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Rafael Coira

MD, JD

My Story

Dr. Rafael Coira is a third generation Psychiatrist and an Attorney. He trained in psychiatry at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and received sub-specialty training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York Medical College where he was Chief Fellow of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Westchester Medical Center. He has received training Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT). He received the Resident Recognition Award of the American Psychiatric Association and his writings on Technological Addictions have been published by the American Psychiatric Association Press. He has presented at national conferences on the topics of Equine Therapy and Video Game Addiction. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in medicine with a distinction in research and Cum Laude in law with a concentration in Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. He has worked as a judicial intern and as a litigator. He believes that access to high quality medical care is a fundamental human right.

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