RebeccaMarieCapassoMD
Psychiatry • New York, NYPsychopharmacology
Associate Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Services, Bellevue Hospital Center Unit Chief 18W, Bellevue Hospital Center Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
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Office
462 First Avenue
18W25
New York, NY 10016Phone+1 212-562-4100- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a board certified psychiatrist specializing in serious and persistent mental illness, trained in Buprenorphine, and licensed in the state of New York. I specialize in working with homeless populations and public psychiatry. I was formally the Medical Director for Psychiatry with Project Renewal, supervising psychiatrists and psychiatric NPs delivering care in NYC DHS shelter clinics. I was formerly Assistant Director for Inpatient Psychiatric Services at Bellevue Hospital Center and a Unit Chief on 18W, having been a Unit Chief in Inpatient Psychiatry for almost 10 years. I was an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at NYU Medical School, teaching and supervising residents and medical students in psychiatry. I am a Distinguished Fellow of the APA and the NYCPS District Branch Representative to the APA
Education & Training
New York University School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2010
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2006
Kenyon CollegeB.A., Psychology, 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Fellow APA, 2020
- Fellow APA, 2015
- Wendy A. Rives Memorial Award 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsPrevalence of and Preparedness to Address Inappropriate Sexual Behavior from Patients During Psychiatry Training: a Pilot Study.Sarah Michael, Xinlin Chen, Elizabeth Raymond, Rebecca Capasso> ;Academic Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 1
- 1 citationsSuperstorm Sandy: How the New York University Psychiatry Residency Training Program Weathered the Storm.Rebecca Capasso, Laura Adler> ;Academic Psychiatry. 2016 Feb 16
- 143 citationsMortality in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: an Olmsted County, Minnesota cohort: 1950-2005Rebecca M. Capasso, Timothy W. Lineberry, J. Michael Bostwick, Paul A. Decker, Jennifer L. St. Sauver> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2008 Jan 1
Journal Articles
- Prevalence of and Preparedness to Address Inappropriate Sexual Behavior from Patients During Psychiatry Training: a Pilot StudySarah Michael, Xinlin Chen, Elizabeth Raymond & Rebecca Capasso, Academic Psychiatry volume 44, pages21–25(2020), 8/6/2019
- Superstorm Sandy: How the New York University Psychiatry Residency Training Program Weathered the StormCapasso, Rebecca; Adler, Laura, Acad Psychiatry, 1/1/2016
- Mortality in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: An Olmsted County, Minnesota cohort: 1950-2005Capasso, R.M., Lineberry, T.W., Bostwick, J.M., Decker, P.A., St. Sauver, J, Schizophrenia Research, 1/1/2008
Lectures
- Telepsychiatry in New York City Homeless Shelters during the COVID 19 PandemicAPA Annual Meeting Workshop - 5/3/2021
- Pandemic Parenting: Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Life Balance for PsychiatristsAPA Annual Meeting Workshop - 5/3/2021
- Advocating for Health and Justice, A Case Example: Psychiatrists for Gun Violence Prevention (P4GVP)AACP Annual Meeting Workshop Session - 9/12/2020
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Professional Memberships
- Distinguished Fellow
- New York County Psychiatric SocietyExecutive Council Representative to the APA
Hospital Affiliations
NYC Health + Hospitals / BellevueNew York, New York
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