Dual board certified in psychiatry and family medicine, Dorothy Liu-Barbaro, MD provides psychiatric care in Lakeside through Neighborhood Healthcare's federally qualified health center at 10039 Vine St. Her integrated treatment model addresses musculoskeletal pain comorbidities through referral coordination with providers such as DC Doctors: Chiropractic Wellness Center - Lakeside on Winter Gardens Blvd. Dr. Liu-Barbaro graduated from the UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2009 and completed a combined Psychiatry/Family Medicine residency at the UC San Diego Medical Center in 2014, with published research in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry on psychopharmacologic treatment of dissociative fugue and PTSD in refugee populations. Trilingual in English, Spanish, and Arabic, she prescribes across both psychiatric and primary care scopes, a dual-specialty capacity complemented by movement-based interventions available through East County providers such as Active Balance Pilates & Health in Alpine. Clinical capabilities encompass psychopharmacologic management of treatment-resistant depression using augmentation strategies, SSRI/SNRI titration protocols for comorbid anxiety-depressive disorders, and structured diagnostic evaluation using the SCID-5 clinical interview instrument.