Investigators
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Robert Klitzman, M.D.
Research Scientist Professor of Clinical Psychiatry |
EDUCATION
| Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | B.A. | 1980 | History |
| Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT | M.D. | 1985 | Medicine |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1979 | Medical Aide, Centre de Recherche Medical de Forcilles, Brie-Comte-Robert, France | |
| 1985-1986 | Intern, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1986 | New York State License # 168061-1 | |
| 1986-1989 | Psychiatry Resident, Payne Whitney Clinic, The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1986-1989 | Medical Student Supervisor, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1988 | Assistant Unit Chief, Inpatient Research Unit, Payne Whitney Clinic, The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1989 | Assistant Unit Chief, Outpatient Department, Payne Whitney Clinic, The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY | |
| 1989-1990 | Fellow, Public Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY | |
| 1989-1995 | Peer Reviewer, Milbank Quarterly | |
| 1989-present | Peer Reviewer, JAMA, American Journal of Public Health | |
| 1990-1993 | Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University and New York Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY | |
| 1991-1993 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 1993-1995 | Resident Preceptor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 1993-1996 | Aaron Diamond Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 1993-1996 | Co-Investigator, Ethics, Policy, and Legal Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY | |
| 1993-present | Adjunct Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 1993-present | Co-Investigator, Psychosocial/Qualitative Assessment Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY | |
| 1994-1995 | Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Training Program, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 1996-2003 | Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 2000-2003 | Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 2000-present | Editorial Board, Journal of Homosexuality | |
| 2001-2006 | Co-Director, Center for Bioethics, Columbia University, New York, NY | |
| 2003-2010 | Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, (in Sociomedical Sciences), College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, NY | |
| 2004-present | Director, Ethics and Policy Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NY State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, NY, NY |
| 2010-present | Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, (in Sociomedical Sciences), College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1977 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Honorary Internship, U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1981 | Dupont Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine | |
| 1985 | The Keese Prize, (Outstanding Medical School Thesis), Yale University Medical School | |
| 1986 | Diplomate, National Board of Examiners | |
| 1987-1989 | Burroughs-Wellcome Fellow, American Psychiatric Association | |
| 1989 | Selected for Who's Who in the East | |
| 1989 | Selected for Contemporary Authors | |
| 1990 | Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | |
| 1991 | MacDowell Colony Fellow | |
| 1993 | "Best Science Book of the Year," Association of American Publishers , (for textbook in which chapter was included) | |
| 1994, 2001 | Merck Company Foundation Fellow, Corporation of Yaddo | |
| 1994 | Award for Best Research Paper by a Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University | |
| 1996-1999 | Picker-Commonwealth Scholar Award | |
| 1999-2000 | Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation | |
| 2001 | Selected for Who's Who in the World | |
| 2003 | Rockefeller Foundation, Individual Residency, Bellagio | |
| 2004 | Finalist, Lambda Literary Award | |
| 2004 | Nominee, Pulitzer Prize |
Robert Klitzman, M.D.
Research Scientist
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
TEL: (212) 543-3710
FAX: (212) 543-6003
rlk2@columbia.edu
Contact
Research Scientist
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
TEL: (212) 543-3710
FAX: (212) 543-6003
rlk2@columbia.edu
Contact
Meeting the challenges of global HIV/AIDS at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and mental health



