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Sylvia Karasu, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

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Psychiatry • New York, NY

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

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  • Office

    2 E 88th St
    Apt 1B
    New York, NY 10128
    Phone+1 212-534-7822

Education & Training

  • The New York Psychoanalytic Institute
    The New York Psychoanalytic Institutegraduate, psychoanalysis, 1979
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1979
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital
    Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1976
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Classical Studies, Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1977 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1986 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors NY Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2015-2020
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly 2015, 2011-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Obesities: An Overview of Convergent and Divergent Paradigms  
    Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D., American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2014
  • An Overview of the Complexities in Obesity: Limitations and Challenges  
    Karasu, SR, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2013

Books/Book Chapters

  • Of Epidemic Proportions, Expanded Edition 
    Chapter: entire book 
    Page i - 398Sylvia R. Karasu, MDBlurb, AtlantaEdition 2019,2019
  • Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 
    Chapter: Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy 
    Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D.Editors: Sadock, Sadock, Ruiz.Wolters Kluwer Health, PhiladelphiaEdition 10th,2016
  • The Gravity of Weight 
    Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D. and T. Byram Karasu, M.D.American Psychiatric Publishing Inc, Washington DC2010
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Other

Press Mentions

  • BMI Can’t Tell the Full Story of a Person’s Health, so Why Are We Still Using It?
    BMI Can’t Tell the Full Story of a Person’s Health, so Why Are We Still Using It?April 20th, 2023
  • Weighing the Facts
    Weighing the FactsJuly 5th, 2017

Committees

  • Member, Human Genome Group, Rockefeller University 2013 - Present
  • Member, General Faculty Council, Weill Cornell Medical College 2013 - Present

Professional Memberships

Dr. Sylvia Karasu, Dr. Sylvia Karasu, MD, Dr. S Karasu, Dr. Sylvia Rabson Karasu