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Eric Nestler, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

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Psychiatry • New York, NY

Director, Friedman Brain Institute; Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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  • Office

    One Gustave L. Levy Place
    Box 1065
    New York, NY 10029
    Phone+1 212-659-5656
    Fax+1 212-659-8510

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1987
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1987
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1985 - 2020
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2003 - 2010
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Netrin-1/DCC Guidance Cue Pathway as a Molecular Target in Depression: Translational Evidence  
    Eric Nestler, MD, Biological Psychiatry
  • Role of Long Non-Coding RNA Gas5 in Cocaine Action  
    Eric Nestler, MD, Biological Psychiatry
  • Effects of the KCNQ Channel Opener Ezogabine on Functional Connectivity of the Ventral Striatum and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder  
    Katherine A Collins, Dan V Iosifescu, James W Murrough, Eric J Nestler, Nisha Chadha, Nature
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Authored Content

  • The Netrin-1/DCC Guidance Cue Pathway as a Molecular Target in Depression: Translational EvidenceMay 2020
  • Meeting Report: Can We Make Animal Models of Human Mental Illness?February 2018

Press Mentions

  • New Scientific Evidence Emerges on How Individuals Transition from Recreational to Compulsive Use of Drugs
    New Scientific Evidence Emerges on How Individuals Transition from Recreational to Compulsive Use of DrugsMarch 7th, 2023
  • Cocaine Use Disorder Linked with Transcriptional Signatures in Brain That Could Help Develop Targeted Treatments
    Cocaine Use Disorder Linked with Transcriptional Signatures in Brain That Could Help Develop Targeted TreatmentsFebruary 13th, 2023
  • Cocaine Use Disorder Alters Gene Networks of Neuroinflammation and Neurotransmission in Humans
    Cocaine Use Disorder Alters Gene Networks of Neuroinflammation and Neurotransmission in HumansFebruary 6th, 2023
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