Naomi Michele Simon MD

Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Medical School. Director, Anxiety and Complicated Grief Program, NYU Langone Health. Vice Chair, Research Faculty Development and Mentoring, Department of Psychiatry Senior Advisor, Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic

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1 Park AveFl 8New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 212-263-7419

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1996
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Combination of Paroxetine CR and Quetiapine for the Treatment of Refractory Generalized Anxiety Disorder Start of enrollment: 2004 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
Duloxetine for Social Anxiety Disorder: Prediction of Long Term Outcome Start of enrollment: 2004 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
SSRI Administration to Reduce Acute Stress Disorder Symptoms and Prevent Depression and PTSD in Physical Trauma Victims Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder Symptoms Start of enrollment: 1999 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Trial of Paroxetine-CR for the Treatment of Patients With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Remaining Symptomatic After Initial Exposure Therapy Start of enrollment: 2002 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Ziprasidone for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety in Patients With Bipolar Disorder Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 4
A Study of Medication With or Without Psychotherapy for Complicated Grief Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Influence of Escitalopram on Fear Conditioning Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 4
PROlonGed ExpoSure Sertraline Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 4
GATE: Generalized Anxiety - A Treatment Evaluation Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Acute and long-term effects of COVID-19 on brain and mental health: A narrative review.
J Douglas Bremner, Scott J Russo, Richard Gallagher, Naomi M Simon
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2025-01-01
Depression is Associated with Treatment Response Trajectories in Adults with Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Machine Learning Analysis.
Adam Calderon, Matthew Irwin, Naomi M Simon, M Katherine Shear, Christine Mauro
Medrxiv. 2024-12-12
Ecological momentary assessment in prolonged grief research: Feasibility, acceptability, and measurement reactivity.
Emily H Mintz, Emma R Toner, Alexa M Skolnik, Alicia Pan, Madelyn R Frumkin
Death Studies. 2024-12-02

Journal Articles

Factors Related to Migraine Patients’ Decisions to Initiate Behavioral Migraine Treatment Following a Headache Specialist’s Recommendation: A Prospective Observational...
Richard B Lipton, Naomi M Simon, Scott Powers, Rachel Sobolev, Sarah Azarchi, Pain Medicine

Press Mentions

Effectively Reduce Stress and Treat Anxiety Disorders Without Antidepressants – SciTechDailyNovember 11th, 2022
Effectively Reducing Stress and Treating Anxiety Disorders Without Antidepressant DrugsNovember 11th, 2022
Effectively Reduce Stress and Treat Anxiety Disorders Without AntidepressantsNovember 11th, 2022
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Grant Support

Elucidating Neural Mechanisms and Sex Differences in Response to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Generalized Anxiety DisorderNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2021–2026
Randomized placebo controlled trial to determine the biological signature of cannabidiol as a treatment for social anxiety disorderNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2022–2025
2/4-Optimizing Treatment Of Complicated GriefNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2012
The Utility Of Threat Detection In Generalized Social Anxiety DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
Depression DNA Damage And Telomeres: A Chronic Stress Model Of Accelerated AgingNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
Treatment Refractory Panic DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2004