About
Personal Statement
Dr. Anna Dickerman is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, and an Associate Attending Psychiatrist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. As Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service and Program Director for the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship, Dr. Dickerman supervises and teaches residents and fellows performing psychiatric consultations on patients in medical and surgical settings. In addition to her various academic, administrative, and clinical responsibilities within the hospital, she also maintains an active faculty practice in psychiatry and psychotherapy. She treats a wide range of conditions, with an individualized and integrated approach that incorporates psychotherapy and/or psychopharmacology as needed.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Adult Psychiatry
Expertise
- Psychiatric Consultation and Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Psychiatric Aspects of Physical Illness
- Psychotherapy and Medical Illness
Biography
Dr. Anna Dickerman is Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service and Program Director for the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Dickerman attended Harvard College, where she graduated magna cum laude with highest honors. Following her undergraduate studies, she received her M.D. degree at The New York University School of Medicine, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her residency in Adult Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weil Cornell Medical Center, where she received the Payne Whitney Faculty Council Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Department Trainee Award. Following her residency, Dr. Dickerman completed a fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. She also completed psychoanalytic fellowships at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and the American Psychoanalytic Association. She is a recipient of the William L. Webb Fellowship Award from the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a Fellow of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Dr. Dickerman has written and published on a broad variety of topics in C-L psychiatry, and has also co-edited multiple study guides from American Psychiatric Publishing. From 2015-2018, she served on the Scientific Program Committee of the American Psychiatric Association. She is also a board member and Secretary Elect of the Society for Liaison Psychiatry.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
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Recipient, Super Doctors New York Rising Stars (published in New York Times Magazine) |
December 2022 |
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Invited to join the Psychoanalytic Education Committee of the American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis (AAPDPP) |
June 2022 |
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Elected as Secretary of the Board, Society for Liaison Psychiatry |
April 2022 |
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Invited to join the editorial board of “Psychodynamic Psychiatry,” the official journal of the American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis (AAPDPP) |
January 2022 |
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Granted Fellow status in the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry |
September 2021 |
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Recipient, Faculty Teaching Award, Psychiatry Residency Training Program, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine |
June 2021 |
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Recipient, Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Teaching and Outstanding Mentorship in Medical Student Education, Department of Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine |
April 2021 |
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Invited to serve as a member of the Board, Society for Liaison Psychiatry |
2020 |
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Recipient, Super Doctors New York Rising Stars (published in New York Times Magazine) |
2015, 2016, 2017 |
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Recipient, OpenCare Patient’s Choice Award for Psychiatry in New York |
2015 |
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Recipient, Vitals.com Compassionate Doctor Recognition |
2014 |
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Granted Fellow status in the American Psychiatric Association |
2013-2014 |
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Recipient, The American Psychoanalytic Association Fellowship |
2013-2014 |
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Recipient, Editorial Board Fellowship, “Psychodynamic Psychiatry,” the official journal of The American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis (AAPDPP) |
2013 |
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Recipient, Payne Whitney Faculty Council Award for Excellence in Teaching, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine |
2013 |
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Recipient, Consultation Psychiatry Department Trainee Award, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine |
2013 |
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Finalist, APA Psychiatry Residency Bowl “MindGames” (member of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine team) |
2013 |
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Recipient, William L. Webb Fellowship Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (formerly the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine) |
2012-2013 |
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Recipient, The Columbia Psychoanalytic Fellowship, The Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research |
2012-2013 |
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Selected as member of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine’s team for the American Psychiatric Association’s Residency Bowl (“Mind Games”) |
2012 |
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Recipient, The Nathaniel Wharton Fund Best Paper Award, given for the 2011 best paper by a trainee on a topic related to psychosomatic medicine, The Society for Liaison Psychiatry (SLP), New York regional organization of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (formerly the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine) |
2011 |
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Recipient, 2nd Place Award, New York State Psychiatric Association 4th Annual Scientific Paper Award |
2011 |
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Recipient, Trainee Travel Award, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (formerly the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine) Annual Meeting, Phoenix Arizona |
2011 |
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Recipient, Payne Whitney Manhattan Shining Star Award, Department of Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine |
2011 |
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Selected as member of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine’s 2012 team for American Psychiatric Association’s Residency Bowl (“Mind Games”) |
2011 |
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Recipient, New York University School of Medicine Eve R. Flechner Memorial Award given to a female medical student with outstanding performance in the medical clerkship |
2009 |
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Election, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) |
2008 |
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Nominee, American Medical Association Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship/Rock Sleyster, MD Fund (Psychiatry); selected as sole nominee from New York University School of Medicine |
2008 |
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Recipient, NIH/NCI funded Summer Medical Student Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
2006 |
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychosomatic Medicine)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Associate Attending Psychiatrist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., New York University School of Medicine, 2009
- B.A., Harvard College, 2005
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
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* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
Locations and Appointments
News and Media
News
External Relationships
External Relationships
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