He was previously an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate director of the Adult Resident Training Program of Psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA. He is board certified in Psychiatry. He is a Diplomate in Jungian Psychoanalysis (Analytical Psychology) from the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA). He has a Master’s degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary a Division of Ashland University at Ashland, OH. He has a Diploma of Spiritual Direction from Manresa, Royal Oak, MI. Dr. Giraldo received his Medical Degree from the Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia.