Professional Titles and Roles
Cristina Sánchez-Torres, MD, serves as Medical Director of the Crisis Intervention Unit and Consult/Liaison (C/L) and Interventional Psychiatry Services at Middlesex Health, located in Middletown, Connecticut. She has held her current medical director position at the Emergency Department Crisis Intervention Unit since October 2023 and has been Medical Director of Consult/Liaison and Interventional Psychiatry Services since July 2016. In addition, she is a Senior Attending Adult/Child/Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Psychiatrist at Middlesex Hospital, a role she has maintained for over nine years. Her clinical practice spans evaluation and treatment of patients across all age groups in medical and surgical floors as well as the Emergency Room. She is an established provider of both ECT and Esketamine treatments.
In academia, Dr. Sánchez-Torres holds the position of Clinical Faculty and Instructor in Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine (since October 2016) and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UConn Health (also since October 2016). She actively mentors child psychiatry fellows at UConn Health and functions as a clinical instructor for medical students at Yale.
Board Certifications and Licenses
- Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut, with an active medical license valid from 2013 through 2025.
Educational Background
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 2010
- Served as Student Council Representative and Class Treasurer during medical school.
- Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, 2013–2015
- Chief Resident during the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship program starting July 2014.
- Residency in Psychiatry, University of Puerto Rico, 2010–2013
- ECT Certification, Columbia University, 2015
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 2002–2006
- Tutor for Organic Chemistry and General Chemistry for two years.
- Additional studies in Women’s Studies at Universidad Complutense de Madrid during a seven-month exchange program in 2005.
Clinical Expertise and Services
Dr. Sánchez-Torres provides specialized care in areas including:
- Crisis intervention psychiatry in emergency medicine settings
- Consult/Liaison psychiatry
- Interventional psychiatry with advanced modalities such as ECT and Esketamine treatments
- Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Psychosomatic medicine
- Management of mood and anxiety disorders, reactive attachment disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Her multilingual proficiency includes fluency in Spanish, enhancing her ability to serve diverse patient populations, particularly within Latino communities.
Academic and Professional Recognition
- Recipient of the Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education (2022-2023) awarded by the American Psychiatric Association through Yale Department of Psychiatry, recognizing outstanding contributions to psychiatric education.
- Active participant and instructor in multiple academic settings since 2016, including mentoring roles and clinical instruction.
Institutional Affiliations
- Middlesex Health, Medical Director and Senior Attending Psychiatrist (2016–present)
- Yale University School of Medicine, Adjunct Clinical Instructor (2016–present)
- UConn Health, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Mentor (2015–present)
- Membership and participation with Connecticut Council for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (notably attendance at the AACAP Advocacy Day in 2014).
Professional Activity and Thought Leadership
Her LinkedIn activity and professional statements emphasize advocacy for mental health awareness, emotional resilience, self-awareness, and de-stigmatization of mental health challenges. She promotes vulnerability and emotional openness as essential to human experience and professional growth within healthcare.
Contact Information
- Location: Farmington and Middletown, Connecticut
- Phone: +1 860-679-6700
- Fax: +1 860-679-6736
- Professional LinkedIn: [Cristina Sánchez-Torres, MD](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-s%C3%A1nchez-torres-md-1592b27a)
Dr. Cristina Sánchez-Torres presents as a highly experienced psychiatrist and medical director with significant expertise in crisis intervention, consult/liaison psychiatry, and interventional psychiatry, combined with a strong academic presence. Her roles at Middlesex Health and affiliations with Yale and UConn enable her to influence both clinical care and psychiatric education. Her clinical focus on interventional treatments such as ECT and Esketamine, coupled with leadership in crisis services, underscore her as a key healthcare decision-maker and innovator within Middlesex Health’s behavioral health services.
