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Office
451 Clarkson Ave, R building
CPEP, 1st floor
Brooklyn, NY 11203Phone+1 718-245-2310Fax+1 304-949-8543- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Steinberg is a Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist currently practicing in NYC.
Dr. Steinberg is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital Center and at NYU Langone Health/Bellevue Hospital Center, where she works with residents, helping shape the future of psychiatry.
She completed her Adult General Psychiatry residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she also served as the PGY4 Chief Resident. At SUNY Downstate she has distinguished herself through her leadership in residency and serving as the vice-chair on the GME Wellness Committee.
Dr. Steinberg published peer-reviewed articles in prestigious medical journals and presented at national and local conferences. As a clinician and researcher, Dr. Steinberg has done extensive community leadership, worked as an educator, health field coordinator for preventive medicine, and community advocacy.
Dr. Steinberg encourages her patients to be forthcoming about their problems. She has a diverse background and speaks four languages allowing her to be attuned to each patient’s need. Dr. Steinberg has a special interest in mood and personality disorders.
Dr. Steinberg’s career goal is to empower her patients and family members, helping them live a meaningful and successful life, despite challenges that life might bring.
Education & Training
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2017 - 2018
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2017
- St. John's Episcopal Hospital-South ShoreInternship, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2015
- Fundação Universitária do ABCClass of 2008, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- “Outstanding Performance as a Resident in The Department of Psychiatry” Graduate Medical Education, GME, 2018
- Honored as an Outstanding Community Health Organizer in Children's Vaccination Campaigns Santo Andre, SP, Brazil, 2006
- Admitted on the top 1% of the pool of candidates in the medical school entrance examination Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, 2001
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsDoes the Magnitude of the Electrocardiogram QT Interval Dispersion Predict Stroke OutcomeYitzchok S. Lederman, Clotilde Balucani, Leah Steinberg, Charles Philip, Jason Lazar, Jeremy Weedon, Gautam Mirchandani, Sarah Weingast, Giovanna Viticchi, Lorenzo Fal...> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2019 Jan 1
- Hyperprolactinemia Secondary to Pituitary Microadenoma Versus Haloperidol- A Diagnostic Enigma. A Case Report and Brief Review.Subramoniam Madhusoodanan, Leah R. Steinberg, Alisa Coleman, Samuel Bavli> ;Current Drug Safety. 2017 Feb 28
- 14 citationsRelationship between QT interval dispersion in acute stroke and stroke prognosis: a systematic review.Yitzchok S. Lederman, Clotilde Balucani, Jason M. Lazar, Leah Steinberg, James J. Gugger, Steven R. Levine> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2014 Nov 1
Journal Articles
- Does the Magnitude of the Electrocardiogram QT Interval Dispersion Predict Stroke Outcome?Lederman Y, Balucani C, Lazar J, Steinberg LR, Phillip C, Lazar JM, Weedon J, Mirchandani G, Weingast SZ, Viticchi G, Falsetti L, Silvestrini M, Gugger J, Aharonoff D,..., Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 1/2019
- Asthma, Depression, and Suicidality: Results from the 2007, 2009, and 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.Steinberg L, Aldea I, Messias E., Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 8/2015
Press Mentions
- Suny Downstate Medical Center NyDecember 24th, 2020
- Symptom Management and End-of-Life Care of Residents with COVID-19 in Long-Term Care HomesJune 26th, 2020
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Portuguese, Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings CountyBrooklyn, New York
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, New York
- Long Island Jewish Forest HillsForest Hills, New York
- The Zucker Hillside HospitalGlen Oaks, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals / BellevueNew York, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings CountyBrooklyn, New York
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