Biography
Dr. Paul E. Romo, MD is board certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. Having completed the entirety of his education and post-graduate training at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Romo understands and is invested in the well-being of all New Mexicans. He currently practices within the UNM Department of Psychiatry serving as Medical Director of the Addiction and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), including Director for the Dual Diagnosis Clinic within ASAP, and also provides clinical services in other areas of the department.
Personal Statement
Dr. Romo's scope of practice extends beyond academia to include the community and the forensic population. This is facilitated through outreach endeavors, ECHO, expert witness service and incarcerated individuals receiving medications for opioid use disorder at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). His research and administrative activities concentrate on forming a continuum of care for patients afflicted with co-occurring psychiatric disorders, primary addictions, and forensics within academia and the private sector locally and throughout the state.
Areas of Specialty
General Outpatient, Inpatient, and Emergency Psychiatric Services
Outpatient Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine
Dual Diagnosis
Forensics
Didactic series for medical student, resident, fellow, attending learners
Gender
Male
Languages
- Spanish