About
Personal Statement
George Jack Makari, MD is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the De Witt Wallace Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. He teaches and publishes on the history and theory of psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he maintains an active faculty practice.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- General Psychiatry
- Adult Psychiatry
Expertise
- Couples Therapy
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Personality Disorder
- Anxiety Disorder
- Mood Disorder
- Psychoanalysis
Biography
Dr. George J. Makari attended Brown University and received his BA in 1982; then received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1987. He completed his psychiatric residency at the Payne Whitney Clinic, then served as a Reader's Digest Research Fellow in the Weill Medical College Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Makari completed Psychoanalytic training at the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research at Columbia University in 1997. He is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the De Witt Wallace Institute for the History of Psychiatry and Director of the Long Term Psychotherapy Clinic in the Payne Whitney Clinic.
Office hours: By appointment only.
To schedule appointments:
Call - (212) 746-3091 [or]
Email - gjmakari@med.cornell.edu
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Professor of Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Attending Psychiatrist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Education and Training
- M.D., Cornell University Medical College, 1987
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 PPO Plan
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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