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Daniel Schechter, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

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Psychiatry New York, NY

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Medical Director of Early Childhood Ambulatory Care & Research, University of Lausanne Hospital, Lausanne (Switzerland) ; Adjunct Associate Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine (USA); Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine (Switzerland)

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  • Office

    NYU Child Study Center
    1 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
    New York, NY 10016
    Phone+1 646-754-5000

Summary

  • Dr. Daniel Schechter is a psychiatrist in New York, NY and is affiliated with NYU Langone Hospitals. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 26 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French, German, and Spanish. He specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996 - 1999
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996 - 1998
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric Institute
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1996
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1991
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
    Columbia University Graduate School of Arts & SciencesM.Arts, Music Composition and Theory, 1983 - 1987
  • Columbia College, Columbia University
    Columbia College, Columbia UniversityB.A., Music and French (Literature), Summa Cum Laude, 1980 - 1983
  • Oberlin College
    Oberlin CollegeNon-degree, 1979 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Exceptional Contribution to Research Award for Published Papers International Psychoanalytical Association, 2021, 2023
  • Sandor Ferenczi Award International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, 2019
  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Methylation of NR3C1 is related to maternal PTSD, parenting stress and maternal medial prefrontal cortical activity in response to child separation among mothers with ...  
    Schechter DS, Moser DA, Giacobino A, Stenz L, Gex-Fabry M, Adouan W, Cordero MI, Suardi F, Manini A, Sancho-Rossignol A, Merminod G, Aue T, Ansermet F, Dayer AG, Rusco..., Frontiers in Psychology, 1/29/2015
  • Violence-related PTSD and neural activation when seeing emotional male-female interactions  
    Moser DA, Aue T, Favez N, Kutlikova H, Suardi F, Cordero MI, Rusconi Serpa S, Schechter DS, Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience, 1/1/2015
  • How do maternal PTSD and alexithymia interact to impact maternal behaviour?  
    Schechter DS, Suardi F, Manini A, Cordero MI, Sancho Rossignol A, Gex-Fabry, Merminod G, Moser DA, Rusconi Serpa S, Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • You never step into the same schema twice: Reflections on the intergenerational transmission of violence and trauma. Dan Stern Memorial Symposium: Neurobiological appr...
    Schechter DS, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2014
  • The effects of violence related maternal PTSD on the mother-toddler relationship: Implications for targeted video-feedback exposure-based psychotherapy.
    Schechter DS, Rusconi Serpa S, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2014
  • Understanding and treating the effects of interpersonal violence on the mother-infant relationship.
    Schechter DS, Guedeney A, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Misunderstandings in social communication: Psychotherapeutic intervention with traumatized mothers and their infants and toddlers. (Misvertändnisse im sozialen Austaus... 
    Zurich, Switzerland - 1/31/2015
  • What young children can evoke in their traumatized mothers and how we can help them. 
    Biel, Switzerland - 1/23/2015
  • What changes with Clinician Assisted Videofeedback Sessions (CAVES)? 
    Boston, MA - 1/23/2015
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Other

  • Difficult parents? The challenges of responding to the needs of psychiatrically ill parents in pediatric practice. 
    Schechter DS, Rusconi-Serpa S, Swiss Medical Review (Revue Medicale Suisse)
    Switzerland - 1/1/2013
  • "Formative Experiences: The Interaction of Parenting, Culture, and Developmental Psychobiology. New York: Cambridge University Press, Inc." 
    Worthman C, Plotsky P, Schechter DS, Cummings, C (Editors)
    1/1/2010
  • "September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds. New York: Taylor and Francis, Inc." 
    Coates SW, Rosenthal J, Schechter DS (Editors)
    1/11/2003
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Press Mentions

  • Parent's Tough Childhood Can Cast Shadow Across Generations
    Parent's Tough Childhood Can Cast Shadow Across GenerationsJuly 9th, 2018

Grant Support

  • Stress and Developmental Psychopathology (CP4), NCCR-SYNAPSYSwiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)2010–2018
  • Maternal PTSD and Interactive Behavior with Young ChildrenNational Institute of Mental Health2003–2008
  • Mother Child Interaction ProjectNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
  • Parent-Child Interactions ProjectNational Center For Research Resources2004

Committees

  • Senior Member, Infancy and Preschool Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1999 - 2022

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French, German, Spanish