Carlos Tirado
Psychiatrist, MD, MPH
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630 West 34th Street, Suite 301, Austin, TX 78705
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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
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Cross
- CareFirst
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Highmark
- Humana
- Magellan
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- Oxford
- Premera Blue Cross
- Regence
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Carlos Tirado
Psychiatrist, MD, MPH
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: Texas / L2699 Carlos Tirado
- In Practice for 23 years
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Graduated 1999
- Board Certification by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Certificate from American Society of Addiction Medicine 622030 / 2008
- Certificate from Texas Board of Medicine L2699 / 2001
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Carlos Tirado
Psychiatrist, MD, MPH
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (512) 360-9356
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Addiction
- Dual Diagnosis
Expertise
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Opioid Addiction
- Personality Disorders
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Substance Use
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- 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
Carlos Tirado
Psychiatrist, MD, MPH
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (512) 360-9356
Location
Primary Location
CARMAhealth
630 West 34th Street
Suite 301
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 360-9356Email me
Additional Location
CARMAhealth
4201 South Congress Avenue
#203
Austin, TX 78745
(512) 360-9356