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Summary
- Harold Alan Pincus, M.D. is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Columbia University. Dr. Pincus also is a Senior Scientist at the RAND Corporation. Previously he was Director of the RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh and is an adjunct professor at Weill-Cornell, UCLA and USUHS. He is the National Director of the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship and previously directed national programs for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Depression in Primary Care), Hartford Foundation (Building Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research Centers) and MacArthur Foundation (Mental Health and Substance Use). Previously, Dr. Pincus was Deputy Medical Director of the American Psychiatric Association and founding director of APA’s Office of Research. Prior to joining APA, he was the Special Assistant to the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Among other honors, he has received the Menninger Award by the American College of Physicians, NIMH/APA Vestermark Award, Research Mentorship Award by AACDP and the C. Charles Burlingame Award by the Institute of Living for contributions to research and education in Psychiatry. He has over 500 publications in psychiatry and health and science policy and has led research and training projects totaling over $280 million in external funding.
Dr. Pincus graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Following psychiatry residency at George Washington University Medical Center, Dr. Pincus was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar. As a Clinical Scholar, Dr. Pincus served as a professional staff member of the President’s Commission on Mental Health at the White House and, subsequently, as a congressional fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Education & Training
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical ScholarFellowship, Health Services Research and Policy, 1978 - 1980
- George Washington UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1979
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1975
- University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Sociology, Cum Laude, 1972
- Stanford UniversityNon-degree, Organic Chemistry, 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2000 - 2006
- DC State Medical License 1977 - 2005
- MD State Medical License 1980 - 2005
- VA State Medical License 1979 - 2002
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Mentor of the Year Columbia University Medical Center, 2019
- C. Charles Burlingame Award for contributions to research and education in psychiatry Institute of Living, Hartford CT, 2017
- Research Mentorship Award American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry/American Psychiatric Association, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsThe Lancet Psychiatry Commission: transforming mental health implementation research.Emma E McGinty, Margarita Alegria, Rinad S Beidas, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Lola Kola, Douglas L Leslie, Nathalie Moise, Bernardo Mueller, Rahul Shidhaye, Kosali Simon, Sa...> ;The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2024 May 1
- Use of in-network insurance benefits is critical for improving retention in telehealth-based buprenorphine treatment.Williams, A., Rowe, C., Minarik, L., Gray, Z., Murphy, S., Pincus, H.> ;Health Affairs Scholar. 2024 Mar 1
- Providing Behavioral Health Care in PACE - A Review of Federal and State Manual Regulations.Shalev, D., Alexa Fleet, Alya Simoun, Meril Tomy, Daniel Shalev, Brigitta Spaeth-Rublee, Harold Alan Pincus> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2023 Dec 26
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Journal Articles
- Behavioral Health Diagnoses Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized in the United States: Observations and ImplicationsLawrence C Kleinman, Eyal Shemesh, Harold Alan Pincus, The American Journal of Psychiatry
- Acceptance of Insurance by Psychiatrists and the Implications for Access to Mental Health CareBishop TF, Press MJ, Keyhani S, Pincus HA, JAMA Pscychiatry, 1/1/2014
- Veterans' Perceptions of Behavioral Health Care in the Veterans Health Administration: A National SurveyHepner KA, Paddock SM, Watkins KE, Solomon J, Blonigen DM, Pincus HA, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Strengthening the Core Set of Healthcare Quality Measures for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid, 2014.Harold Alan Pincus, MD (as Task Force and Committee member), Measure Applications Partnership, National Quality Forum
Washington, DC - 8/1/2014 - Isolated Storms: Access to Behavioral Health Care for Geographically Remote Service Members and Dependents in the US (RR-578-OSD).Brown RA, Marshall G, Breslau J, Farris C, Osilla K, Pincus HA, Ruder T, Voorhies P, Barnes D, Pfrommer K, Miyashiro L, Rama Y, Adamson D, RAND Corporation
Sata Monica, CA - 1/1/2014 - An Examination of New York State's Integrated Primary and Mental Health Care Services for Adults with Serious Mental Illness.Scharf D, Breslau J, Hackbarth N, Kusuke D, Staplefoote B, Pincus HA, RAND Corporation
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Press Mentions
- In Focus: Protecting Patients with Compromised Kidney Function During the Pandemic and BeyondApril 29th, 2020
- Mental Healthcare Access Shrinks as Patient Demand GrowsApril 17th, 2017
- NQF Coalition Calls for Removing Ineffective Quality MeasuresMarch 16th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations
- New York State Psychiatric InstituteNew York, New York
External Links
- Columbia Profilehttp://profiles.columbiapsychiatry.org/profile/hpincus
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