Undergraduate School
Vanderbilt University
Medical School
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Interests & Career Goals
Consultation-liaison psychiatry, electroconvulsive therapy and neuromodulation, HIV psychiatry, critical care psychiatry, immigrant and Spanish-language care
Favorite Pastimes
Travel, exploring cities via public transport, trying new coffee shops and restaurants (major foodie), board games, video games
Strengths of the Program
The nurturing and supportive culture is truly what drew me here! Everyone seems to really get along and want to lift each other up. I also really appreciate the variety of training sites we have access to, which means we have a rich diversity of patients and pathology to learn from and support.
Areas of Prior Research
Catatonia, opioid overdoses, HIV treatment engagement
Publications/Abstracts
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Ballenger J, Nathwani S, Goncalves MJ, Abdel Meguid AS. A Case of Catatonia Successfully Treated with Phenobarbital and Valproic Acid. Psychiatric Society of Virginia. August 2024.
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Petros de Guex K, Flickinger TE, Mayevsky L, Zaveri H, Goncalves MJ, Reed H, Pesina L, Dillingham R. Optimizing usability of a mobile health intervention for Spanish-speaking Latinx people with HIV through user-centered design: a post-implementation study. JAMIA Open. September 2023; 6(3):1-9. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37732327
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Brown S, Richardson B, Bouquet E, Reid E, Mercer E, Goncalves MJ, Spann A, Annis J, Brittain E, Dreher A, Alexopoulos S, Slaughter JC, Silver HJ, Izzy M. Cirrhosis-related sarcopenia may not resolve after liver transplantation. July JHEP Reports 2023; 5(11):100881. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37771367.
Poster Presentation
- Cutler R, Goncalves MJ, Hoidal A, Lopez S, Pambianchi H, Sanabria M, Soto D, Woods S. University of Virginia Social Issues in Medicine Community Poster Session. Poster presented: Latino Health Initiative and COVID-19; Charlottesville, VA, United States of America; 05/05/2022
Oral Presentation
- Nguyen T, Howell HH, Goncalves MJ, Howard MK, Abdalla J. Cessation of Medicaid Expansion in States Where the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Match Increase is Set to Expire - State Funding Through Increasing Excise Taxes. Oral presentation: American Medical Students Association Future Physicians for Change 2024 National Conference; 05/31/2024. Crystal City, VA, United States of America