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Elena Vargas, MD
MD, Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Medical Director
Background
Dr. Vargas oversees all psychiatric services at Royce Recovery, from initial diagnostic evaluation through ongoing medication management and monitoring.
Her practice emphasizes conservative, well explained prescribing and close collaboration with the clinical team, so that medication always supports therapeutic work rather than substituting for it.
She has particular clinical interest in mood disorders, treatment resistant depression, and the psychiatric care of adults with co-occurring substance use disorders.
Clinical approach
Prescribe the smallest effective regimen, explain the reasoning, measure the response, and change course when the data says to.
Areas of focus
Psychiatric evaluation
Medication management
Mood disorders
Education and credentials
- MD, followed by residency training in psychiatry
- Board Certified in Psychiatry