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Office
2 E 88th St
Apt 1B
New York, NY 10128Phone+1 212-534-7822- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- The New York Psychoanalytic Institutegraduate, psychoanalysis, 1979
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1979
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1976
- University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Classical Studies, Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1977 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 1986 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors NY Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2015-2020
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly 2015, 2011-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsThe Obesities: An Overview of Convergent and Divergent ParadigmsSylvia R. Karasu
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2016-03-01 - 12 citationsPsychotherapy-lite: obesity and the role of the mental health practitioner.Sylvia R. Karasu
American Journal of Psychotherapy. 2013-01-01 - 24 citationsOf mind and matter: psychological dimensions in obesity.Sylvia R. Karasu
American Journal of Psychotherapy. 2012-01-01
Journal Articles
- The Obesities: An Overview of Convergent and Divergent ParadigmsSylvia R. Karasu, M.D., American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2014
- An Overview of the Complexities in Obesity: Limitations and ChallengesKarasu, SR, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2013
Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Academic blog, The Gravity of Weight, since 2010Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D., psychologytoday.com
http://www.psychologytoday.com
6/1/2020
Press Mentions
- BMI Can’t Tell the Full Story of a Person’s Health, so Why Are We Still Using It?April 20th, 2023
- Weighing the FactsJuly 5th, 2017
Committees
- Member, Human Genome Group, Rockefeller University 2013 - Present
- Member, General Faculty Council, Weill Cornell Medical College 2013 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Distinguished Fellow
- Member
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