Professional Background

I was initially drawn to psychiatry, a branch of medicine, because of its foundations in both the humanities and the sciences, its spirit of placing value on helping people change and grow, and the appeal of a practical discipline that is grounded in interacting with people who are reflecting on their daily emotional lives and struggles.

I consider my formal professional background, though important, as only one part of my training. The complex character of the New York City area – its energy, diversity, and intensity – has shaped my development as a physician and psychotherapist. The wide spectrum of patients and circumstances I have encountered here has helped me to gain a broad base of experience to recognize and be sensitive to many of the problems that lead people to treatment.

Serving as Director of a Psychoanalytic Institute (PANY), as well as working in a variety of teaching and administrative roles, has given me a broader perspective on leadership, group process, and human dynamics. I enjoy teaching because it fosters immersion in the learning process and openness to new perspectives through continuing study and active engagement in the process of questioning and being questioned.

Educational Background

  • Training and Supervising Analyst, PANY

  • Director, Psychoanalytic Association of New York (PANY), affiliated with NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 2017-2021

  • Chair, Education Committee, PANY, 2014-2017

  • Fellow, American Board of Psychoanalysis

  • Board of Trustees, American Association for Psychoanalytic Education (AAPE), 2017-2024

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

  • American Psychoanalytic Association, Certified in Adult Psychoanalysis

  • Psychoanalytic Association of New York, affiliated with NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Graduate

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Board Certified in Psychiatry

  • NYU Bellevue Medical Center – Residency, Chief Residency, and Fellowship in Clinical Psychiatry

  • Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD

  • Williams College, BA, Phi Beta Kappa