Jason Shimiaie, M.D.

I’m a Psychiatrist in clinical practice in New York, where I provide psychotherapy and medication management for adults and adolescents. My clinical work focuses on trauma and dissociation, helping people reconnect with themselves and find steadier ground after experiences that once felt overwhelming.

 

I’m the Director of True North Mental Health, a group practice I founded to bring together a team of psychiatrists and therapists dedicated to thoughtful, team based care. Alongside my private practice, I teach and supervise psychiatry residents at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where I also completed my medical training.

 

My mission extends beyond the therapy room, I wish to make mental health education more accessible and humane for everyone. I write articles and essays about various topics in mental health, integrating various perspectives from trauma oriented lenses, psychoanalysis, neuroscience and general psychiatry. I am also developed books and other literature for students and trainees in mental health disciplines. 

 

Clinically, my work draws is grounded in the belief that healing begins through a safe and authentic therapeutic relationship. I also skills-based and somatic techniques when needed, helping patients link mind and body in the process of change. My background in internal medicine and neuroscience informs a holistic perspective that recognizes the deep interplay between brain, body, and emotion.

 

I treat a wide range of conditions, including early-life trauma, dissociative disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, bipolar and psychotic disorders, ADHD, OCD, insomnia, and provide affirming care for LGBTQ+ individuals.

 

Before specializing in psychiatry, I completed a residency in internal medicine and a psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai. I earned my M.D. from Tel Aviv University, where I conducted research in cardiology and urology, and my B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University, where I studied the neurobiology of memory formation.

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Specialized Training Programs:​

• Intensive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Fellowship at The William Alanson White Institute

• Topic Oriented Psychotherapy Program at The William Alanson White Institute

• 21st Century Children and Adolescents: Clinical Approaches at The William Alanson White Institute

• Preparatory Program in Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychotherapy at The New York Psychoanalytic Institute

• Transference Focused Psychotherapy Program at Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

• Trauma and Dissociation Focused Psychotherapy under the supervision of Dr. Daphne Simeon, M.D.

• Transgender Health at Mount Sinai's Institute for Advanced Medicine

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Professional Affiliations:​

• The American Psychiatric Association

• The American Medical Association

• New York County Psychiatric Society

• The American Academy of Psychiatry and Law

• The Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society

• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

• Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society

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Research Publications

• Mechanisms of Effort Intolerance in Patients with Heart Failure and Borderline Ejection Fraction. The American Journal of Cardiology, 2016

• Mechanisms of Effort Intolerance in Patients with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2016

• Discriminating Circulatory Problems from Deconditioning- Echocardiogram and Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Test Analysis. Chest, 2016

• Impact of Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Tricuspid Regurgitation on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2016

• Impact of Left Ventricular Filling Parameters on Outcome of Patients Undergoing Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement. European Heart Journal- Cardiovascular Imaging, 2016

• Determinants of Effort Intolerance in Patient with Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure, 2015

• Clinical Impact of Post Procedural Mitral Regurgitation After Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Identification of Vulnerable Patient Characteristics. Research, 2015

• Hemodynamic Impact and Outcome of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal of Cardiology, 2013