Alexis Ritvo, MD, MPH, BA
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry-CeDAR

Professional Titles

• Program Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
• Faculty Supervisor, CU Medicine Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Recognition & Awards

• Alexis Giese, MD Service Excellence Award, University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry (2016)
  In recognition of a resident who works to “improve the patient experience, improve the quality of care, and contribute to a more efficient and effective delivery system.”
• Resident Recognition Award, American Psychiatric Association (2016)
  Presented annually to outstanding psychiatry residents or fellows from each department or institution who exemplifies one or more APA values.

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Ritvo AD, Foster DE, Huff C, Finlayson AJR, Silvernail B, Martin PR. Long-term consequences of benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction: A survey. PLoS One. 2023;18(6):e0285584. PubMed PMID: 37384788
• Coyle DT, Stewart S, Bortz C, Manalo J, Ritvo A, Krsak M. Buprenorphine Prescribing and Dosing Limits: Evidence and Policy Goals. Subst Abus. 2023 Jan-Apr;44(1):17-23. PubMed PMID: 37226901
• Yager J, MacPhee ER, Ritvo AD, Salamander RM. Thirty-Minute Psychiatric Management Visits in Academic Medical Centers: Framing and Exploring Distinct Clinical-Educational Social Processes. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Feb 1;210(2):77-82. PubMed PMID: 35080517
• Balasanova AA, Ritvo A, Renner JA Jr. A call for increased addiction psychiatrist engagement in medical student education. Am J Addict. 2022 Sep;31(5):403-405. PubMed PMID: 36071591
• Yager J, Ritvo AD, MacPhee ER. Psychiatrists' Cognitive and Affective Biases and the Practice of Psychopharmacology: Why Do Psychiatrists Differ From One Another in How They View and Prescribe Certain Medication Classes?. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Oct 1;210(10):729-735. PubMed PMID: 35687788
• Yager J, MacPhee ER, Ritvo AD, Salamander RM. Thirty-Minute Psychiatric Management Visits in Academic Medical Centers: Framing and Exploring Distinct Clinical-Educational Social Processes. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Feb 1;210(2):77-82. PubMed PMID: 35080517
• Balasanova AA, Ritvo AD, Yager J. Addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine - Strange bedfellows or separated at birth?. Subst Abus. 2021;42(2):130-135. PubMed PMID: 33689603
• Ritvo AD, Calcaterra SL, Ritvo JI. Using Extended Release Buprenorphine Injection to Discontinue Sublingual Buprenorphine: A Case Series. J Addict Med. 2021 May-Jun 01;15(3):252-254. PubMed PMID: 32925232
• Yager J, Ritvo A, Wolfe JH, Feinstein RE. A Survival Guide to Low-Resource Peer-Reviewed Creative Scholarship for Aspiring Clinician-Educators. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Dec;42(6):841-846. PubMed PMID: 30109545
• Cummings JR, Wen H, Ritvo A, Druss BG. Health insurance coverage and the receipt of specialty treatment for substance use disorders among U.S. adults. Psychiatr Serv. 2014 Aug 1;65(8):1070-3. PubMed PMID: 25082606

Professional Memberships

• American Psychiatric Association, Member
• Colorado Psychiatric Society, Member
• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Member