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James Recht, MD, Psychiatry, Boston, MA

JamesRechtMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Addiction, Community, Psychopharmacology

Psychiatrist

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  • Office

    780 Albany St.
    Boston, MA 02118
    Phone+1 857-654-1342

Summary

  • Dr. James Recht is a psychiatrist based in Boston, MA. His interests include substance use disorders, community psychiatry, and mental health for people living with HIV. He attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, and obtained his psychiatry residency training at Tufts Medical Center and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston. He is the HIV Team Psychiatrist at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, a Teaching Associate at Cambridge Health Alliance, and a Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

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Education & Training

  • St Elizabeth's Medical Center
    St Elizabeth's Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1994
  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterInternship, Psychiatry, 1990 - 1992
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1990
  • Marquette University
    Marquette UniversityBA, Magna cum Laude, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Phi Beta Kappa Marquette University, 1986

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pramipexole augmentation in the treatment of unipolar and bipolar depression: a retrospective chart review.  
    Sporn J, Ghaemi SN, Sambur MR, Rankin MA, Recht J, Sachs GS, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Ann Clin Psychiatry 2000; 12:137–140

Lectures

  • Motivational Therapy in the Treatment of Addictions. 
    Cambridge Health Alliance Outpatient Psychiatry Department
  • Pharmacotherapy of Addictions. 
    Cambridge Health Alliance Outpatient Psychiatry Department
  • Healthcare Reform: PPACA and the Lessons of Massachusetts. 
    Brigham & Women's Hospital
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Other Languages

  • Italian

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