Alan Schwartz, MD

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450 W 24th St Ph
New York, NY 10011

History

Completed Psychiatric Residency at University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital in 1995 Board Certified By the American Board of Psychiatry/Neurology Since 1996 (Recertified in 2006) Post Doctoral Fellowship at Cornell Medical Center in HIV Psychiatry 1997 Private Practice in NYC since 1997 Psychoanalytically Trained at William Alanson White Institute 2006

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While I run a general adult outpatient psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and medication practice for all comers, I have additional expertise (1 year fellowship at Cornell Medical Center) in HIV and, as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health (the U.S.A.'s psychiatric Professions main peer reviewed journal) for the past two years, I obviously have expertise in working with sexual minorities, including bisexual and gay/lesbian men and women, transgender men and women and intersex individuals. A supervisor of therapy at the William Alanson White Institute, I have conducted psychoanalysis, as a therapeutic specialty since 2002 and psychotherapy since 1992. I aim for and achieve sustained, measurable results with my patients as a result of our work together.

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5.03 reviews
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Brian R.
5/15/2017

Dr. Schwartz is an excellent psychiatrist. His understanding of psychopharmacology is second to none. His understanding of interactions, potential side effects and benefits is the best I have...

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Marc S.
7/21/2012

Super doctor - excellent psychopharmacologist as well as therapist. Have been going to him for years and hardly afraid to admit it to my friends in the yelp community. :)

Philip F.
10/19/2015

Ive been a patient of Dr. Alan Schwartz for several years. He's professional, compassionate, knowledgeable, and (not that it should matter for this kind of review) extremely easy on the eyes....

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