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Program profile · Ohio

Psychiatry residency at Cleveland Clinic

Last verified July 25, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 25, 2026.

Program
Adult Psychiatry Residency (Department of Psychiatry and Psychology)
Sponsoring institution
Cleveland Clinic (Neurological Institute)
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Program type
General (adult) psychiatry
Training length
Four years (PGY-1 to PGY-4)
Accreditation
ACGME-accredited. See the ACGME ADS finder for the program's current accreditation status and identifier.

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official website, reviewed on July 25, 2026.

Department chair
Leo Pozuelo, MD, MBA, FACP, FACLP
Department scale
The Department of Psychiatry and Psychology reports about 130 clinicians, more than 65,000 outpatient visits a year, and 200 psychiatric inpatient beds in Northeast Ohio, within the Neurological Institute.
Training highlights
Rigorous biological psychiatry and psychotherapy training, a neuropsychiatry focus spanning epilepsy, movement disorders, and multiple sclerosis, psychodynamic psychotherapy through the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center, a flexible longitudinal PGY-3 and PGY-4 schedule, and no mandatory call or weekend duties for third and fourth year residents.
Program director
Not stated on the overview page reviewed here; see the program's team page and the ACGME ADS finder.

shrinkiatry context

Cleveland Clinic's Department of Psychiatry and Psychology sits within its Neurological Institute; the general adult psychiatry training program achieved full accreditation by 1976, and residents can develop resident-run specialty clinics in areas such as women's mental health and LGBTQ+ care. It is in Cleveland.

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Sources

  1. Cleveland Clinic, Adult Psychiatry Residency Program (Neurological Institute). https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/neurological/medical-professionals/residencies/adult-psychiatry
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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