Gustavo E. Tafet received his MD from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is also a Specialist in Psychiatry. He holds a PhD in medicine from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a MSc from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, a PhD in psychology from the Maimonides University, Argentina, and also has conducted postdoctoral research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

He founded the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences of the Maimonides University, Argentina, where he was professor and chairman from 2001 to 2021. During this period he created the postgraduate programs in psychiatry and neurosciences, where he was director and full professor of psychiatry and neurobiology. Dr. Tafet is also voluntary assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Miami, USA; visiting professor of psychopharmacology at the University of Catania, Italy; visiting professor of psychiatry at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, and professor of psychoneuroendocrinology at the Catholic University of Uruguay.

Dr. Tafet is president of the International Foundation for the Development of Neurosciences, secretary of the Section of Psychoneuroendocrinology of the World Psychiatric Association; founder and president of the Section of Neurosciences of the Argentine Association of Psychiatrists; president of the committee for international affairs of the Argentine Association of Psychiatrists; fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; fellow of the International College of Neuro-Psychopharmacology, member of the American College of Psychiatrists, member of the European Psychiatric Association, and member of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology.

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