Jason P. Herrick

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Jason

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Herrick

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<p>Dr. Herrick, M.D. currently serves as the Director of Psychiatry for the Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP). &nbsp;He has been affiliated with Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 2008 when he begun his psychiatry residency. &nbsp;He completed his Child and Adolescent fellowship in 2013 and worked briefly at the New York City Children's Center - Bronx Campus, before returning to Montefiore full time.</p>

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<p>Jason Herrick, MD, is an attending physician at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, Director, Behavioral Health at Montefiore Medical Group and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Herrick&rsquo;s career has focused on improving access to psychiatric services across the lifespan by supporting and leading the integration of mental health services into primary care practices.</p><p>After obtaining his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from Columbia University School of General Studies in 2004, Dr. Herrick earned his Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College in 2008. He completed his residency in general psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2011, followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the same institution in 2013.</p><p>Dr. Herrick is board certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. </p>

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Merrill Scot Herman

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Merrill

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Herman

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<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Dr. Merrill Herman has worked in the field of substance abuse for over 25 years. He is Chief of Service of the Montefiore Substance Abuse Treatment Program, a large methadone maintenance program in the Bronx; Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Einstein; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; and Associate Director of Psychiatry for the Einstein/Montefiore Division of Substance Abuse.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Dr. Herman has published papers and presented at conferences on numerous subjects including acupuncture for cocaine addiction, medical student impairment, integration of primary care and substance abuse treatment, and co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Dr. Herman is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Professional Development in Addictions (IPDA) in New York State. He is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American Psychological Association (APA), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), and was the Chair of the Aid for Impaired Medical Students (AIMS) Committee at Einstein. He served as the President of the New York Society of Addiction Medicine (NYSAM), a chapter of ASAM, from 1995 to 2009.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Dr. Herman completed medical school at Cornell University Medical College, a psychiatric residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, and the first fellowship in addiction psychiatry at New York University.</div>
<p>Dr. Merrill Herman has worked in the field of substance abuse for over 25 years. He is Associate Director of Psychiatry of the Montefiore Substance Abuse Treatment Program, a large methadone maintenance program in the Bronx; Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Einstein and&nbsp;Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry</p>
<p>Dr. Herman has published papers and presented at conferences on numerous subjects including acupuncture for cocaine addiction, medical student impairment, integration of primary care and substance abuse treatment, and co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.</p>
<p>Dr. Herman is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Professional Development in Addictions (IPDA) in New York State. He is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), and was the Chair of the Aid for Impaired Medical Students (AIMS) Committee at Einstein. He served as the President of the New York Society of Addiction Medicine (NYSAM), a chapter of ASAM, from 1995 to 2009 and is currently Starategic Planning Chair and Membership Co-Chair</p>
<p>Dr. Herman&nbsp;attended University of Pennsylvania for his BA in Biology and&nbsp;completed medical school at Weill Cornell University Medical College, psychiatric residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, and the first fellowship in addiction psychiatry at New York University.</p>
<p>Dr. Herman's outside interests include being an avid sports&nbsp;fan,&nbsp;hiking and biking as well as popular music.</p>

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Maria F. Gomez

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Maria

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<p>Mar&iacute;a Fernanda G&oacute;mez, M.D. is Associate Director of Psychosomatic Medicine, Associate Director of Residency Training, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.</p>
<p>Dr. G&oacute;mez received her medical degree from the University of Salamanca, Spain and completed her residency at New York Medical College/Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center. She was awarded the American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology fellowship and the Linda Pollin Foundation Fellowship in Medical Crisis Counseling during her fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and is the recipient of the American Psychiatric Association Nancy C. A. Roske, M.D. Certificate of Excellence in Medical Student Education. &nbsp;She has successfully completed multiple subspecialty board certifications, including Psychosomatic Medicine, Geriatric, Addiction, and Forensic psychiatry and is one of the very few psychiatrists to be certified in Pain Medicine.</p>

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Purnima Garg

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Purnima

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Garg

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<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India<br />Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Family Medicine)</p>

