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Arthur Abright, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY, NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst

ArthurAbrightMD

Psychiatry • New York, NY

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Services Elmhurst Hospital Center Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Summary

  • Dr. Abright received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas in Austin, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He received his postgraduate medical education at St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, where he completed his internship and at Cornell University Medical Center New York Hospital Payne-Whitney Clinic, where he completed his residency in psychiatry and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

    He is a past President of the New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a Life Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a 30-year Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and a member of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training Programs (AADPRT), the American Association of Directors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AADCAP) and the AACAP Committee on Quality Issues. He has served as an Examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for board examinations in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry and as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is the author or co-author of multiple abstracts, papers, book chapters, poster presentations at national meetings, and book reviews (many of which were written in collaboration with fellows, residents and medical students). His presentations and publications have addressed a broad range of topics in child and adolescent psychiatry with special focus on depression and bipolar disorder and responses to stress and trauma. His awards include the Nancy C.A. Roeske Certificate for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching from the American Psychiatric Assn.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1978 - 1979
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 1974 - 1978
  • New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York
    New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1974 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1977 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly
  • Best Doctors in New York City New York Magazine, 1996-2012
  • Outstanding Mentor Award American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • The Psychological Adjustment of a Sample of New York City Preschool Children 8 – 10 Months after September 11, 2001.  
    Saigh PA, Yasik AE, Mitchell P, Abright AR, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 6/2011
  • Book Review: 50 Essential Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know  
    Gomez-Aracena A, Abright AR, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 11/2018
  • Implementation of CBT for Youth Affected by the World Trade Center Disaster: Matching Need to Treatment Intensity and Reducing Trauma Symptoms  
    CATS Consortium and Abright AR (co-author), Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12/2010
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Lectures

  • Treatment of Adolescent Depression 
    American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY - 3/17/2017
  • Learning Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Current Approaches to Residency Traininng 
    World Psychiatric Association, Athens, Greece - 11/1/2014

Press Mentions

  • What Are Level 1 Trauma Centers?
    What Are Level 1 Trauma Centers?April 19th, 2022

Committees

  • Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Committee on Quality Improvement 2017 - Present

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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