Description
This is a one year fellowship, based at New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center, offering advanced clinical and academic training in Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry). Fellows receive intensive supervision while seeing a broad range of patients, including liaison rotations in psycho-oncology, HIV-AIDS psychiatry, and transplant psychiatry programs in heart, liver, and lung disease. Other components of the fellowship include supervised research, teaching, graduated administrative responsibility, resident supervision, journal club, lectures, and classes. There is occasional weekday and weekend call responsibility but no night call. The fellowship is accredited by the ACGME, and leads to eligibility for certification in Psychosomatic Medicine. Core faculty members are highly experienced and have held numerous local and national leadership roles in the field.
Core Faculty
Peter A. Shapiro, M.D., Fellowship Training Director; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Director of Transplant Psychiatry Services and Associate Director, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Philip R. Muskin, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Director, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
David A. Fedoronko, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Psychiatric Consultant, Lung Transplant Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Silvia Hafliger, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Psychiatric Consultant, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Jon A. Levenson, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University; Psychiatric Consultant, AIDS Program; Director, Cancer Support and Counseling Service; Psychiatric Consultant, Pancreas Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Stephen Levitan, M.D., Clinical Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Training and Supervising Analyst, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Treatment and Research; Senior supervisor, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Ralph N. Wharton, M.D., Clinical Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Senior supervisor, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Ilona Wiener, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Psychiatric Consultant, Renal Transplant and Oncology Services, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
Eligibility
- Completion of accredited psychiatric residency training program
- New York state medical licensure
- To be considered for Fellowship beginning July 1, 2009, all application materials must be submitted by October 15, 2008.
- Applicants for the Fellowship should submit a CV and personal statement, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Dr. Peter Shapiro.
Contact Information:
Director: Peter A. Shapiro, M.D.,
Email: pas3@columbia.edu
Coordinator: Ms. Marna Freed
Email: mf251@columbia.edu
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service
New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
622 W. 168 St., Box 427
New York NY 10032
Telephone: 212-305-9985
Fax: 212-305-1249
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