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Howard L. Forman

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Howard

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<h2 class="title"><a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/evidence-for-greater…; rel="ContributionToJournal">Evidence for greater forensic education of all psychiatry residents</a></h2>
<p><a class="link person" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman&quot; rel="Person"><span>Forman, H. L.</span></a><span>&nbsp;&amp; Preven, D. W.&nbsp;</span><span class="date">Dec 1 2016</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="journal">In :&nbsp;<a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman/publicati…; rel="Journal"><span>Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.</span></a></span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="volume">44</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="journalnumber">4</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="pages">p. 422-424</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="numberofpages">3 p.</span></p>
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<h2 class="title"><a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/use-of-the-clinical-…; rel="ContributionToJournal">Use of the Clinical Laboratory in Psychiatric Practice</a></h2>
<p><span class="numberofpages"><span>Aloezos, C., Wai, J. M., Bluth, M. H. &amp;&nbsp;</span><a class="link person" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman&quot; rel="Person"><span>Forman, H.</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="date">Dec 1 2016</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="journal">In :&nbsp;<a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman/publicati…; rel="Journal"><span>Clinics in Laboratory Medicine.</span></a></span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="volume">36</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="journalnumber">4</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="pages">p. 777-793</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="numberofpages">17 p.</span><br /></span></p>
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<h2 class="title remoteorigin"><a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/23-yo-female-with-dy…; rel="ContributionToJournal"><span>23 y/o female with dysphagia--Evaluation, intervention and resolution of symptoms in the Psychiatry consultation setting</span></a></h2>
<p><span class="numberofpages"><span>Santos-Cubi&ntilde;&aacute;, J.,&nbsp;</span><a class="link person" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman&quot; rel="Person"><span>Forman, H. L.</span></a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a class="link person" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/maria-f-gomez&quot; rel="Person"><span>Gomez, M. F.</span></a><span>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;</span><a class="link person" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/mary-a-odowd&quot; rel="Person"><span>O'Dowd, M. A. L.</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="date">Apr 1 2015</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="journal">In :&nbsp;<a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman/publicati…; rel="Journal"><span>Bolet&iacute;n de la Asociaci&oacute;n M&eacute;dica de Puerto Rico.</span></a></span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="volume">107</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="journalnumber">2</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="pages">p. 71-72</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="numberofpages">2 p.</span><br /></span></p>
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<h2 class="title"><a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/comparison-of-childh…; rel="ContributionToJournal"><span>Comparison of childhood sexual histories in subjects with pedophilia or opiate addiction and healthy controls: Is childhood sexual abuse a risk factor for addictions?</span></a></h2>
<p><span class="numberofpages"><span>Cohen, L. J.,&nbsp;</span><a class="link person" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman&quot; rel="Person"><span>Forman, H.</span></a><span>, Steinfeld, M., Fradkin, Y., Frenda, S. &amp; Galynker, I.&nbsp;</span><span class="date">Nov 2010</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="journal">In :&nbsp;<a class="link" href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/howard-l-forman/publicati…; rel="Journal"><span>Journal of Psychiatric Practice.</span></a></span><span class="volume">16</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="journalnumber">6</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span class="pages">p. 394-404</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="numberofpages">11 p.</span></span></p>
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<p>Howard L. Forman, MD, is Director of Addiction Consultation Service at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical interests focus on the intersection of addiction, mental health and physical illness. Dr. Forman is also a leading forensic expert who has been retained by state prosecutors, federal prosecutors, leading law firms across the country.</p><p>Dr. Forman earned his Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and environmental science at Columbia University in 2001, followed by his Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2008. After interning in psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center from 2008 to 2009, Dr. Forman returned to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completing a residency in psychiatry in 2012, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry in 2013.</p><p>In addition to his areas of clinical focus, he is a nationally sought-after lecturer, and his research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts. He is also co-author of <em>Prescription Drug Abuse</em>, a book exploring the risks and controversies surrounding the issue of prescription drug abuse and misuse.&nbsp; He is the book review editor for the <em>Psychiatric Times </em>and his opinions have been featured in outlets as varied as the Rolling Stone Magazine and the New York Times.&nbsp; For several years, he was a columnist for US News and World Report.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Dr. Forman has been honored by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with the Samuel Rosen Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching and is a member of the Leo Davidoff Society for excellence in medical student education. He has served as co-Chair for the American Medical Association Action Team on Alcohol and Health, and as President of the Bronx District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association. He is board certified in psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and addiction medicine. Dr. Forman is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and serves on their Council for Medical Education and Lifelong Learning.</p>

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Jessica R. Cristallo

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Lillian Colon

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<p>Dr. Lillian Colon joined the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1992, when she became a psychiatry resident, training at the Montefiore Medical Center and associated institutions. Prior to that she had graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1992. After graduating from residency in 1996, Dr. Colon joined the then MMC Schizophrenia Clinic where she participated in conducting trials of antipsychotics and mood stabilizing medications which are still utilized today in patient care. Following her fellowship, she joined the Moses Montefiore Medical Center Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic and the Psychiatry Observation Suite (POS), where she has the pleasure of caring for patients of all ages. She also supervises psychiatry residents, fellows, medical students and psychology Interns.</p>

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Dr. Colon's clinical focus is on the acute treatment of emergency room patients presenting with diverse psychiatric symptoms, identifying the possible causes and ensuring prompt treatment.

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Dr. Colon&rsquo;s research interests focus on the efficacy of new pharmacological agents in treating psychotic symptoms.

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<p>Lillian Colon, MD, MS, FAPA, is Attending Psychiatrist at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on the acute treatment of emergency room patients presenting with diverse psychiatric symptoms, identifying the possible causes and ensuring prompt treatment.
</p><p>From 1992 to 1996 she was a psychiatric resident with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with rotations at Montefiore Medical Center, North Central Bronx Hospital, Jacobi Medical Center and Bronx Psychiatric Center. From 1996 to 1997, she was a schizophrenia research fellow at the Montefiore Medical Center Schizophrenia Clinic.
</p><p>Dr. Colon&rsquo;s research interests focus on the efficacy of new pharmacological agents in treating psychotic symptoms.
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Linda Chokroverty

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Linda

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Elizabeth L. Chapman

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Elizabeth

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Thomas F. Betzler

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Thomas

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<p>Thomas F. Betzler, MD is a psychiatrist with interests in Community Mental Health, Outpatient Psychiatry, Integrated Treatment of Mental Illness &amp; Primary Care, Addiction Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry and Population Health. &nbsp;He is the Executive Clinical Director, East Campus, Clinical Director of Montefiore Behavioral Health Center at Westchester Square, and Associate Clinical Director in Psychiatry. &nbsp;He teaches first year medical students in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine, second year medical students on Schizophrenia, and oversees the outpatient clinical rotation for third year students at Montefiore Behavioral Health Center. &nbsp;Additionally, he teaches fourth year psychiatric residents in Administrative Psychiatry and Addiction Fellows on alcohol abuse. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Betzler is a graduate of Einstein, completed his residency at Montefiore and is Board Certified. He serves on several clinical and adminisitrative committees. &nbsp;</p>

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