Francine Cournos MD
HIV/AIDS Focused
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (in Epidemiology), Columbia University
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1051 Riverside DrUnit 112New York, NY 10032
Phone+1 212-543-5412
Fax+1 212-543-5962
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Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1976
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1971
City College of New YorkBS, Chemistry, Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, 1967 - 1967
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1973 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Award for Outstanding Contributions to Foster Care, Family Focus Adoption Services 2010
- Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association 2009
- NYSPI/Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Alumni Award 2004
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Identifying the vulnerable among the vulnerable: applying quantitative intersectionality methods to assess potential inequities in the HIV continuum of care for people...Paul Wesson, Eric Vittinghoff, Marilyn D Thomas, Stephen Crystal, Richard Hermida
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2026-04-01 - Designing Health Care Policy and Systems to Reach and Retain Those with Severe Mental Illness in HIV Prevention and Care Efforts: Insights from Ten US States.Waania Beg, Kimberly A Koester, James Walkup, Francine Cournos, Stephen Crystal
Prevention Science. 2026-03-20 - Schizophrenia and Retention in HIV Care Among Adults Insured Through Medicaid in the United States: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.Alexander R Bazazi, Marilyn Thomas, Eric Vittinghoff, James Walkup, Richard Hermida
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2025-05-01
Journal Articles
- HIV/AIDS and serious mental illness: a risky conclusion.Cournos F, Guimaraes MDC, Wainberg ML, Psychiatr Serv
- HIV/AIDS and People With Mental Illness.Cournos F, American Psychiatric Association and the National Alliance for the Mentally IlI
- Assessment of the need for mental health services in Brooklyn.Mumford E. et al, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Navigating Supported Employment and Education Services for Youths During COVID-19 and Severe Weather EventsNovember 2nd, 2022- Improving Hepatitis C Screening in Inpatient PsychiatryNovember 2nd, 2022
- Rural-Urban Disparities in Quality of Inpatient Psychiatric CareNovember 2nd, 2022
Grant Support
- Columbia University HIV Mental Health Training ProjectCenter For Mental Health Services1995
- HIV Training For Providers To The Severely Mentally IllCenter For Mental Health Services1994
- HIV Training For Providers To The Severely Mentally IllCenter For Mental Health Services1992–1993
- HIV Training For Providers To The Severely Mentally IllNational Institute Of Mental Health1992
- HIV Seroprevalence/Risk Factors In Severely Mentally IllNational Institute Of Mental Health1989–1992
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