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Greg Fonzo, PhD

Appointments: 1-833-UT-CARES (833-882-2737)
Fax: 1-512-495-5680
Dell Med Directory Bio: Greg Fonzo

Education

San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, PhD

University of Georgia, Dual BS, Biology and Psychology


Residency/Fellowship

Internship, Clinical Psychology, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Healthcare System/Stanford University School of Medicine

Fellowship, Mental Illness, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System/Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center

Biography and Education

Clinical Biography

Greg Fonzo, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in both UT Health Austin’s Bipolar Disorders Center and UT Health Austin’s Trauma Recovery and Research Center. He specializes in assessment and evidence-based psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorders. Additionally, Dr. Fonzo is an assistant professor and serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy for the Dell Medical School Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Fonzo earned dual bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology, graduating summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia and his doctorate from the San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program. He completed an internship in clinical psychology at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a fellowship in clinical psychology at Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, and an advanced fellowship in mental illness at the Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

Dr. Fonzo’s research seeks to understand neurobiological mechanisms of affective disorder psychopathology and interventions and to utilize this information to design and test novel neurocircuitry-focused treatment approaches. His research has been published in top scientific journals, including The American Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Nature Human Behaviour, and Science Translational Medicine. His work is funded by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health.

Specializations

  • Anxiety disorders
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Depression
  • Exposure therapy
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD)

Board Certification

  • Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, Licensed Psychologist

Awards & Honors

  • NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
  • One Mind Rising Star Award Winner

Locations

Locations

  • UT Health Austin Clinics
    Health Transformation Building
    1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A
    Austin, TX 78712
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Clinical Research/Studies

Clinical Research/Studies

Fonzo Lab

Insurance Accepted

Insurance Accepted

  • AARP Medicare Complete Focus Essential HMO
  • AARP Medicare Complete Focus HMO
  • Accountable Health Plan/Interplan (SPHN)
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage
  • Aetna PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
  • Aetna Seton Health Alliance
  • Aetna Whole Health
  • Ambetter-Superior Health Plan - Exchange Plan
  • Amerigroup/Amerivantage Classic
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage HMO/Health Select (All HMO Plans require a referral)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice PPO/UT Select
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials/Blue Essentials Access - Exchange Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PAR Plan
  • Cigna - All plans
  • Cigna Behavioral Health
  • Coventry (SPHN)
  • Dell Children’s Health Plan STAR/CHIP
  • EHN/WEB TPA - (Whole Foods)
  • First Health (SPHN)
  • Health Payors Organization (SPHN)
  • Humana HMOx
  • Humana Medicare Advantage - all plans EXCEPT Humana Medicare Gold Plus. (Primary Care Providers are Out of Network for Humana Gold Plus)
  • Humana PPO/HMO/Choice Care (All HMO Plans require a referral)
  • Integrated Medical Systems PPO (SPHN)
  • Magellan
  • Medicaid/TMHP (Medicaid is not accepted in the Walk-In Clinic)
  • Medicare Part B Traditional fee for service (Novitas)
  • Multiplan (SPHN) (PHCS is out of network)
  • Optum
  • Seton Health Plan Smarthealth
  • Sendero IdealCare
  • Superior Health Plan STAR/CHIP/STAR KIDS
  • United Healthcare AARP PPO
  • United Healthcare All Savers/Choice/Choice Plus/PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
  • United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
  • United Healthcare Dual Complete Focus HMO
  • United Healthcare Medicare
  • United Healthcare One
  • United Student Resources PPO (SPHN)
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