Laurel Mayer MD
Professor, Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
1051 Riverside DriveNew York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. Mayer
Dr. Laurel Mayer is a psychiatrist based in New York, NY, specializing in (1) clinical research and treatment of eating disorders and obesity as well as (2) physician mental health. She graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1993 and completed her psychiatry residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University. Her research primarily focuses on the physiological and behavioral aspects of weight management, as evident from her publications on the POWERS study in the International Journal of Obesity. She has served as a principal investigator in clinical trials investigating the mechanisms behind weight regain, bulimia nervosa, and eating behaviors influenced by weight loss medications.
She also has significant interest in the mental health care of physicians and physician trainees, and directs CopeGME, a mental health service for residents and fellows at NYP/Columbia.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1997
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1995 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Does Metabolic Syndrome Exist in Anorexia Nervosa? Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
- Appetite-Related Brain Activity in Women With Anorexia Nervosa Start of enrollment: 2004 Oct 01
- Energy Homeostasis in Anorexia Nervosa Start of enrollment: 2000 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe Physiology Of the WEight Reduced State (POWERS) study: design and rationale for assessment of food intake, physical activity and other behavioral constructs.Laurel E S Mayer, Michael Lowe, Kelly C Allison, Maxine Ashby-Thompson, Giada Benasi
International Journal of Obesity. 2026-01-09 - 3 citationsThe Physiology of the WEight-Reduced State (POWERS) study: environmental, psychological, and social determinants of health.Sai Krupa Das, Giada Benasi, John M Jakicic, Wendy C King, Susan Z Yanovski
International Journal of Obesity. 2026-01-01 - 4 citationsThe Physiology Of the WEight Reduced State (POWERS) study: overview and study design.Steven H Belle, Dympna Gallagher, Susan B Roberts, Maren R Laughlin, Sai Krupa Das
International Journal of Obesity. 2025-12-12
Press Mentions
Bringing Care to Residents to Fight Mental Health CrisisJuly 22nd, 2025- Preparing for the Worst After Election Day: Mental Health Experts Offer Their TipsNovember 2nd, 2020
Should Physicians Have Mental Health Screenings?November 30th, 2018
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