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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
- 44 citationsPreliminary study of themes of meaning and psychosocial service use among informal cancer caregivers.Allison J. Applebaum, Carol J. Farran, Allison Marziliano, Anna R. Pasternak, William Breitbart
Palliative & Supportive Care. 2014-04-01 - 851 citationsImpact of Cancer-Related Fatigue on the Lives of Patients: New Findings From the Fatigue CoalitionGregory A. Curt, William Breitbart, David Cella, Jerome E. Groopman, Sandra J. Horning
The Oncologist. 2000-10-01 - 419 citationsCancer-Related Fatigue: Prevalence of Proposed Diagnostic Criteria in a United States Sample of Cancer SurvivorsDavid Cella, Kimberly Davis, William Breitbart, Gregory A. Curt
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2001-07-15
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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