
Cynthia Pfeffer MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell Univ-Weill Medical College
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21 Bloomingdale RoadWhite Plains, NY 10605
Overview of Dr. Pfeffer
Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer is a psychiatrist in White Plains, NY and is affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and has been in practice 58 years. She is one of 975 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Psychiatry. She has more than 90 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1973
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1970 - Present
NY State Medical License 1969 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1969 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002, 2010-2011
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsAccentuate the Positive: Strengths-Based Therapy for Adolescents.Yuen E, Sadhu J, Cynthia R. Pfeffer, Barry Sarvet, Daily Rs
Adolescent Psychiatry. 2020-08-31 - 30 citationsA longitudinal epidemiological comparison of suicide and other causes of death in Italian children and adolescentsMaurizio Pompili, Monica Vichi, Diego De Leo, Cynthia R. Pfeffer, Paolo Girardi
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2012-01-29 - 22 citationsSalivary Cortisol and Psychopathology in Adults Bereaved by the September 11, 2001 Terror AttacksCynthia R. Pfeffer, Margaret Altemus, Moonseong Heo, Hong Jiang
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2009-01-01
Press Mentions
How to Help When Adolescents Have Suicidal ThoughtsFebruary 6th, 2021
Preventive Services Coalition Recommends Routine Anxiety Screening for WomenJune 17th, 2020
Helping Clinicians Manage Teen Suicide Risk: Q&A with Cynthia R. Pfeffer, MDMay 30th, 2019
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