About
Personal Statement
Dr. Christina Shayevitz is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Attending Psychiatrist at New York Presbyterian- Lower Manhattan Hospital. She is a faculty member of the Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service which provides care to patients with comorbid psychiatric and general medical conditions in the inpatient and emergency room settings. She serves a clinical function of immediate management of psychiatric conditions, and an educational function of teaching psychological needs of patients and facilitating the medical treatment of the patient. Dr. Shayevitz specializes in knowledge of psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological interventions in hospitalized patients. She has expertise in treating people with comorbid medical, obstetrical, surgical, and neurological conditions and has a special interest in neurobehavioral disorders.
***Please note, Dr. Shayevitz currently is NOT accpeting new patients.
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Co-Morbid Condition
- Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy
- Neurobehavioral Disorders
Biography
Dr. Christina Shayevitz received her B.A. degree from University of California, San Diego in 2008, on the Dean’s Honor Roll. She wished for change in seasons and snow, and moved to Syracuse, New York where she attended SUNY Upstate Medical University. Following the completion of her medical degree, she attended residency in Adult Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel where she also served as the Co-Chair of the MSBI House Staff Committee. She fell in love with fast-pace and multicultural New York, and stayed for a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at NYU/Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Shayevitz also completed the Psychodynamic Therapy Certification Course provided by the New York Medical College Psychoanalytic Program. She now resides in Financial District and is happy to be a part of the Consultation-Liaison Service at the lower Manhattan campus.
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Psychiatrist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Education and Training
- M.D., State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 2012
- B.S., University of California, San Diego, 2008
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* 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
- Medicare
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported