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Summary
- Joseph Flaxer, MD, is a psychiatry specialist based in New York, NY, with a subspecialty in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He completed his psychiatry residency and chief residency at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell from 2020 to 2024, followed by a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia) from 2024 to 2026. Dr. Flaxer graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in 2020 and earned an MPH from the Jefferson College of Population Health in 2020. His publications include research on racial and ethnic inequities in psychiatric inpatient settings, treatment of insomnia in the elderly, and the use of Vilazodone in major depressive disorder, all of which are cited in other scholarly works.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2024 - 2026
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2023 - 2024- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2024
- Jefferson College of Population HealthMPH, 2018 - 2020
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2020
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Medically Unexplained Behaviors and Symptoms in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Biopsychosocial and Psychodynamic Considerations.Joseph M Flaxer, Anna L Dickerman, Samuel P Greenstein, Xavier F Jimenez
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2025-03-14 - 3 citationsRacial and ethnic inequities in psychiatric inpatient building and unit assignment.Timothy I Michaels, Elsa Thomas, Joseph M Flaxer, Sonali Singal, Lauren Hanna
Psychiatry Research. 2023-12-01 - 10 citationsEvidenced-Based Review and Evaluation of Clinical Significance: Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia in the Elderly.Joseph M. Flaxer, Arianna Heyer, Dimitry Francois
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2021-06-01
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