Fellows

Tyler Torrico, MD - Clinical Fellow

Dr. Torrico is a clinical fellow in the noninvasive neuromodulation unit and an interventional psychiatrist who provides treatments with electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and intravenous ketamine. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his medical internship at UCLA-Kern Medical. He completed his psychiatry residency at the National Institute of Mental Health and is a Minority Fellowship alumni of the American Psychiatric Association. In the wake of the opioid epidemic, Dr. Torrico received a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), which funded research to train more psychiatry residents for medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder. He has received multiple research awards, including the John Renner Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Torrico's research interests include improving clinical outcomes for neuromodulation therapies while increasing their accessibility and reducing healthcare disparities.

Selected Publications

Challenges of Treating Catatonia in the Community Setting without Access to Electroconvulsive Therapy. Torrico T, Shaheen S, Weinstein D, Salam MT, Padhy R. (2023) Journal of Medicine Access.

Educating the Next Generation of Psychiatrists in the Use of Clinical Neuromodulation Therapies: What Should All Psychiatry Residents Know? Menon S, Torrico T, Luber BM, Gindoff B, Cullins L, Regenold WT, Lisanby SH. (2024) Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Antenatal Psychiatric Hospitalization: Factors Associated with Newborrns' Custody Under Child Protective Services (CPS). Torrico T, Fitzsimmons E, Patel S, Lopez J, Padhy R, Salam MT, Abdijadid S. (2024) Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.