Matthew Atienza, MD

Psychiatrist

Title:

Attending Faculty

Education & training:

Undergrad: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008
Medical School: Southern Illinois Unversity, School of Medicine, 2012
Psychiatry Residency: University of Arizona, College of Medicine at South Campus, 2016

Clinical interests:

Electroconvulsive Therapy & Neuromodulation
Inpatient & Consultative Liaison Psychiatry
Medical Education
Neuropsychiatry
Pharmacogenomics
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychopharmacology

Memberships/academic highlights:

American Psychiatric Association
Illinois Psychiatric Society
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration

Personal perspectives on teaching:

Being able to train new and aspiring physicians is a responsibility and opportunity I take great interest in. I consider teaching to be a collaborative effort, and I seek to guide students and residents to be an active participate in the learning process by facilitating discussion between each other and with me.