Dr. Irene G. Gurvits MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
102 W 75th St 107 New York NY, 10023About
Irene G. Gurvits, MD, CEO, is a leading psychiatrist and internist currently serving patients at Medpsych Health Services and Irene Gurvits MD, PC in New York. Throughout her eighteen years of practice, she has accrued extensive expertise in substance abuse, mental health, all areas of patient care. After earning her medical degree at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Gurvits completed her psychiatry residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and her internal medicine residency at Jacobi Medical Center. She received board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in her field, she maintains a professional membership with the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association.
Education and Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1995
Provider Details
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Adjustment Disorder
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Articles and Publications
- Neurotransmitter Dysfunction in Borderline Personality Disorder Irene Gurvits, Harold W Koenigsberg, MD, Larry J Siever. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, April 2000
- Isolation and identification of an oncogene induced by gamma radiation in C3HT1011/2 cells. GA Freyer and IG Gurvits Poster presentation at the National Radiology Society, 1991 annual Meeting Toronto,
- Characterization of a gamma ray induced oncogene, G.4 Freyer, Y YU, and IG Gurvits. 1991 annual meeting Toronto, Canada
- Association of high cortisol and epinephrine release in depress illness. PE Stoke SH Koslow JAI D 1W Maas IG Gurvits, and P. Stoll.
What do you attribute your success to?
- Her love of helping others.
Hobbies / Sports
- Enjoys Classic Music, Theater and Traveling
Favorite professional publications
- Psychiatry Journal
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