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Eva Ritvo M.D.

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Eva Ritvo, M.D., a psychiatrist with almost 30 years’ experience practicing in Miami Beach, Florida, is the author of Bekindr: The Transformative Power of Kindness and the founder of the Bekindr Global Initiative, a movement to bring more kindness in the world. She is also the co-founder of the Bold Beauty Project (BBP), a nonprofit that pairs women with disabilities with award-winning photographers creating art exhibitions to raise awareness.

Dr. Ritvo received her undergraduate and medical degrees from UCLA, and psychiatry residency training at Weill Cornell Medicine. A regular on major media, Dr. Ritvo provides expert commentary on TV & radio and is a frequent source for journalists and is a regular contributor to the Beverly Hills Courier. She is co-author of The Beauty Prescription and The Concise Guide to Marriage and Family Therapy.

Dr. Ritvo is the former Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and the former Vice Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. She’s a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatry Association and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. She serves on the board of United Community Options (formerly United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida). In 2015, she was recognized as their National Volunteer of the Year.

Books by Eva Ritvo M.D.
Recent Posts
How to Maintain Beauty Through Health

Beauty matters. For every point on a scale that a female is ranked more beautiful, she makes 50 cents more, but for every point she ranks herself higher she makes 86 cents more.

Beauty matters. For every point on a scale that a female is ranked more beautiful, she makes 50 cents more, but for every point she ranks herself higher she makes 86 cents more.

10 Strategies to Calm Down and Support Ukraine

Has the pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine left you stuck in "fight, flight, or freeze"? Here are 10 strategies to calm down and help out.

Has the pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine left you stuck in "fight, flight, or freeze"? Here are 10 strategies to calm down and help out.

Your Brain on Exercise

Exercise not only helps you look and feel better; it can also make you smarter. Here are 10 ways to boost your brain with exercise.

Exercise not only helps you look and feel better; it can also make you smarter. Here are 10 ways to boost your brain with exercise.

From Near Death to Thriving: A Case History of Hope

Kerry Gruson sends the message to look beyond perceived limitations and that collaboration is both possible and necessary for our continued coexistence.

Kerry Gruson sends the message to look beyond perceived limitations and that collaboration is both possible and necessary for our continued coexistence.

The Pandemic's Impact on Well-being

The pandemic has affected us in drastic ways. Researchers are just now beginning to examine the toll it has taken.

The pandemic has affected us in drastic ways. Researchers are just now beginning to examine the toll it has taken.

Cultivating Skills That Will Make You a Kind and Effective Leader

What are the good qualities of a leader? Warren Bennis said, “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult."

What are the good qualities of a leader? Warren Bennis said, “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult."