Curriculum Vitae
| Licensure: | 1982, New York State |
| Office Address: | 286 Madison Avenue, Suite 1602 New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 213-3677 |
| Academic Training: | |
| 1967-1971 | A.B., Harvard College (Magna cum Laude) |
| 1971-1974 and 1975-1977 |
Ph.D., French Department, Yale University |
| 1974-1975 | D.E.U.G. Psychology Department Université de Paris X (Nanterre) Fellow at the Ecole Normale Supérieure |
| 1976-1977 | Mark Kanzer Fellow for interdisciplinary studies in psychoanalysis and the humanities, Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis |
| 1977-1981 | M.D., Yale University School of Medicine |
| Postgraduate Training: | |
| 1981-1985 | Internship and Psychiatric Residency New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Medical College of Cornell University Payne Whitney Clinic, New York, NY |
| 1987 | Authority, Leadership and Organization Conference - The Tavistock Institute Group Relations Training Program, U.K. |
| Board Certification: | 1986, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology |
| Professional Organizations and Societies: | |
| American Psychiatric Association Society for Psychotherapy Research Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry |
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| Academic Appointments: | |
| 1985-1988 | Instructor in Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 1988-1994 | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 1994-1995 | Associate Professor of Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 1995-present | Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 2006-present | Lecturer, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research |
| Professional Positions: | |
| 1985-present | Private Practice of Psychiatry |
| 1995-present | Fellow and Director of Training, Personality Disorders Institute at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| Past Positions: | |
| 1985-1995 | Attending Psychiatrist New York Presbyterian Hospital - Westchester Division |
| 1986-1989 | Assistant Unit Chief, Unit for the Treatment of Psychotic and Character
Disorders New York Presbyterian Hospital - Westchester Division |
| 1989-1995 | Unit Chief - Unit for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder New York Presbyterian Hospital - Westchester Division |
| 1995-1998 | Psychiatrist, Family Court of New York City (part-time) |
| Fellowship and Grant Support: | |
| 1987-1989 | Co-Investigator, "Psychotherapy of Borderline Patients."
This study of developing a therapy manual and rating instruments for
therapist adherence and patient change was awarded $24,000 for these
two years. My 12% of the effort focused on studying the treatment
contract. Principal Investigators: John Clarkin, Ph.D. and Harold Koenigsberg, M.D. |
| 1992-1994 | Co-investigator, "Psychotherapy of Borderline Inpatients,"
This study explored the relationship between patient language in psychotherapy,
symptom levels, and therapeutic alliance in hospitalized borderline
patient. Awarded $26,170 by the Fund for Psychoanalytic Research of
the American Psychoanalytic Association. (20% effort) Principal Investigator: James Hull, Ph.D. |
| 1992-1995 | Co-investigator, "Psychotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder
Patients." This two year study compares the first year of a manualized
psychodynamic psychotherapy of these patients to a cognitive behavioral
treatment. NIMH funding: $206,106 in direct and indirect costs. (10%
effort). Principal Investigator: John Clarkin, Ph.D. |
| 1999-2005 | Co-investigator and Director of the TFP cell, "Randomized Clinical
Trial for BPD Patients." Principle Investigators: Otto Kernberg, M.D. and John Clarkin, Ph.D. |
| Teaching Experience and Responsibilities: | |
| 1995-present | Director of Training, Personality Disorders Institute at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 1995-present | Supervisor, Payne Whitney Clinic, Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 2006-present | Lecturer, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research |
| 1997-present | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor at Department of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada (part-time). |
| 1999-present | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor at the Munich Institute for TFP, Munich, Germany (part-time). |
| 2000-2004 | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor at the Hôpital Céry, Lausanne, Switzerland (part-time). |
| 2004-2006 | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor at the Osterreichische Gesellschaft fur angewandte Tiefenpscyhologie und allgemeine Psychotherapie, Vienna, Austria (part-time). |
See separate page for Publications.
This page updated 4/2/09.

