Fernando Espi Forcen, MD, PhD
Staff Psychiatrist, Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Biography
Fernando Espi Forcen, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist specializing in psychedelics and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). In 2023, Dr. Forcen began working at McLean Hospital, where he worked in the trauma and dissociative disorders program and TMS suite.
Dr. Espi Forcen holds a deep interest in psychotherapy, with an eclectic approach combining existential, psychodynamic, and patient-centered therapy. His research background intersects humanities and psychiatry, resulting in several publications and presentations on art history, cinema, and culture.
Books
Monsters, Demons, and Psychopaths: Psychiatry and Horror Film
by Fernando Espi Forcen
(Taylor & Francis/CRC Press-Routledge, 2016)
The Don Quixotes of Psychiatry: Hispanic and Latino Leaders in Mental Health
by Ruby Castilla-Puentes and Fernando Espi Forcen
(Independently published, 2023)
Education & Training
- 2005 MD, University of Murcia, Spain
- 2014 MA, University of Murcia, Spain
- 2015 PhD, University of Murcia, Spain
- 2009-2012 Psychiatry Residency, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland
- 2012-2014 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency, University of Chicago
- 2014-2015 Psycho-Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- 2013 Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 2017 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 2020 Medical License, Board of Registration in Medicine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
