Nicole Edris Tchalim, MD

Psychiatry
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
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Overview

Nicole Edris Tchalim, MD, is a reproductive psychiatrist at Columbia's Women's and Reproductive Mental Health (WARM) program. Dr. Tchalim provides comprehensive and compassionate care for women and birthing individuals across their lifespans, addressing mental health challenges and needs related to reproductive and gender-linked transition. Having completed her psychiatric residency and a women's mental health fellowship at Columbia, Dr. Tchalim has expertise in both psychopharmacologic and psychotherapy-based treatments.

In addition to her clinical roles at Columbia, Dr. Tchalim is also heavily involved in education, providing supervision and teaching to medical trainees, and currently serves as the director of the Columbia WARM fellowship. Dr. Tchalim is also the founder of the June Jackson Christmas Fourth Year Medical Student elective, which supports students from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine in receiving training and experience within community and inpatient psychiatric settings at Columbia.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Bereavement
  • Insomnia
  • Post Menopausal Problems
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • Psychological Aspects of Infertility
  • Reproductive Loss Counseling
  • Women's Mental Health

Academic Appointments

  • Instructor in Psychiatry

Gender

  • Female

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health

CHP Student Health

  • CHP-NYU

Emblem/HIP

  • POS

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • HMO

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

  • Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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