LeoSherMD

Psychiatry • Bronx, NY

Psychosomatic Medicine

Professor, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine

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Office
130 West Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone+1 718-584-9000
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Education & Training

Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Psychosomatic Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Zucker Hillside HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1994 - 1997
National Medical University KievClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The uncounted casualties of war: suicide in combat veterans.
Leo Sher> ;QJM. 2024 Mar 27
Suicide or accident?; a call for expansion of psychological autopsy studies.
Leo Sher, Ricky Burns> ;Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria. 2024 Mar 18
Suicide in individuals with no psychiatric disorders-what makes you vulnerable?
Sher, L.> ;QJM. 2023 Dec 9
Future orientation and suicide.
Joshua Levine, Leo Sher> ;European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 2023 Sep 2
1 citations
Antisuicidal effect of lithum in bipolar disorder: is there an age-specific effect?
Kanita Dervic, Leo Sher, Hanga C Galfalvy, Michael Grunebaum, Ainsley K Burke, Gregory Sullivan, M Elizabeth Sublette, J John Mann, Maria A Oquendo> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2023 Nov 15
Clinical features of individuals with schizotypal personality disorder with and without suicidal ideation.
Leo Sher, Katelyn N Challman, Emma C Smith, Antonia S New, M Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez, Margaret M McClure, Marianne Goodman, René S Kahn, Erin A Hazlett> ;Psychiatry Research. 2023 Apr 1
2 citations
Testosterone and Suicidal Behavior in Bipolar Disorder.
Leo Sher> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023 Jan 31
Is it possible to find reliable biomarkers to diagnose suicide risk?
Leo Sher> ;Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 2023 Jun 1
SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN A MILITARY VETERAN WITH MULTIPLE PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES AND TYPE 2 DIABETES: AN EDUCATIONAL CASE REPORT.
Joshua Levine, Leo Sher> ;Psychiatria Danubina. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Can buprenorphine reduce suicide mortality?
Leo Sher> ;Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2023 Jan 1
Management of Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior in the Twenty-First Century.
Leo Sher> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2023 Jan 1
9 citations
Suicide: An Overview for Clinicians.
Leo Sher, Maria A Oquendo> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2023 Jan 1
9 citations
The Role of Inflammation in the Pathophysiology of Depression and Suicidal Behavior: Implications for Treatment.
Gianluca Serafini, Alessandra Costanza, Andrea Aguglia, Andrea Amerio, Alice Trabucco, Andrea Escelsior, Leo Sher, Mario Amore> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2023 Jan 1
4 citations
Long COVID and the risk of suicide.
Leo Sher> ;General Hospital Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 5
5 citations
Addictive and other mental disorders: a call for a standardized definition of dual disorders.
Nestor Szerman, Marta Torrens, Rafael Maldonado, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Caroline Salom, Icro Maremmani, Leo Sher, Javier Didia-Attas, Jun Chen, Ruben Baler> ;Translational Psychiatry. 2022 Oct 13
2 citations
Prevention of suicidal behavior in diabetes: the role of primary care.
L Sher> ;QJM. 2022 Dec 12
Depression and suicide in patients with diabetes.
Leo Sher> ;Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria. 2023 Mar 13
Lethal means and suicide prevention among military veterans.
Joshua Levine, Leo Sher> ;Military Medical Research. 2022 Jul 5
1 citations
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in war veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt.
Leo Sher, Linda M Bierer, Janine Flory, Iouri Makotkine, Rachel Yehuda> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2022 Jul 1
3 citations
Suicide in diabetes: an important but underappreciated problem.
Leo Sher> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 1
3 citations
Pain and suicide: what should we tell our trainees?
Soroush Pakniyat-Jahromi, Panagiota Korenis, Leo Sher> ;Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
The pathophysiology of high-lethality suicide attempts: a vital area of suicide research.
Leo Sher> ;Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria. 2022 Mar 3
5 citations
Association between lithium levels in drinking water and suicide rates: Role of affective disorders.
Vilma Liaugaudaite, Nijole Raskauskiene, Rima Naginiene, Narseta Mickuviene, Leo Sher> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2022 Feb 1
2 citations
Identifying and Managing Suicidality in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain: Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies.
Timothy Rice, Leo Sher> ;Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2022 Jan 1
6 citations
Plasma testosterone levels and subsequent suicide attempts in males with bipolar disorder
Leo Sher, M. Elizabeth Sublette, Michael F. Grunebaum, J. John Mann, Maria A. Oquendo> ;Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2021 Nov 4
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Press Mentions

View: Adolescents Key to Address India’s Mental Health CrisisJuly 2nd, 2021
COVID-19 Long-Hauler's Suicide Haunts Husband Who Supported HerJune 28th, 2021
COVID-19 Long-Hauler's Suicide Haunts Husband Who Supported HerJune 28th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBronx, New York