Medical Doctors. Alcohol Responsibility Education. Palo Alto, California: Lantana; 1995.
15. Estévez RF. Freshman alcohol responsibility and management (1995). Poster Presentation at the Biennial Conference of Health Promotion, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 1995.