BrianFallonMD

Psychiatry • New York, NY

Neuropsychiatry

Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia P&S

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Office
622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Phone+1 212-305-6063

Fax+1 212-305-3213

Summary

Dr. Brian Fallon is a psychiatrist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Newyork Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in neuropsychiatry and is experienced in neuropsychiatry, somatic symptom disorders, tick-borne diseases.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1989
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1985, MD
Harvard UniversityM.Ed., Psychology, 1978
Harvard CollegeB.A., Psychology & Social Relations, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1990 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Lifetime Achievement Award Harvard Medical School & Spaulding Rehabilitation Medicine Institute, 2013
Best Doctors in America 2011
America’s Top Doctors Castle Connelly, 2009
Nancy Roseke Certificate of Recognition for Medical Student Education American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC, 2008
Independent Investigator Award NARSAD, 2006
Physician of the Year California Lyme Disease Association, 2003
Physician of the Year, Decade of Service Award Lyme Disease Association (National Organization), 2003
Teacher-of-the-Year Award, Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1999
First Award National Institute of Mental Health, 1993
Laughlin Fellow American College of Psychiatrists, 1989
Horwitz Award for Outstanding Research NYS Psychiatric Institute Alumni Association, 1989
Research Fellowship National Institute of Health, 1989
The Doctor William Raynor Watson Award, Excellence in Psychiatry, Commencement Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1985
The Titus Munson Coan Prize, Best Biomedical Research Essay, Commencement Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1985
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Clinical Trials

A Placebo-controlled Efficacy Study of IV Ceftriaxone for Refractory Psychosis Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 10
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Meditation and Stretching for Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
taVNS for Persistent Symptoms From Lyme Disease Start of enrollment: 2023 May 08
Suspended
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

58 citations
A multiplex serologic platform for diagnosis of tick-borne diseases.
Rafal Tokarz, Nischay Mishra, Teresa Tagliafierro, Stephen Sameroff, Adrian Caciula
Scientific Reports. 2018-02-16
25 citations
Disulfiram: Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges.
Jenna Lanz, Nicholas Biniaz-Harris, Mara Kuvaldina, Samta Jain, Kim Lewis
Antibiotics. 2023-03-06
293 citations
Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy vs Phenelzine Therapy for Social Phobia: 12-Week Outcome
Richard G. Heimberg, Michael R. Liebowitz, Debra A. Hope, Franklin R. Schneier, Craig S. Holt
Archives of General Psychiatry. 1998-12-01

Journal Articles

Acute and chronic pain associated with Lyme borreliosis: Clinical characteristics and pathophysiologic mechanisms Review
Zimering JH, Williams MR, Eiras ME, Fallon BA, Logigian EL, Dworkin RH, Pain, 1/24/2014
Post-treatment Lyme Syndrome and Central Sensitization
Batheja S, Nields JA, Landa A, Fallon BA, J Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 1/27/2013
Distinct neural circuits subserve interpersonal and non-interpersonal emotions
Landa A, Wang Z, Russell JA, Posner J, Duan Y, Kangarlu A, Huo Y, Fallon BA, Peterson BS, Soc Neurosci, 1/1/2013
Correlates of perceived health-related quality of life in post-treatment lyme encephalopathy
Chandra AM1, Keilp JG, Fallon BA, Psychosomatics, 1/1/2013
Jacek E, Fallon BA, Chandra A, Crow MK, Wormser GP, Alaedini A, J Neuroimmunol, 1/1/2013
Modulation of motor cortex excitability in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study on the relations of neurophysiology measures with clinical outcome
Mantovani A, Rossi S, Bassi BD, Simpson HB, Fallon BA, Lisanby SH, Psychiatry Res, 1/1/2013
A reappraisal of the US clinical trials of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome
Fallon BA, Petkova E, Keilp JG, Britton CB, Open Neurol J, 1/1/2012
Somatoform pain: a developmental theory and translational research review
Landa A, Peterson BS, Fallon BA, Psychosom Med, 1/1/2012
Distinct Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomes Differentiate Post-Treatment Lyme Disease from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Schutzer SE, Angel TE, Liu Tao, Schepmoes AA, Clauss TR, Adkins JN, Camp DG, Holland BK, Bergquist J, Coyle PK , Smith RD, Fallon BA, Natelson BH, PLoS One, 1/1/2011
Inflammation in Central Nervous System Lyme Disease
Fallon BA, Levin ES, Schweitzer PJ, Hardesty D, Neurobiology of Disease, 1/1/2010
PET tracers for the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor and uses thereof
Schweitzer PJ, Fallon BA, Mann JJ, Kumar JS, Drug Discov Today, 1/1/2010
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolic Rate in Persistent Lyme Encephalopathy
Fallon BA, Lipkin RB, Corbera KM, Yu S, Nobler MS, Keilp JG, Petkova E, Lisanby SH, Moeller JR, Slavov I, Van Heertum R, Mensh BD, Sackeim, HA, Arch Gen Psychiatry, 1/1/2009
Randomized Sham-Controlled trial of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treatment Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Mantovani A, Simpson HB, Fallon BA, Rossi S, Lisanby SH, Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 1/1/2009
A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Repeated IV Antibiotic Therapy for Lyme Encephalopathy
Fallon BA, Keilp JG, Corbera KM, Petkova E, Britton CB, Dwyer E, Slavov I,, Cheng J, Dobkin J, Nelson DR, Sackeim HA, Neurology, 1/1/2008
A double-masked placebo-controlled study of fluoxetine for hypochondriasis
Fallon BA, Petkova E, Skritskaya N, Sanchez-Lacay A, Schneier F, Vermes D, Cheng J, Liebowitz MR, Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 1/1/2008
Memory and Executive Functions in Adolescents with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
McAuliffe P, Brassard MR, Fallon BA, Applied Neuropsychology, 1/1/2008
WAIS-III and WMS-III Performance in chronic Lyme disease
Keilp BA, Corbera K., Slavov I., Taylor M.J., Sackeim H.A., Fallon B.A., J International Neuropsychological Society, 1/1/2006
Regional cerebral blood flow and cognitive deficits in chronic Lyme Disease
Fallon BA, Keilp J, Prohovnik I, Van Heertum R, Mann JJ, J Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 1/1/2003
Functional imaging and neuropsychological testing in Lyme disease
Fallon BA, Das S, Plutchok J, Tager F., Liegner K, Van Heertum R, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/1997
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Press Mentions

Cat Scratch Bacteria Linked to Higher Incidence of PsychosisJune 10th, 2024
Health News | Lyme Disease Heightens Risk of Mental Disorders, Suicidality: StudyJanuary 7th, 2023
Researchers Found a Link Between Lyme Disease and Mental HealthAugust 31st, 2021
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