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

79 citations
Neural Correlates of Reversal Learning in Severe Mood Dysregulation and Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Nancy E. Adleman, Reilly R. Kayser, Daniel P. Dickstein, R. James R. Blair, Daniel S. Pine
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2011-11-01
94 citations
Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Versus Severe Mood Dysregulation: Risk for Manic Episodes on Follow-Up
Argyris Stringaris, Argelinda Baroni, Caroline Haimm, Melissa A. Brotman, Catherine H. Lowe
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2010-04-01
18 citations
The Endocannabinoid System: A New Treatment Target for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Reilly R. Kayser, Ivar Snorrason, Margaret Haney, Francis S. Lee, H. Blair Simpson
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2019-06-14

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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