Dr. Helena Jasna Kukla, MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
120 North Main Street New City New York, 10956About
With over 50 years of experience, Dr. Helena Jasna Kukla is a board-certified psychiatrist currently working in New York. Additionally, she is affiliated with the Good Samaritan Hospital in New York. To begin her career, she earned her medical degree in 1958 from the Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Prague, Czech Republic. From there, she completed her internship from the Czech Children’s Hospital. Wanting to further her knowledge in the field, Dr. Kukla moved to the United States and completed a residency at New York Medical College. In order to remain up to date with the latest medical advancements in her field, Dr. Kukla is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical Association. Board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Kukla is an expert in the treatment of long term depression, and says that her success is attributable to her use of both psychotherapy and psychopharamacology. On a more personal note, when she is not working, Dr. Kukla enjoys reading, walking and running, and skiing.
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Charles University
Charles Univ, Praha 1958
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Psychiatry
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Internships
- New York University Valhalla
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association
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- Reading, Walking, Running, Skiing
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Get to know Veteran Psychiatrist Dr. Helena Jasna Kukla, who serves the population of New York, New York. Dr. Kukla is a highly-trained and qualified psychiatrist with expertise in all facets of her work. Dr. Helena Jasna Kukla has been practicing for more than 58 years and is a Psychiatrist with her own practice in New York city, New York. She is also affiliated to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Helena Jasna Kukla gained her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1958 from the Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Prague, Czech Republic. After an internship at the Czech Children’s Hospital, Dr. Kukla moved to the United States and completed a residency at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Dr. Kukla is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical Association, and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is a noted expert in the treatment of long term depression, and says that her success is thanks to her use of both psychotherapy and psychopharamacology. When not working, Dr. Kukla enjoys reading, walking and running, and skiing. Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope and diverse interests that, when taken together, seek an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, and all the variety of epiphenomena they manifest. As a social science it aims to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.
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