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Stephan Carlson, MD, Psychiatry, Brooklyn, NY

StephanMichaelCarlsonMD, MBA, FAPA(He/Him)

Psychiatry Brooklyn, NY

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Director of Medical Education and Faculty Development, Director of Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program

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  • Office

    One Brookdale Plaza
    Room 1238
    Brooklyn, NY 11233

Summary

  • Stephan specializes in addiction, adult, adolescent, and forensic psychiatry. He practices in Brooklyn, NY, and works at One Brooklyn Health. He is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate. He teaches psychiatry residents, Child psychiatry fellows, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and medical and physician assistant students. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The Johns Hopkins University, he studied humanities and biology before receiving his MD at LSUSOM in New Orleans in 2000. He completed his psychiatry residency at VUMC in 2007. He completed a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center/NY State Psychiatric Institute 2008. Recognized subject matter expert in the psychopharmacology of Schizophrenia, speaking for Alkermes and Janssen, a dynamic teacher. He is an energetic and motivated psychiatrist with over 17 years of experience leading psychiatry services and divisions of academic and safety-net hospitals. Board certified by the ABPN in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry with Board Certification in Adolescent Psychiatry from ABAP and expertise in Emergency Psychiatry. Editor-in-Chief of Adolescent Psychiatry, a peer-reviewed journal, Director of Faculty Development and Grand Rounds at OBH, and Fellow of APA. He served as President of the American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry. He has chaired the ASAP program committee of two annual conferences. Dr. Carlson received the NYCCC Advisory Council Award as the 42nd Lauretta Bender Honored Lecturer 2018.
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Education & Training

  • Quantic School of Business
    Quantic School of BusinessExecutive MBA, Business, 2021 - 2022
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2007 - 2008
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2007
  • Westchester Medical Center
    Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2004
  • New York Downtown Hospital
    New York Downtown HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2003
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
    Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 2001
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biology/Humanistic Studies, Phi Beta Kappa, 1993 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2008 - 2011
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2004 - 2007
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2023 Staples Award Issued by American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry · May 2023, 2023

Press Mentions

  • Experts Describe Community Approaches to Reducing Gun Violence
    Experts Describe Community Approaches to Reducing Gun ViolenceJuly 2nd, 2019

Committees

  • Adolescent Committee Member, Group for the Advancement of Pschiatry 2023 - Present
  • Publication Committee Member, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry 2023 - Present
  • Chair, OBH Grand Rounds Planning Committee 2014 - 2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Industry Relationships

  • Speaker, Janseen Invega Sustenna and Trinza
  • Speaker, Alkermes