ReillyReynsKayserMD

Medical Director, Center for OCD and Related Disorders, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute

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I am a psychiatrist and clinical researcher focused on identifying and testing novel therapeutic strategies to treat symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety. I am particularly interested in the brain’s endocannabinoid system, its role in the pathophysiology underlying OCD and anxiety disorders, and its potential as a treatment target for these conditions.

After graduating from Yale University with a BA in psychology/behavioral neuroscience, I obtained my medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. I then completed residency in psychiatry and an NIMH T32 research fellowship in affective, anxiety, and related disorders at Columbia University Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute.

I currently serve as Medical Director of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders, where I treat patients with OCD and anxiety disorders as a study psychiatrist, help to coordinate the Center’s various clinical research projects, and supervise research assistants, residents, and fellows.

New York-Presbyterian HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2018 - 2021
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2014
Yale UniversityB.A., Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience, 2004 - 2008

PubMed

10 citations
Resilience predicts positive mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Yorkers with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Dianne M Hezel, Amy M Rapp, Michael G Wheaton, Reilly R Kayser, Sarah V Rose
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2022-06-01
2 citations
Pipeline in Jeopardy-Challenges in Developing Patient-Oriented Interventions Researchers in Psychiatry and Opportunities for Action.
Reilly R Kayser, Melissa Arbuckle, H Blair Simpson
JAMA Psychiatry. 2022-02-01
7 citations
Patterns of Cannabis Use Among Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Results from an Internet Survey.
Reilly R. Kayser, Meredith S Senter, Rebecca Tobet, Marissa Raskin, Sapana R. Patel
Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 2021-07-01

Books/Book Chapters

Different Patients, Different Therapies: Optimizing Treatment Using Differential Psychotherapeutics
Chapter: Case-based Application of the Differential Therapeutics Cycle: OCD Case Vignette
Reilly KayserEditors: Deborah L. Cabaniss, Yael Holoschitz.WW Norton & Company2019
A transdiagnostic approach to obsessions, compulsions, and related phenomena
Chapter: Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Medications for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Yael R Stovezky, Marina Gershkovich, Reilly Kayser, H Blair SimpsonEditors: E. Morgan.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2019
Treatment resistance in psychiatry
Chapter: Treatment resistance in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Rachel Middleton, Michael G. Wheaton, Reilly R. Kayser, H. Blair SimpsonEditors: YK Kim.Springer, Singapore2018

Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome: 5 Scientific Answers to "Scromiting" QuestionsAugust 5th, 2021
Can CBD Help OCD??February 5th, 2021
Cannabinoids Could Help Treat OCD, Researchers SuggestAugust 21st, 2019
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