
Dr. David Straker MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
850 Park Avenue 1E New York NY, 10075About
I am a Columbia trained, Board Certified Psychiatrist with a subspecialty board certification in Psychosomatic Medicine. I feel that the combination of psychotherapy and psychiatric medication work the best in helping patients struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses. I am a psychotherapist and a psychopharmacologist having had extensive training in both after completing my general psychiatry residency training. I enjoy helping others and playing an active role in their life and treatment. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to do the work that I do. I have been in private practice for 12 years. I completed my training at Long Island Jewish Hospital where I was a two-time Chief Resident and my Fellowship at NYPH-Columbia. I am on staff at Lenox Hill, NYPH-Columbia, White Plains Hospital and North Shore-LIJ. I am one of the first clinicians in the field to perform Genetic Saliva Testing (Personalized Medicine) to my patients. I administer this innovative test in my office. I have office hours in Manhattan Monday-Thursday and am at White Plains Hospital on Fridays. I am Board Certified in Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine.
Education and Training
Ny Coll Of Osteo Med Of Ny Inst Of Tech- Old Westbury Ny 2000
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine / New York Institute of Technology 2000
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Psychosomatic Medicine
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850 Park Avenue 1E -New York, NY 10075Get Direction
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7559 263rd St -Glen Oaks, NY 11004Get Direction
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- Maia Mamamtavrishvili15900 Riverside Drive West New York New York 10032
- Dr. Mariela Teresa Padro M.D.38 Winthrop Pl Staten Island NY 10314
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270 - 05 76TH AVENUE NEW HYDE PARK NY 11040