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About
Dr. Tirado is Board Certified in General and Addiction and Addiction Medicine. He is a recognized thought leader, innovator, mentor and clinical expert in addiction treatment and systems of care. Dr. Tirado spent the first half of his career in academia holding faculty appointments at University of Pennsylvania and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He subsequently has developed and implemented hospital, facility-based and outpatient addiction treatment services, outpatient chronic pain management and primary care for addiction programs. His consulting work concentrates on medication therapy and clinical trials, health plans, peer recovery support, expert witness and medical board review.
Dr. Tirado is President of the Texas Society of Addiction Medicine and has been awarded research and treatment services grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust and National Institutes of Health.
He has published work in peer-review, trade/mass media publications and regularly presents at local and national conferences. He is currently appointed as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the UT Dell Medical College and works with CARMAhealth providing primary care for addiction and related behavioral and medical disorders.
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Finances
- Cost per Session: $100 - $250
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beacon Health Options
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Cross
- CareFirst
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Highmark
- Humana
- Magellan
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- Oxford
- Premera
- Regence
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 19 Years
- License: Texas / L2699
- School: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Year Graduated: 1999
- Board Certification: American Board of Psychitry and Neurology
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: American Society of Addiction Medicine / 622030
- Certificate Date: 2008
- Certificate: Texas Board of Medicine / L2699
- Certificate Date: 2001
Location
Specialties
- Addiction
- Dual Diagnosis
- Medical Detox
Issues
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Opioid Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Substance Use
- Testing and Evaluation
- Trauma and PTSD
Mental Health
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
Client Focus
I also speak:
Spanish
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Group
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2020
(512) 357-7525