EricCortezAlceraMD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health - Carrier Clinic Chair, Central Region HMH Behavioral Health CTS Assistant Professor and Founding Vice Chair, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

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Office
Carrier Clinic
252 County Road 601
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
Phone+1 551-302-5895

Fax+1 732-224-3819

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004 - 2006
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2004
St Louis University Sapientia Ae DificatClass of 1999
Ithaca CollegeBA, Biology, 1993

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2016
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Voluntary Faculty Award Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, 2015
Teacher of the Year Award New York University, Child Study Center, 2011
Edward J. Sacher Award for Clinical Excellence Columbia University, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 2005
Excellence in Teaching Award in Psychiatry Cooper Hospital, UMDNJ - RWJMS, 2004
Arnold P. Gold Award Cooper Hospital, UMDNJ - RWJMS, 2003
Golden Apple Teaching Award Cooper Hospital, UMDNJ - RWJMS, 2003
First Place, Annual Paper New Jersey Psychiatric Association, 2003
Volunteer Faculty Award Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2015
Teacher of the Year Award NYU-Child and Adolescent Residency Program, 2011
Edward J. Sacher Award 2006
Chief Resident Columbia University Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Program, 2005
AACAP Representative for Columbia University 2005
Excellence in Teaching Award in Psychiatry 2004
First Place-Annual Paper 1 New Jersey Psychiatric Association, 2003
Golden Apple Teaching Award in Psychiatry 2003
Arnold P. Gold Award-Outstanding Resident Role Model 2003
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Exploring Esketamine's Therapeutic Outcomes as an FDA-Designated Breakthrough for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Major Depressive Disorder With Suicidal Intent: A ...
Suneeta Kumari, Hassan A Chaudhry, Adam Sagot, Stacy Doumas, Hussain Abdullah
Cureus. 2024-02-01

Journal Articles

"Ceftriaxone and Infection in First Episode Adolescent Psychosis"
Tosyali, Presenters: Mehmet C., Sanjay Patel, Danielle B. Aurora Varas, Eric Alcera, and Discussant: Barbara J. Coffey, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 1/1/2013
Chemical 'warfare' in Philadelphia, Cases that test your skills
Dunn, J, Alcera, EC, Kellerman, J, Current Psychiatry, 1/1/2004

Books/Book Chapters

Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders
Chapter: Factitious Disorders
Alcera, EC, Williams, DTElsevier2008

Lectures

Treatment of Depression in Primary Care
Holmdel, NJ - 1/1/2017
Practical Management of Suicidal Patients in the ED
Holmdel, NJ - 1/1/2017
Contracting for Safety vs Safety Planning
Red Bank, NJ - 1/1/2016
Diagnosis of Depression
Red Bank, NJ - 1/1/2016
Adolescent Suicide, Treatment and Prevention
Neptune, NJ - 1/1/2016
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary Care
New York, NY - 1/1/2014
Child and Adolescent Day Treatment Program Overview
Brooklyn, NY - 1/1/2013
Child Psychiatric Medication Overview
New York, NY - 1/1/2013
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Overview, Assessment and Treatment
New York, NY - 1/1/2013
Indications of Psychopharmacological Interventions in Adolescents
New York, NY - 1/1/2013
Is this Normal Adolescence? Overview of Pediatric Diagnosis
New York, NY - 1/1/2012
Positive Behavioral Management System
New York, NY - 1/1/2011
The Role of Psychotropic Medication in Child Psychiatry
New York, NY - 1/1/2010
"The Role of Adolescent Day Treatment in the Continuity of Care"
NJ - 1/1/2009
"Interictal Dysphoric Disorders."
NJ - 1/1/2009
"Managing Transitions. Social Issues Involving Teenagers with Epilepsy."
NY - 1/1/2008
"Suicide Risk Assessment."
NY - 1/1/2008
"The life of L.Ron Hubbard in relation to the Antipsychiatry Movement."
NJ - 1/1/2007
"Clinical Case Presentation, Blinded by the "Lights".
NY - 1/1/2005
Chronic Schizophrenia: Overview and Obstacles of Treatment in PACT Setting.
NJ - 1/1/2004
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Press Mentions

Walk-in Clinics Tackle Urgent Mental Health NeedsAugust 21st, 2024
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