Dr. Sutton-Griffin is a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Alabama Birmingham and is board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Gerontological Nurse (GERO-BC) as well as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). She is qualified to diagnose, treat and prescribe medication for children, adolescents, and adults.  Some of her practice specialties include (but are not limited to) ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Insomnia. Dr. Sutton-Griffin’s style of practice can be traditional (prescribing up to date psychiatric medications) or alternative medicine (natural treatments such as vitamins, supplements, lifestyle modification, nutrition, exercise and stress management).

She began her training at Wallace State Community College fulfilling the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) requirements. She continued her education at the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), She went on to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctorate of Science Nursing (DNP) from the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB).

For over 25 years, Dr. Sutton-Griffin has cared for patients of all ages in a variety of settings, including inpatient hospitals, community group homes, and outpatient settings. She has had the privilege of working in many practice areas including psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, women’s surgery, plastics, neonatal, pediatrics, and medical/surgical. She has dedicated the majority of her nursing career working with mental health patients.

Dr. Sutton-Griffin specializes in behavioral health and treating children, adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities and complex medical and behavioral conditions. She provides compassionate, and comprehensive mental health services across the lifespan. Dr.  Sutton-Griffin possesses strong clinical skills, enhanced by her natural ability to build rapport with client’s and families. She follows evidence-based guidelines blended with clinical experience, personal observation, and intuition. In addition, she has gained extensive experience delivering telehealth services to patients improving access to care. As a provider Dr. Sutton-Griffin values interdisciplinary education and inter-professional collaboration for a whole person, patient centered approach to health and healthcare.

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Dr. Cesar E. Munoz was born and raised in Lima, Peru. He obtained his medical degree at the prestigious Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima. He started his training of psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health in Peru. He completed his medical internship and psychiatry residence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Psychiatry. He also completed a public psychiatry fellowship at the Community Psychiatry Program, specializing in treatment of the severely mentally ill.

Dr. Munoz worked as staff psychiatrist at the Veteran’s Affairs in Tuscaloosa from 1995 to 1998. He was a junior faculty member in psychiatry at University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1998 to 2002. He worked at the Birmingham Veteran’s Affairs Medical Hospital as Director of Mental Health Services from 2002 to 2005. Dr. Munoz then started working, and has continued working in a part-time private practice, serving the community’s mental health needs and the mental health needs of immigrants with cross-cultural and psychosocial adaptation issues. Dr. Munoz is fully bilingual (Spanish and English) and has also worked assisting Immigration attorneys with psychiatric evaluations. He continued to provide inpatient and outpatient mental health care to UAB West and later on at Hill Crest Hospital, where he was director of Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) services.

He is currently dedicating himself to his full private practice and is a collaborating physician for Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Munoz is also a certified ECT specialist and has been providing this services since 2008, currently at St. Vincent’s East Hospital.

Dr Munoz is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he specializes in treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, psychotic and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Certifications:

Cesar Munoz, M.D.: B.S. Science; Medical Degree; Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Fellowship in Public Psychiatry; ECT Certification.

Guendalina Ravello, Ph.D, M.P.H. B.A. in Psychology; Master of Public Health; Master in Psychology; Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.