Dr. Raul J. Rodriguez Sora, MD

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Get to know Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Raul J. Rodriguez Sora, who treats patients in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Sora is a board-certified psychiatrist who welcomes patients at his private practice in Tucson, Arizona. He is well-versed in all facets of psychiatry including geriatric psychiatry, inpatient adult psychiatry and consultation liaison psychiatry. Dr. Sora’s goal as a psychiatrist is to provide patients  of all ages with medical, neuropsychiatric, psychiatric, and pharmacological treatment in a manner that encompasses their multiple individual variables and needs. Dr. Sora is licensed to practice in Arizona and Florida. 

Dr. Sora attended Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and received his medical degree in 1983. After relocating to the United States, he served his residency in psychiatry at Norwich Hospital (1984 – 1986) and Jackson Memorial Hospital (1986 – 1987), pediatrics residency at Miami Children’s Hospital (1987 -1990), and child and adolescent psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital (1990 – 1992). 

Dr. Oza became board-certified in psychiatry  by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN) is a nonprofit corporation that was founded in 1934 as a method of identifying the qualified specialists in psychiatry and neurology. The ABPN is one of 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). 

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions.

Child and adolescent psychiatry (or pediatric psychiatry) is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and their families.

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