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Natalia Ortiz-Torrent, MD, FAPA, FAPM, FPCP

Natalia Ortiz-Torrent
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  • Professor, Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Medical Director, Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Psychiatry

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About Me
Publications
About Me
Clinical Interests
  • Eating disorders
  • Psychosomatic medicine
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Cultural psychiatry
  • Psychotherapy
  • CBT for anxiety in patients with COPD or pain
  • Population health
Research Interests
  • Psychiatric comorbidities in gastroparesis
  • Eating disorders in patients with gastroparesis
  • Suicide risk assessment in the general hospital
  • PTSD and delirium in patients with cancer
  • Incidence of neglect of lung cancer in patients with schizophrenia
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education
  • MD, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Training
  • Residency, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychosomatic Medicine
Memberships
  • President, Philadelphia County Medical Society
  • Fellow, College of Physicians
  • Fellow, American Psychiatry Association
  • Fellow, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Past President, Society Ibero Latin American Medical Professionals
Awards and Honors
  • Commissioner, PA Governor's Advisory Commission for Latino Affairs, 2015-present
  • List of Most Influential Latinos in Delaware Valley, Impacto News Paper, 2010, 2016
  • Nancy Roesky Award, American Psychological Association, Medical Students Education, 2010
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Office Locations

Temple Psychiatry

1316 W. Ontario Street

Jones Hall, Suite 804

Philadelphia, PA 19140

Phone: 800-836-7536

Publications
Digital Bibliography
Publications

Application of the five stages of grief to diabetic limb loss and amputation. Spiess KE, McLemore A, Zinyemba P, Ortiz N, Meyr AJ. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2014 Nov-Dec;53(6):735-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.06.016. Epub 2014 Aug 13. PMID: 25128314.

Caregiver status: a potential risk factor for extreme self-neglect. Ortiz N, Lamdan R, Johnson S, Korbage A.

Psychosomatics. 2009 Mar-Apr;50(2):166-8. doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.2.166. PMID: 19377027.H.P. Parkman, R.W. McCallum, et al. Gastroparesis: Pathophysiology, Presentation and Treatment, Clinical Gastroenterology. Chapter: Psychological aspects of gastroparesis pp. 303- 313. Springer Science and Business Media. LLC, 2012 (DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-552_1_25. ISBN-13: 9781607615514.

Ortiz N. “Behavioral Management of Pain”. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management (Anesthesia Pocket Consult for iPod) by Burkey, D.R., M.D. Chapter 87:pp.203-2004. Saunders, January 2009. (ISB: 978-1-4160-3344-8).

Non-Peer Reviewed Book Review
Ortiz, N: “Binge-Eating Disorders: Clinical Foundations and Treatment” By James E. Mitchell. Psychosomatics, 50:2, 182-183.

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Dr. Natalia Ortiz-Torrent Participates in Q&A with Philadelphia Business Journal, Which Recognized Her as One of This Year’s Women of Influence Honorees

Posted October 12, 2023

Dr. Natalia Ortiz-Torrent participated in a Q&A with the Philadelphia Business Journal, which recognized her as one of this year’s Women of Influence honorees.

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Dr. Natalia Ortiz-Torrent Recognized by Philadelphia Business Journal as One of This Year’s Women of Influence Honorees

Posted August 24, 2023

Natalia Ortiz-Torrent, MD, FAPA, FAPM, FPCP, Medical Director of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry at Temple University Hospital, has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of this year’s Women of Influence honorees.

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PAMED News Highlights Dr. Natalia Ortiz Receiving the Medical Society’s 2022 Distinguished Service Award

Posted December 9, 2022

The award is PAMED’s highest honor and is given to members for lifetime achievements in medicine.

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