Lawrence Amsel, MD, PC
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Listed in Behavioral, Disability Evaluation, Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatry
- 245 West 107th Street New York, NY 10025
- 212-592-3804
- lamsel01@gmail.com
Company Name: Lawrence Amsel, MD PC
Education and Credentials:
Academic Training:
1979 B.A., Mathematics, Columbia College, New York, N.Y.
1988 M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
1998 M.P.H., Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Medical Traineeship:
1988-1989 Internship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
1989-1992 Psychiatry Residency: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, N.Y.
1993 Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Fellowships:
1992-1994 Fellowship Training: National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship in Mental Health Statistics and Psychiatric Research Methods at Columbia University School of Public Health.
1994-1995 Freedom Forum Center Fellow, Research Topics: Analysis of healthcare reform, and journalistic representations of the reform process.
1999-2000 NIMH Research Fellow, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University
Hospital Appointments:
2001-Present Attending, in Trauma Psychiatry New York Presbyterian Hospital.
2001-2003 Attending, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital
2001-2004 Attending, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, New York- Presbyterian Hospital.
1997-1999 Assistant Unit Chief, Presbyterian Hospital In-Patient Psychiatry Service. Administrative
1996-1999 Director of Clinical Education, In-Patient Psychiatry Service, Presbyterian Hospital. Acute in-patient clinical training for psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and medical students.
1995-Present Attending in Psychiatry New York Presbyterian Hospital.
1979 B.A., Mathematics, Columbia College, New York, N.Y.
1988 M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
1998 M.P.H., Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Medical Traineeship:
1988-1989 Internship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
1989-1992 Psychiatry Residency: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, N.Y.
1993 Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Fellowships:
1992-1994 Fellowship Training: National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship in Mental Health Statistics and Psychiatric Research Methods at Columbia University School of Public Health.
1994-1995 Freedom Forum Center Fellow, Research Topics: Analysis of healthcare reform, and journalistic representations of the reform process.
1999-2000 NIMH Research Fellow, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University
Hospital Appointments:
2001-Present Attending, in Trauma Psychiatry New York Presbyterian Hospital.
2001-2003 Attending, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital
2001-2004 Attending, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, New York- Presbyterian Hospital.
1997-1999 Assistant Unit Chief, Presbyterian Hospital In-Patient Psychiatry Service. Administrative
1996-1999 Director of Clinical Education, In-Patient Psychiatry Service, Presbyterian Hospital. Acute in-patient clinical training for psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and medical students.
1995-Present Attending in Psychiatry New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Specialties:
Psychiatrty
Forensic Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatric Personal Injury
Psychiatric Disability
Psychiatric Pain & Suffering Evaluation
Psychological Evaluations (Divorce & Family Law)
Psychiatric Malpractice
Grief and Loss Counseling
Psychiatric Decision Making
Terrorism/Counter Terrorism
Finances Competency
Guardianship (Psychiatry)
Psychiatric Hospital Administration & Procedures
Forensic Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatric Personal Injury
Psychiatric Disability
Psychiatric Pain & Suffering Evaluation
Psychological Evaluations (Divorce & Family Law)
Psychiatric Malpractice
Grief and Loss Counseling
Psychiatric Decision Making
Terrorism/Counter Terrorism
Finances Competency
Guardianship (Psychiatry)
Psychiatric Hospital Administration & Procedures
Experience:
Dr. Lawrence Amsel provides psychiatric evaluations and consultations in both criminal and civil (plaintiff and defense) cases. With a specialty in Psychiatric consequences of personal injury cases, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Greif, Criminal Mitigation, Psychiatric Malpractice, and Psychiatric aspects of Divorce and Family Law.
Dr. Amsel has been practicing psychiatry and public health psychiatry for 25 years, as well as doing academic research and teaching in psychiatry at Columbia University. He co-directed the Trauma Studies and Services division at Columbia University, where he was involved in treating victims of 9/11 and their families, and was a major trainer for other clinicians. Dr. Amsel has also been involved in nationally recognized program training Pediatricians to deal with mental health issues in their practice. He is also an expert in Decision Science and Game Theory, including applications to Medical Decision Making and Psychiatry. He has worked as Medical Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine creating educational videos. Additional areas of specialty include health care behavioral economics, pediatric psychiatry, OCD, family loss, and Psychological Sequelae of Terrorism.
Dr. Amsel has been practicing psychiatry and public health psychiatry for 25 years, as well as doing academic research and teaching in psychiatry at Columbia University. He co-directed the Trauma Studies and Services division at Columbia University, where he was involved in treating victims of 9/11 and their families, and was a major trainer for other clinicians. Dr. Amsel has also been involved in nationally recognized program training Pediatricians to deal with mental health issues in their practice. He is also an expert in Decision Science and Game Theory, including applications to Medical Decision Making and Psychiatry. He has worked as Medical Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine creating educational videos. Additional areas of specialty include health care behavioral economics, pediatric psychiatry, OCD, family loss, and Psychological Sequelae of Terrorism.
Years in Practice: 25
Dr. Lawrence Amsel has 25 years experience as an academic and clinical psychiatrist with particular expertise in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Medical Decision Making and psychotherapy practice. He provides psychiatric evaluations and consultations in both criminal and civil (plaintiff and defense) cases. With a specialty in Psychiatric consequences of personal injury cases, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Greif, Criminal Mitigation, Psychiatric Malpractice, and Psychiatric aspects of Divorce and Family Law.