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Specialties
Adult Psychiatry
Trauma
Psychotherapy
Personal Statement

Alyson Gorun, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In addition to her clinical and academic leadership roles, she has a General Adult Psychiatry out patient practice and specializes in Women’s Mental Health. She currently welcomes all patients for consultations, psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, and medication management.

Biographical Info

Dr. Alyson Gorun received her undergraduate and medical degrees from New York University. She completed her psychiatry residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she served as chief resident, followed by a fellowship in Reproductive Psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. She is also a graduate of the psychoanalytic training program at the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Research and Training.

Dr. Gorun is the Acting Director of the Aaron Stern, M.D., Ph.D. Program in Psychodynamic Psychiatry. She is also the Associate Training Director of the General Psychiatry Residency Program and Director of Psychotherapy Training at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.

She has published and presented nationally on topics in reproductive psychiatry, psychodynamic psychotherapy and resident education. She has received numerous awards for her teaching and supervision of medical students and residents and holds national leadership roles in psychotherapy training and resident education. Her clinical areas of expertise include menstrual cycle disorders, preconception consultation, psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period, pregnancy loss, infertility and menopause. She also welcomes patients experiencing a broad range of psychological conditions, relationship concerns, life transitions and other emotional challenges. 

Honors and Awards
  • Chair, Psychotherapy Committee, American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, 2026- present
  • Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Psychotherapy, 2026-present
  • Edith Sabshin Teaching Award, American Psychoanalytic Association, 2025
  • Member, Psychotherapy Committee, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, 2025-present
  • Co-Leader of Training Advancement Initiative, Psychotherapy Caucus, American Psychiatric Association, 2022-2024
  • Full-Time Faculty Teaching Award, Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program, 2022
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Clinical Expertise
Reproductive Psychiatry
Mood Disorders
Psychopharmacology
Adjustment Disorder
Grief
Postpartum Disorders
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Psychological Aspects of Infertility
Menopause
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Supportive Psychotherapy
Education 
  • M.D.
    New York University School of Medicine
    2015
  • B.A.
    New York University
    2011
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Psychiatrist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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