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Age Groups Seen
- Adult
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Leopoldo Pozuelo
Title
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
Biography
Hired in 1997, Leopoldo “Leo” Pozuelo is a staff psychiatrist at the Cleveland Clinic who served as Section Head of Consultation Psychiatry from 2005-2019.
He is dual trained in internal medicine and psychiatry. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. He maintains active behavioral health and behavioral cardiology clinics.
He has served as psychiatry residency director, medical school psychiatry clerkship director, and fellowship director of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at the Cleveland Clinic.
Leo has led enterprise initiatives in delirium management and suicide screening. He completed a Health Care MBA from Baldwin Wallace University in 2017.
In 2019, he was elected and served a five-year term on the Board of Governors (BOG) of the Cleveland Clinic, which advises the CEO and Chief of Staff. In 2024, he was appointed to the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) of the Main Campus of the Cleveland Clinic.
In 2021, under the Neurological Institute, he was appointed Chair of Psychiatry and Psychology, supervising 137 clinicians and a comprehensive array of psychiatric services in Northeast Ohio.
The scope of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology includes outpatient psychiatry and psychology sites, a robust consultation liaison psychiatry service, 14 intensive outpatient programs, and three inpatient psychiatric hubs, totaling +160 psychiatric beds.
The Department has various training programs, including an adult psychiatry residency program, a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship, a city-wide addiction psychiatry fellowship, a consultation liaison psychiatry fellowship, and a health psychology fellowship. CCLCM and CWRU medical students do their core psychiatry clerkship on our CL and inpatient services.
Current 2025-2026 strategic efforts are developing a division of neuropsychiatry, establishing centers of excellence for treatment resistant depression, integration of behavioral service lines in various submarkets of Northeast Ohio and Florida, and growing the section of women’s behavioral health.
Locations
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
- 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
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- Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center
- 26900 Cedar Road, Beachwood, OH 44122
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Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Residency: Cleveland Clinic, 1997
- Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, 1995
- Residency: Huron Hospital, 1994
- Medical Education: University of Navarra Medical School, 1988
Board Certifications
- Psychosomatic Medicine: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 2005
- Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 1998
Professional Highlights
Research & Publications
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As of 2026-07-26, Dr. Pozuelo has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing.
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Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
31 ratings, 10 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/3/2026
This doctor is truly a gem, the care, effort and compassion is beyond what''s expected. Knows my wife and children''s names. Asked about them. Leo, puts you at such ease you don''t even know you''re being asked important questions. CCF is lucky to have a physician with his caliber.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/24/2026
Dr Pozuelo is a wonderful physician
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/19/2026
The most amazing dr. Listens to everything I have to say. Explains the type of medicine he maybe putting me on also tells me the ups and down of the drug. The side efffects etc
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/19/2026
Dr. Pozuelo is always attentive, caring and knowledgeable about my issues. He gives me the feeling that I am his only patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/23/2026
Ms. Violi and Dr. Pozuelo are a great team.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/23/2026
Leo Pozuelo is the most caring, compassionate doctor I have seen at CC. He listens intently, asks the right questions and helps me figure things out on my own, which is important! He helps me maintain the tools I need to live with anxiety and depression.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/15/2026
Dr. Pozuelo is a caring and empathetic provider.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/22/2025
This doctor is excellent.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/17/2025
Outstanding physician! Honored to be his patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/21/2025
Excellent provider. The secretary is very accommodating