Paul Stuart Appelbaum MD
Forensic Psychiatry
"Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Law Director, Division of Law, Ethics and Psychiatry at Columbia"
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1051 Riverside Dr122New York, NY 10032
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Summary
- Dr. Paul Appelbaum is a psychiatrist based in New York, NY, with a subspecialty in forensic psychiatry. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center/Harvard Medical School after earning his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1976. He has expertise in depression, psychotherapy, forensic psychiatry, medical ethics, and mental health. Dr. Appelbaum has authored many publications, including work on assessment of decisional capacity, informed consent in psychedelic-assisted therapy, ethical challenges in psychiatry, and early intervention in genomic medicine. He has received multiple honors, including recognition as one of America's Top Doctors and membership in the Institute of Medicine.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1980
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1976, MD
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1984 - 2007
PA State Medical License 1980 - 1988
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Qualitative Evaluation of Acceptability and Feasibility of a Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Violence Among Young Adults with Early Psychosis.Stephanie A Rolin, Deirdre Caffrey, Megan G Flores, Jennifer Mootz, Iruma Bello
Community Mental Health Journal. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsImpact of Receiving Genetic Diagnoses on Parents' Perceptions of Their Children with Autism and Intellectual Disability.Robert Klitzman, Ekaterina Bezborodko, Wendy K Chung, Paul S Appelbaum
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2025-01-01 - Informed Consent in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.Mazdak M Bradberry, Paul S Appelbaum, Natalie Gukasyan
Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences. 2024-12-31
Press Mentions
“A Liability to the University”—Addressing Student Mental Health Needs on CampusAugust 27th, 2024- The Mother Who Changed: A Story of DementiaMay 9th, 2023
- No Other OptionsDecember 16th, 2022
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Grant Support
- 1/5 Clinical Outcome Prediction of Psychosis from EHRs (COPPER)COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2024–2029
- 1/5 Clinical Outcome Prediction of Psychosis from EHRs (COPPER)COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2024–2029
- Polygenic Prediction of Suicide: Clinical, Ethical and Psychosocial ImpactNEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC2023–2028
- Center For ELSI Research On Psychiatric Neurologic And Behavioral GeneticsNational Human Genome Research Institute2010–2012
- Challenges Of Informed Consent In Return Of Data From Genomic ResearchNational Human Genome Research Institute2011
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