Enrico Castillo is a physician who specializes in community psychiatry, health services research, and medical education. He is the Medical Director for Clinical Innovations and Strategy in the San Francisco County Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services. In this role he creates and implements new clinical programs, advises health system leaders, collaborates with frontline providers to improve existing services, and enhances data systems to support evaluation and continuous quality improvement. Dr. Castillo was previously an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at UCLA. He is the co-editor of the forthcoming book, "Homelessness: A Clinical Guide for Providing Mental Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness," by American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Dr. Castillo's career centers on public service, community-government-academic partnerships, and improving the systems and programs that serve individuals with serious mental illness, especially in the areas of homelessness and incarceration.
Secured over $1.9 million in research funding and over $4 million in government-academic contracts in the roles of Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator of NIMH-funded research projects (K23 and R34) on the jail-to-homelessness pipeline experienced by individuals with serious mental illness
Founder and Program Director of the UCLA Public Psychiatry Clinical Fellowship Program
Created UCLA Health System policies and clinical workflows related to public psychiatry and medically or socially vulnerable patient populations
National and international leadership roles in mental health research, graduate medical education, and interprofessional science engagement
Invited speakerships, Grand Rounds presentations, and conference plenaries at US medical schools and national and international conferences