Eugenio M. Rothe, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP, PsFAAPDP, is professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health and courtesy professor in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University. He also serves as assistant clerkship director for the medical student psychiatry rotations.
Dr. Rothe is an internationally renowned expert on the mental health issues of immigrants and refugees, an area in which he has published extensively and received national awards. He is trained in adult, adolescent, child, and forensic psychiatry, as well as psychoanalysis. In addition to his private practice, he serves as psychiatrist for the students of the undergraduate college in both FIU campuses and collaborates in research with the College of Public Health / Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at FIU. He holds adjunct academic appointments and collaborates in research with the Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, the Latin American and Caribbean Center, and the Cuban Research Institute at FIU. He also serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals and holds important officer positions in national and international psychiatric organizations.
Dr. Rothe is director of the Professional Behavior Course at the HWCM, which prepares students for the intense emotional experiences they will encounter in the process of becoming a doctor. The course also focuses on understanding, teaching, and promoting the human qualities that are essential to practice the medical profession and that improve the quality of doctor-patient relationship. He considers this as the "Art of Medicine."
Dr. Rothe obtained his M.D. from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic.
Recent Publications
- Rothe E.M., Pumariega A.J. (2020) Immigration, Cultural Identity and Mental Health: Psychosocial Implications of the Reshaping of America. (Book) Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/immigration-cultural-identity-and-mental-health-9780190661700?cc=us&lang=en&
- R.R. Gogeneni, A.J. Pumariega, M. Kastrup. R.A. Kallivayallil, E. M. Rothe (2023) World Association of Social Psychiatry / Textbook of Social Psychiatry: Historical, Cultural, Developmental and Clinical Perspectives. Oxford University Press.
- Rothe E.M. (2022) Inside the Mind of the Adolescent School Shooter: Contributing Factors and Prevention. World Social Psychiatry. Volume 4: Issue 2. May-August. 85-93.
- Rothe E. M., Sanchez-Lacay J.A. (2022) Immigration and Race: A Challenge of Many Shades. Child Adolesc Psychiatric Clin N Am 31 327–42.
- Rothe E.M., Fortuna L. R., Londono-Tobon A., Postlethwaite A., Sanchez-Lacay Anglero Y. L. (2021) Structural Inequities and the Impact of COVID-19 on Latinx Children: Implications for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practice. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33662497/
- Rothe E. M., Bonnin R. (2020) Utilizing Psychodynamic Principles to Teach Professionalism to Medical Students through an Innovative Curriculum. Psychodynamic Psychiatry. 48, No. 4. Winter. 477-497.
Awards
- American Psychiatric Association's Simón Bolivar Award
- American Psychiatric Association’s Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Prevention
- American Psychiatric Association's Bruno Lima Award
- American Psychiatric Association's Nancy C. Roeske Award
- American Psychiatric Association's Irma Bland Award
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Jean Spurlock Award
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Distinguished Member Award
- American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry's Lifetime Achievement Award
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society's Edward B. Harris Award
- Florida International University Top Scholar Award
- Best Doctors in America List, 2015–present