GaryJKennedyMD

Psychiatry • Bronx, NY

Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Medicine, Psychosomatic Medicine

Director; Prof, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
111 East 210th Street, Bronx NY 10467
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone+1 718-920-4236

Fax+1 718-920-6538

Summary

Dr. Gary Kennedy is a psychiatrist based in Bronx, NY, with subspecialties in geriatric psychiatry, pain medicine, and psychosomatic medicine. He completed his fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine after earning his MD from The University of Texas Health Science Center. Currently, he holds several leadership roles, including Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and the Leslie and Roslyn Fellowship Training Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as well as a professorship at the same institution. Dr. Kennedy has extensive experience in dementia, depression, psychotherapy, and suicide, and has contributed significantly to the literature with publications focusing on suicidal behavior and dementia. His notable honors include being named a Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association and President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1979
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 1975
University of Texas at AustinBA, Biology, 1970

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1979 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1975 - 2001
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2009
Fellow New York Academy of Medicine, 2005
Chair Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, 2005
Exemplary Psychiatrist Award National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 2003
President American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2002
Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation Am Pub Health Association, 2000
Best Book of the Year Award American Journal of Nursing for Geriatric Mental Health Care, 2000
Listed as One of the "Best Doctors in New York" New York Magazine, 1991
Listed as One of the "The Best Doctors in America" Woodward/White, Inc, 1991
Fellow Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College, 1989
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Why Is It Important to Distinguish Early Life Onset From Late Life Onset of Suicidal Behavior?
Gary J Kennedy
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2024-05-01
Trauma in childhood: therapeutic implications of the differences between early-life and late-life suicidal behavior.
Gary J Kennedy
International Psychogeriatrics. 2024-05-01
2 citations
Bad News and Good: Opioids are Associated with the Incidence of Dementia, but the Effect is Substantial Only for Those 75-80 Years of Age.
Gary J Kennedy
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2023-05-01

Journal Articles

The Effect of Telephone-Facilitated Depression Care on Older, Medically Ill Patients
Pickett YR, Kennedy GJ, Freeman K, Cummings J, William Woolis W, Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 1/10/2013
Prevalence and Potential Impact of Screening for Subtle Cognitive Deficits on Hospital Readmissions
Buslovich S, Kennedy GJ, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/2012
Proposed Revisions for the Diagnostic Categories of Dementia in the DSM-5
Kennedy GJ, Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2010
Prevention of Dementia and Cognitive Decline: Notes Form the NIH-State-of-the- Science Conference
Kennedy GJ, Kastenschmidt E, Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2010
Parkinson's Disease and Dementia
Kennedy GJ, Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2009
Advanced Age, Dementia, and Driving: Guidance for the Patient, Family and Physician
Kennedy GJ, Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2009
Dementia or Depression? Diagnostic Bias in Geriatric Practice
Kennedy GJ, George C, Lui YW, Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2009
Nueropsychological Strategies for Detecting Early Dementia
Grober E, Hall C, McGinn M, Nicholls T, Stanford S, Ehrlich A, Jacobs LG, Kennedy G, Sanders A, Lipton RB, J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 1/1/2008
Screening Older Adults for Executive Dysfunction: An Essential Refinement in the Assessment of Cognitive Impairment
Kennedy GJ, Smyth CA, American Journal of Nursing, 1/1/2008
Major and Subthreshold Depression among Older Adults Seeking Vision Rehabilitation Services
Horowitz A, Reinhardt AP, Kennedy GJ, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2005
Who Can Stay at Home: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community
Cooney LM, Kennedy GJ, Hawkins KA, Hurme SB, Archives of Internal Medicine, 1/1/2004
The Importance of Executive Deficits; Assessing the Older Person's Capacity to Remain at Home
Kennedy GJ, Scalmati, Geriatrics, 1/1/2002
The Interface of Depression and Dementia
Kennedy GJ, Scalmati A, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 1/1/2001
Advances in the Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Will Empiricism Improve the Public's Health?
Kennedy GJ, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2001
Cognitive Impairment and Mortality among Older Community Residents
Kelman HR, Thomas C, Kennedy GJ, Chen J, Journal of the American Public Health Association, 1/1/1994
Phases of Change in the Patient with Alzheimer's Disease: A Conceptual Dimension for Defining Health Care Management
Cohen D, Kennedy GJ, Eisdorfer C, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/1984
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