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Daniel Castellanos, MD, serves as Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education at Creighton University School of Medicine, with a primary academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Phoenix campus. In this dual leadership and clinical role, he oversees graduate medical education programs while advancing psychiatric research within a Jesuit, Catholic academic health sciences environment focused on service and social justice.
His research spans child and adolescent psychiatry, suicide prevention, substance abuse disorders, and public mental health, with distinctive contributions to forensic anthropology in Colombia. He investigates suicide epidemiology during the COVID-19 pandemic, forensic identification methods for conflict victims, and substance use in neurodiverse youth. His work consistently addresses Hispanic populations and systemic vulnerabilities, reflecting Creighton's mission-driven approach to health equity.
Recent publications reveal an interdisciplinary trajectory bridging clinical psychiatry with forensic science and public health policy. His pandemic-era suicide studies inform emergency department protocols, while Colombian forensic work supports human rights documentation in post-conflict settings. This dual focus on acute mental health crises and long-term societal healing demonstrates his commitment to translational research impacting both clinical practice and social justice initiatives.
No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.
Information regarding student advising, research grants, laboratory facilities, or research teams was not specified in the available sources, though his publication record indicates active collaboration with Colombian forensic institutions and U.S. public health researchers.