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Summary
- Alex Dranovsky, MD, PhD is a psychiatrist/neuroscientist in New York, NY. He completed his residency in psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric Institute in 2004, followed by a schizophrenia research fellowship at Columbia University/NYSPI from 2004 to 2007. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2000. Dranovsky serves as an Associate Professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center since 2020 and as Psychiatrist 2 at New York State Psychiatric Institute since 2010. He is the Director for the Cognition and Psychosis program in the department of Psychiatry. His also directs a basic neuroscience research program focused on studying neuromodulatory control of brain functions with an emphasis on understanding how stress causes long lasting changes related to mental health.
Education & Training
Columbia University / NYSPI., Schizophrenia Research Fellowship, 2004 - 2007
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 2000 - 2004
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2000, M.D., Ph.D.
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2002 - 2028
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsAnnual Research Review: Exposure to environmental chemicals and psychosocial stress and the development of children's learning difficulties.Amy E Margolis, Alex Dranovsky, David Pagliaccio, Gazi Azad, Virginia Rauh
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines. 2025-04-01 - 7 citationsAdult-born neurons maintain hippocampal cholinergic inputs and support working memory during aging.Greer S Kirshenbaum, Chia-Yuan Chang, Maria Bompolaki, Victoria R Bradford, Joseph Bell
Molecular Psychiatry. 2023-12-01 - 3 citationsThe Role of Environmental Chemicals in the Etiology of Learning Difficulties: A Novel Theoretical Framework.Amy E Margolis, Paige Greenwood, Alex Dranovsky, Virginia Rauh
Mind, Brain and Education. 2023-11-01
Press Mentions
The MailMarch 24th, 2018
'TIME: The Kalief Browder Story' Part Three Recap: Hell in Solitary ConfinementMarch 16th, 2017
What Solitary Confinement Does to the BrainFebruary 27th, 2014
Grant Support
- Astrocytes as the integrators of neuromodulator signalsNEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2024–2029
- Motivational and Cognitive Circuit Mechanisms of Environmental Toxin-Induced Risk for Psychiatric Disorders.NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2024–2029
- Astrocytes as the integrators of neuromodulator signalsNEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2024–2029
- Neuromodulation in visual cortexCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2023–2025
- Deconstructing the cellular control of hippocampal functions related to mental health: a role for birth order.NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2019–2025
Other Languages
- Russian
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