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Dr. Leslie Prusnofsky MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
65 S Broadway Tarrytown NY, 10591About
Dr. Leslie Prusnofsky is a psychiatrist practicing in Tarrytown, NY. Dr. Prusnofsky is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Prusnofsky diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Prusnofsky may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Prusnofsky treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1977
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1977
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Internships
- North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical Center, and New York Hospital-Westchester Division, Cornell University Medical Center
Fellowships
- Psycho Analytics, Columbia University Center For Psychoanalytic Training and Research
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychological Association, American Psychoanalytic Association, American Medical Association, Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine, Westchester Psychiatric Association
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361 US-202 Suite 200 -Somers, New York 10589Get Direction
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- Dr. Bonita G Chapman M.D.701 N BROADWAY SLEEPY HOLLOW NY 10591
- Dr. Lynn Geringer Heckman M.D.239 N Broadway Tarrytown NY 10591
- Dr. Craig S Rogers MD245 N BROADWAY SLEEPY HOLLOW NY 10591
- Dr. Maury Eli Sacks M.D.755 N Broadway Tarrytown NY 10591
Nearest Hospitals
WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTERl
100 WOODS RD VALHALLA NY 10595PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSNl
701 NORTH BROADWAY SLEEPY HOLLOW NY 10591NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITALl
1980 CROMPOND ROAD CORTLANDT MANOR NY 10567PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTERl
670 STONELEIGH AVENUE CARMEL NY 10512