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Sami Khalife, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

SamiKhalifeMD

Psychiatry New York, NY

Addiction, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Focused, Psychopharmacology

Sami Khalife M.D.

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Summary

  • I am a board certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. I received my medical degree from the Lebanese University then pursued a residency training in Psychiatry at the Cleveland Clinic followed by a fellowship in Clinical Research of Mood Disorders at the National Institute of Mental Health. Coming to realise the limitations of psychopharmacology, I joined the William Alanson White Institute where I trained in Psychoanalysis then did a fellowship in Eating Disorders, Compulsions and Addictions (EDCAS).

Education & Training

  • The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology
    The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and PsychologyCertificate in Psychoanalysis, 2016 - 2020
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Research, 2007 - 2009
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2007
  • Lebanese University School of Medicine
    Lebanese University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • NY Top Docs USA Top Docs, 2015
  • Resident Leader of the Bipolar and Schizophrenia Clinics Appreciation Award, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2006-2007

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Early Childhood Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and non-adherence in Persons with AIDS: A Psychodynamic Perspective  
    Erin Samuels, Sami Khalife, Cesar A. Alfonso, Ricardo Alvarez, Mary Ann Cohen, J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry, 1/1/2011
  • Acute Efficacy of Divalproex Sodium Versus Placebo in Mood Stabilizer–Naive Bipolar I or II Depression: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial  
    David J. Muzina, MD; Keming Gao, MD, PhD; David E. Kemp, MD; Sammy Khalife, MD; Stephen J. Ganocy, PhD; Philip K. Chan, MS; Mary Beth Serrano, MA; Carla M. Conroy, BA;..., J Clin Psychiatry, 1/1/2011
  • A Randomized Trial of an N-methyl- D-aspartate (NMDA) Antagonist in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression  
    Nancy Diazgranados, Lobna Ibrahim, Nancy E. Brutsche, Andrew Newberg, Philip Kronstein, Sami Khalife, William A. Kammerer, Zenaide Quezado, David A. Luckenbaugh, Giaco..., Arch Gen Psychiatry, 1/1/2010

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Rapid Resolution of Suicidal Ideation after a Single Ketamine Infusion in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Major Depression.
    Sami Khalife, Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, 5/1/2009
  • A Double-Blind, Two-site, Placebo-Controlled Study of Divalproex Extended-Release in 54 Newly Diagnosed Mood Stabilizer Naïve Patients with Acute Bipolar I or II Depre...
    Sami Khalife, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, 5/1/2008
  • Early Childhood Trauma, PTSD, and Non-Adherence to Risk Reduction and Medical Care in Persons with HIV and AIDS: A Psychodynamic Perspective.
    Sami Khalife, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, 11/1/2007
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Lectures

  • Ketamine and Other Novel Therapeutics 
    NYU School of Medicine - 2/1/2014
  • Psychodynamics of Stigma Associated to HIV/AIDS 
    5/1/2008
  • Stigma Associated to HIV/AIDS 
    11/1/2007
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Other Languages

  • Arabic, French, Spanish