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Richard Brand, MD, Psychiatry, Congers, NY

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Psychiatry • Congers, NY

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Pres., Adult & Adolescent Psychiatry Assocs.

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  • Office

    50 N Conger Ave
    Congers, NY 10920
    Phone+1 845-638-2626
    Fax+1 845-638-2608

Summary

  • Prior to entering college and medical school I played lead guitar and toured nationally with The Left Banke, which had several national hits including a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame top 500 all-time song, Walk Away Renee. In Dec 2023, I published a memoir: FEELINGS ARE OVERRATED - My Escape from Rockstar to Psychiatrist, by Rick Brand MD, available at Amazon.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)/Westchester
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)/WestchesterResidency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1981
  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
    Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 1977
  • City College of New York
    City College of New YorkBS in Psychology, Magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, 1970 - 1974
  • Bronx High School of Science
    Bronx High School of ScienceDiploma, 1960 - 1964

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1981 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1978 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Phi Beta Kappa CCNY
  • Magna Cum Laude CCNY
  • Best Doctor of Psychiatry in Rockland County NY Townline Magazine, 1999

Publications & Presentations

Other

  • Angry? Deal With It 
    Richard Brand MD, Paradigm Magazine
    11/2008
  • When Parents Disagree 
    Richard Brand MD, Paradigm Magazine
    9/2007
  • First Session with an Adolescent 
    Richard Brand MD, Psychiatric Times
    http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p040936.html
    Vol XXI Issue 10 - 9/2004

Professional Memberships

Dr. Richard Brand, Dr. Richard Brand, MD, Dr. R Brand, Dr. Richard David Brand