Jose Manuel Paez, MD

Ivy League–trained Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor at Yale, and Associate Program Director of the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Proven expertise in clinical care, teaching, and program leadership, with a track record of integrating psychodynamic and evidence-based approaches. Founder of Catalyst Cognition, an executive coaching and mental health education platform serving high-achieving professionals and families. Skilled in developing innovative curricula, delivering keynote talks, and translating complex mental health concepts into actionable strategies that drive transformation.

• Intern, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Elmhurst, Elmhurst, NY, 2017-07-01, 2018-06-30
• Assistant and Senior Resident, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Elmhurst, Elmhurst, NY, 2018-07-01, 2020-06-30
• Chief Resident, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Elmhurst - CPEP, Elmhurst, NY, 2019-07-01, 2020-06-30
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, 2020-07-01, 2022-06-30
• Chief Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, 2021-07-01, 2022-06-30
• Fellow, Medical Student Education Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2022-07-01, 2023-06-30
• Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, 2022-07-01, present

• Associate Medical Director on Child Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 2022-07-01, present
• Associate Program Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, 2023-07-01, present

• Member, Medical Student Educational Committee, School of Medicine, 2020-01-01, present
• FAC representative for Child Study Center, Faculty Advisory Committee to the Dean, Yale School of Medicine, 2022-01-01, present
• Member, Admissions Committee, Yale University School of Medicine, 2025-01-01, present

• Instituto Para Desarrollo y Excelencia, Worked with Feuerstein professionals to educate and incorporate the Feuerstein Method into existing educational curriculums., 2011, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Health Come True Foundation, Participated in free pediatrics, mental health and dental clinics for the children of Gualey, Pizarette., 2024, Gualey, Pizarette, Dominican Republic

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychiatry, Certified, 79181, 2021-09-01, present
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Certified, 12601, 2022-09-01, present

• American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Medical Association
• Federación Latinoamericana de psiquiatría de la Infancia, Adolescencia (FLAPIA)
• International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions

• NY, Restricted Training License, 2017-01-01, 2020-12-31
• MT, Unrestricted License, 2021-01-01, 2024-12-31
• CT, Unrestricted License, 2020-01-01, present
• NJ, Unrestricted License, 2024-01-01, present
• NY, Unrestricted License, 2025-01-01, present