Richard Alan Friedman, M.D.
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Richard Alan Friedman, M.D.
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About Richard Alan Friedman, M.D.
I am a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Director of the Psychopharmacology Clinic. My specialties include anxiety and mood misorders, psycho-pharmacology and refractory depression.
Richard A. Friedman, M.D. actively involved in clinical research of Mood Disorders. In particular, he is involved in several ongoing randomized clinical trials of both approved and investigational drugs for the treatment of major Depression, Chronic depression, and Dysthymia.
Dr. Friedman is a contributing Op-Ed writer at the New York Times where he writes on mental health, addiction, human behavior, and neuroscience.
Dr. Friedman is currently not accepting new patients. Please contact the Weill Cornell Specialty Center at (646) 962-2820 for referrals.
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M.D.Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey1982
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B.A.Duke University1978
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Attending PsychiatristNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Professor of Clinical PsychiatryWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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