I am a board-certified psychiatrist based in New York City, providing comprehensive treatment to adults 18 years and older through a combination of individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology.

 

My expertise lies in treating early life trauma and dissociative disorders, and I am deeply committed to supporting the LGBTQ+ community with gender-affirming care. My background in internal medicine informs my holistic approach, emphasizing the vital connection between physical and mental health.

 

I take a therapeutic approach that recognizes the profound meaning and value of the patient-therapist relationship. My goal is to help individuals deepen their relationships with themselves and others, ultimately guiding them to live life in a more flexible and meaningful way. I believe in a personalized, patient-centered approach to care, focusing on your goals at your own pace. By paying close attention to emotions, identity, and interpersonal dynamics, I help increase self-awareness and self-efficacy in everyday life.

 

I completed my psychiatry residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where I continue to serve as an assistant clinical professor, consulting in emergency and inpatient settings. I also previously held the role of medical director for the hospital’s Partial Hospital Program.

 

Before specializing in psychiatry, I completed a residency in Internal Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital. I earned my medical degree from Tel Aviv University, where I published research in Cardiology and Urology. My undergraduate studies were at Emory University, where I majored in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, conducting research on the neurological basis of memory formation.

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Supplemental Training Programs:​

• Intensive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Fellowship at The William Alanson White Institute

• Topic Oriented Psychotherapy Program 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 Organizations:

• The American Psychiatric Association

• The American Medical Association

• New York County Psychiatric Society

• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

• The Psychopharmacology Institute

• The Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society

• The New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Publications and Presentations​

• 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

• Determinants of Effort Intolerance In Patients With Heart Failure- Combined Echo and Cardio-Pulmonary Stress Protocol. American Journal of Cardiology, 2013 and [Podium Presentation] The 62nd Annual Conference of the Israel Heart Society, 2015

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

• Periprocedural Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Use in Patients Receiving Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. [Poster] The 37th Annual Conference of the Heart Rhythm Society,  2016

• Feasbility of Subfascial Implantation of the Subcutaneous ICD System. [Poster] The 37th Annual Conference of the Heart Rhythm Society, 2016

• Two Year Clinical Outcome of Post Procedural Mitral Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. [Podium Presentation] The ESC Annual Congress- The 37th Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, 2014​

• Determinants of Effort Intolerance In Patients With Heart Failure- Combined Echo and Cardio-Pulmonary Stress Protocol. [Poster] The 63rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, 2014