Luis R. Gonzalez, MD

Dr. Gonzalez has been involved in medical education since the beginning of his career. After completing his residency, Dr. Gonzalez served in the US Navy for three years where he was activly involved in supervising psychiatry residents and interns at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Portsmouth VA.

Following his military service, Dr. Gonzalez joined the faculty at Yale University School of Medicine where he served as Director of the Emergency Psychiatric Services/Crisis Unit and Dana Outpatient Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital. During this time, he also served as an Assistant Director for the Consultation-Liaison Service of the hospital.

From there, Dr. Gonzalez joined the University of Connecticut School of Medicine's Department of Community Medicine. He became the Medical Director of the Capital Region Mental Health Center in Hartford CT, and held that position for nine years.

Dr. Gonzalez has been involved in different clinical, supervisory and administrative roles in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, ranging from Medical Directorships and Chairman of Psychiatry at St, Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford CT. Most recently, he has joined ECHN and is attending for the Dual Diagnosis Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at the Manchester Memorial Hospital Campus.

Dr. Gonzalez has been involved in medical education since the beginning of his career. Following residency, he served in the US Navy for three years. During this time, he was involved in supervising psychiatry residents at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA.

Following Naval Service, he took a position at Yale University School of Medicine as the Director of the Emergency Psychiatric Services/Crisis Unit and Dana Outpatient Clinic. In addition, he was Assistant Director for the Consultation-Liaison Service.

Later, he moved to the University of Connecticut School of Medicine (Department of Community Medicine). During this time, he was the Medical Director of the Capital Region Mental Health Center in Hartford, CT, for 9 years.

Since then, he has been involved in different clinical, supervisory, and administrative roles in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine: including Medical Directorships and Chairman of Psychiatry at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT.

He recently joined ECHN and is the attending physician for the Dual Diagnosis inpatient psychiatric unit at the Manchester Campus.

Dr. Gonzalez completed his Master in Public Health from the Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA. He is recognized as a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.