Mark L. Ruffalo

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry


Curriculum vitae


mlruffalo@gmail.com


(813) 694-4238 (office)


Department of Psychiatry

University of Central Florida; Tufts University (Adjunct)

10335 Cross Creek Boulevard
Suite 15
Tampa, FL 33647



Biography & Experience


Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
  • Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine

Education

Mark graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also received his M.S.W. with a specialization in mental health. He completed additional training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and holds a doctoral degree in psychoanalysis (D.Psa.).

His postgraduate experience includes training through the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis; the Otto Kernberg, M.D., Training Program on Personality Disorders, the International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy; and ongoing personal consultation and supervision.

Internship

He completed his internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was later hired to worked on staff.

Experience and Professional Involvement

  • Member, American Psychoanalytic Association
  • Member, Tampa Bay Psychoanalytic Society
  • Co-Director, Psychotherapy Track, University of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare Orlando Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Editorial board member and Founding Editor, The Carlat Psychotherapy Report
  • Developer, Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory (BPD-I), a screening tool for borderline personality disorder

Practice and Philosophy

Mark treats adult and adolescent patients in psychotherapy with primary interest in borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia. He also treats patients with mood disorders (bipolar disorder and depression); conversion disorder and psychosomatic illness; and other personality disorders. A proponent of a pluralistic approach to mental illness, he frequently treats patients who have not previously, or only partially, responded to treatment.

Hobbies

Mark is part-owner of several thoroughbred racehorses, a hobby he has held for years. His family owned and operated Ruff Acres Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey, producer of multiple graded stakes winners from the 1950s to 1970s, and he continues the family tradition in Florida.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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