Giovanni Caracci, MD is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chairman of the UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Caracci is a graduate of the University of Naples School of Medicine, Italy. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College, where he was also Chief Resident. Prior to joining New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Caracci has held academic appointments at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York and is fluent in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Caracci has an extensive background in medical education. He has over seventeen years of experience in directing psychiatric residency training and medical student education programs at Cabrini Medical Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine and UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School. He has published over thirty articles in various psychiatric journals and has been an invited speaker at numerous international and national psychiatric conferences.