“We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.” - Isabel Allende
“We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.” - Isabel Allende
• Universidad de Guayaquil, MD
• Bronx - Lebanon Hospital Center - Fulton Campus, Residency
• Zucker Hillside Hospital - Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Fellowship
Dr. Maria Teresa Carvajal is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and is bilingual in Spanish and English.
Dr. Carvajal earned her medical degree from Universidad de Guayaquil in Ecuador. She then participated in a medical program at The William J. Harrington Training Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, at Jackson Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of University of Miami in Florida. Afterwards, she completed her adult psychiatry residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bronx Care Health System and her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Northwell Health in New York. She has experience working in various settings including inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency department.
Dr. Carvajal has submitted and presented work in the American Psychiatric Association and has also collaborated in a book publication.
Dr. Carvajal has experience treating children and adults with anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, dementia, etc. She utilizes medication management in conjunction with emotional and supportive therapy in 30-minute follow-up visits. She is passionate about her work and understands the impact of mental illnesses in daily life activities and in the family system. She will work with each patient in an individualized manner and will tailor personalized treatment plans that may include pharmacological treatment. In addition, Dr. Carvajal may recommend including a therapist in your care team to provide the best outcome.