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Michael Blumenfield, MD, Psychiatry, Woodland Hills, CA

MichaelBlumenfieldMD

Psychiatry Woodland Hills, CA

Psychosomatic Medicine

Michael Blumenfield, MD

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Summary

  • I am Board Certified Psychiatrist, certified in Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine. I do psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. I am a past President of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry and a Past Speaker of the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association

Education & Training

  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1965 - 1968
  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
    Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1964 - 1965
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1964, M.D.
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterB.A., 1956 - 1960

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1970 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1965 - 2009
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Bruno Lima Award American Psychiatric Association, 2018
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Public Awareness About the Connection Between Depression and Physical Health: Specifically Heart Disease  
    Blumenfield, M, Suojanen, J.L. and Weiss, C., Psychiatric Quarterly, 1/1/2012
  • Psychodynamic Psychiatry in the General Medical Setting  
    Kent, K. K. and Blumenfield, M., Journal of The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 1/1/2011
  • An Interview with Alfred M Freedman, MD  
    Blumenfield, M, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Documentary Film on Suicide: Don’t Change The Subject (Presentation and Discussion)
    Blumenfield, M. and Stutz, M, Annual Meeting American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, 1/17/2013
  • Survey of Attitudes of Cardiologists in the United States About Depression, Anxiety and Heart Disease
    Blumenfield, M, Feinstein, R, Orlowski, B. and Frishman, W, Annual Meeting, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1/22/2003
  • Attitudes of Cardiologists in New York State About Depression and Heart Disease
    Blumenfield, M, Feinstein, R, Orlowski, B. and Frishman, W, Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA, 1/19/2003
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Lectures

  • Presentation and Discussion of Documentary Film on Suicide: Don’t Change The Subject 
    New York, NY - 1/12/2014
  • The Academy and Psychodynamic Psychiatry 75 Years From Now, Presidential Address 
    New York, NY - 1/3/2014
  • Voyage of One C/L Psychiatrists: People and Events Along The Way-Updated 
    New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY - 1/18/2007
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Other

  • Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorders in Urban Emergency Medical Service Workers 
    Blumenfield, M. and Byrne D.W., Medscape Mental Health
    1/1/1997

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