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Office
160 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Clinical Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1982
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1980
- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
- CT State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2020
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2020
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2020
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Clinical Trials
- Spirituality, Religiosity, and Immune Functioning Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 01
- Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy in Advanced Cancer Start of enrollment: 2002 May 01
- Psychosocial Support for Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 55 citationsFactors associated with attrition from a randomized controlled trial of meaning-centered group psychotherapy for patients with advanced cancer.Allison J. Applebaum, Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Hayley Pessin, Julia N. Radomski, N. Simay Gökbayrak
Psycho-Oncology. 2012-11-01 - 99 citationsConceptualizing prognostic awareness in advanced cancer: A systematic review:Allison J. Applebaum, Elissa Kolva, Julia R. Kulikowski, Jordana D Jacobs, Antonio P. DeRosa
Journal of Health Psychology. 2014-09-01 - 34 citationsHIV/AIDS-related pain as a chronic pain condition: implications of a biopsychosocial model for comprehensive assessment and effective management.Kelly Stein Marcus, Robert D. Kerns, Barry Rosenfeld, William Breitbart
Pain Medicine. 2000-09-01
Press Mentions
- On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not HappinessApril 7th, 2020
- A New Vision for Dreams of the DyingFebruary 28th, 2019
- Psychosocial Oncology: Helping Patients Manage Stress During Pancreatic Cancer TreatmentNovember 19th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy In Advanced Cancer PatientsNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
- Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy In Advanced CancerNational Cancer Institute2007–2011
- Depression, Cytokines, And Pancreatic CancerNational Cancer Institute2005–2006
- Depression/Desire For Death In Terminal Cancer PatientsNational Institute Of Nursing Research2000–2003
- Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy In Advanced CancerNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2001–2002
- Desire For Death Among Terminally Ill Patients With AIDSNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2001
- Network ProjectNational Cancer Institute1992–2001
- Psychostimulants For Fatigue In The HIV Infected PatientNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1997
- Pain In The Ambulatory AIDS PatientNational Institute Of Mental Health1992–1994
- The Network ProjectNational Cancer Institute1993
- Pharmacological Management Of AIDS DeliriumNational Institute Of Mental Health1989–1991
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