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Joseph Tarantolo, MD, Psychiatry, Washington, DC

JosephTarantoloMD

Psychiatry Washington, DC

Psychosomatic Medicine

Physician

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  • Office

    902 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    Washington, DC 20003
    Phone+1 202-543-5290
    Fax+1 202-547-2521

Education & Training

  • Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral Health
    Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1972 - 1973
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1970 - 1971
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1975 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Harold Elster Award for Highest Academic Achievement

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Primum Nocere (First to Harm) Countertransference and Poisonous Pedagogy: A Hypothesis to Explain Why Psychiatrists Promote Dangerous, Harmful, and Ineffectual Neurole...  
    joseph tarantolo, Ethical Hunman Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013

Press Mentions

  • Mass Shootings and Psychiatric Drugs – the Connection
    Mass Shootings and Psychiatric Drugs – the ConnectionSeptember 5th, 2019