Behavioral Sciences
Neurological Surgery
Neurosurgeons Treating Tourette’s Syndrome and OCD with Deep Brain Stimulation
Neurosurgeons with the University of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine are now using deep brain stimulation to treat Tourette’s syndrome – also known as Tourette's disorder – and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The…
Behavioral Sciences
Miller School Psychologist Focuses Career on Strategies to Support Older Hispanics
Daniel E. Jimenez, Ph.D., began his leading-edge research on older Hispanics relatively early in his medical career. Now, at age 40, his culturally appropriate health promotion intervention Happy Older Latinos…
Behavioral Sciences
Miller School Researcher Wins NIH Avenir Award to Pursue Innovative Opioid Addiction Research
Luis M. Tuesta, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been awarded the Avenir Award from…