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Alexander Kane, M.D.

Psychiatry
Insurances Accepted

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  • EPO/POS
Personal Statement

Alexander Kane, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Inpatient Psychiatrist at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital. He maintains an outpatient faculty practice in both Westchester and Manhattan in General Adult Psychiatry, where he offers diagnostic evaluations, individual therapy, and pharmacological treatments.

Biographical Info

Dr. Kane completed his undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University, where he obtained degrees in both Neuroscience and Philosophy. He subsequently joined Vanderbilt University’s Program in Neuroscience Drug Discovery, where he spent several years characterizing novel therapeutic drugs designed for the treatment of schizophrenia and other neurodegenerative disorders. He later went on to earn his medical degree from Columbia University. He remained at Columbia University for both his internship and Psychiatry residency, where he developed interests in psychodynamic psychotherapy, emergency psychiatry, and consult-liaison psychiatry. As a resident, Dr. Kane also completed a one-year fellowship with Columbia University’s Analytic Institute.

Clinical Expertise
Psychiatric Evaluation In Adult
Psychopharmacology
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Schizophrenia
Personality Disorder
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
    2015
  • B.A.
    Vanderbilt University
    2008
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Psychiatrist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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