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My career goals have been focused on the LGBTQ population working both as president of AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists and Director of Psychiatry at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, one of the largest LGBTQ Medical Centers in the world. I provide psychotherapy and/or medication management. My training is largely psychodynamic but I use behavioral therapies when needed.

At her private psychiatry practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, Eileen DiFrancesco, MD, cares for people ages 12 and older in a welcoming, compassionate setting. 

Dr. DiFrancesco is a skilled, board-certified psychiatrist who also specializes in neurology. She takes a traditional, integrative approach to treating patients for common mental health conditions. Her philosophy is that a healthy brain is key for well-being, balance, and optimal functioning. Making an accurate diagnosis is the most important first step in treating patients. Treatment must be tailored to the needs of each individual. She recognizes that both genetics and environment contribute to mental health and illness; genetics predispose individuals to certain mental disorders; however, parenting, peer integration, environment, and life experiences all factor in to determine the outcome. An assessment of all of these factors is used to create a treatment plan for each individual.

She graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. DiFrancesco received her medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she had additional training in neurology and psychology. 

She completed residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Afterward, she worked as a medical director of the Learning Laboratory, a private facility in Connecticut.

Dr. DiFrancesco specializes in diagnosing and treating addictions, depression, bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She also has expertise in treating sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and sleep disorders, as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults and children.

Dr. DiFrancesco offers comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, genetic testing, brain imaging, psychotherapy, and more. As part of her consultative services, she provides a complete analysis of a patient’s brain health to minimize environmental and genetic contributors to mental illnesses. As a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry and psychopharmacology, Dr. DiFrancesco is able to prescribe medication for mental disorders. The decision to medicate a patient is very serious and requires an intensive understanding of the individual and the underlying neurobiology. 

Dr. DiFrancesco is active in her community and has received many awards for outstanding leadership and commitment to the psychiatry profession. She’s an honored member of the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP). 

She received Top Doctor of the Year in Psychiatry and Neurology, Top Female Visionary of the Year, Top Female Executive and has been featured in Top Industry Professionals Magazine, Humanitarian of the Year, Top Doctor of the Year, Top 10 Doctor by State, Patients’ Choice Award, Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Outstanding Professional of the Year, and many other esteemed lists.

Dr. DiFrancesco is also a lifetime member of America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals based on achievement, leadership, and dedication to her profession. 

Schedule an evaluation with Eileen DiFrancesco, MD, by phone or request one online today.

Regina K. Fong, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Victory Recovery Partners, with locations in Farmingville, Shirley, and Massapequa, New York. She specializes in providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and developing customized treatment plans to meet the unique needs of her patients.

Regina began her education at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and economics in 2006. Six years later, she decided to change her career focus and returned to college to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Stony Brook University School of Nursing in New York, where she graduated with honors and achieved the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar award. 

Next, she specialized her nursing education with a master’s degree in psychiatric mental health advanced practice nursing at the Columbia University School of Nursing in New York City.

Regina began her nursing career in medical oncology, where she managed care for severely ill patients in a 30-bed medical oncology unit for two years. She then gained valuable psychiatric care experience working in an adult inpatient psychiatric unit, treating people with substance use disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety and panic disorders before moving into psychiatric nurse practitioner roles.

Regina is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Nancy Tice D.O is a psychiatrist who draws from both traditional and alternative medicine to treat patients. She received her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis Missouri and went on to obtain her medical degree from The New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Tice completed her psychiatric training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. After years of practicing traditional psychiatry, she went on to study traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at the NY College of Health Professions in Syosset, NY. She also completed training in the use of micronutrients in psychiatry.

Fahimir Jean-Baptiste, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is an ANCC board-certified Psychiatrist Mental Nurse Practitioner. Fahimir has a Master of Science in Nursing from Hofstra University School and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Molloy College. Her clinical career took her through the healthcare system, from inpatient to outpatient settings. She manages and treats a wide range of mental health concerns including Major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. Fahimir provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management with special attention to individual needs, including attention to each patient's personal history, his or her specific context, stressful or traumatic life experiences or circumstances, each patient's particular concerns about, or fears of medications, all of which she approaches with patience, warmth, understanding, and helpful explanations that facilitate treatment and the patient's sense of comfort and trust.

Marc H. Epstein, DO, is an adult psychiatrist with specialties in addiction and psychotherapy. At his Greenwich Village, New York City practice, which offers two locations, Dr. Epstein helps patients grappling with mental and addictive disorders take back control, allowing them to live happy, well-adjusted lives for years to come.

Dr. Epstein has extensive training in several different therapies and tailors each of his treatments to best suit the patient. While Dr. Epstein is trained to treat all adult psychiatric disorders, his areas of expertise include mood and anxiety disorders, sleep disturbances, OCD, and addiction disorders, with an emphasis on both psychotherapy and psychopharmacology.
From anxiety and depression to problems with substance use and addiction, Dr. Epstein provides his patients with the right tools to break the vicious cycles that imprison them.

His interest in the human mind was fostered at an early age and shaped his education through college and into medical school. Dr. Epstein obtained his medical degree at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, Florida, and then completed his adult psychiatry training at Columbia University’s teaching hospital, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, in New York.

After completing his residency, Dr. Epstein completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.

Dr. Epstein is licensed to prescribe Suboxone, a specialized medication used in the treatment of opioid dependence. In addition to Suboxone, Dr. Epstein uses other medications, including Vivitrol® and naltrexone, to address addiction disorders.

If you are already seeing someone for talk therapy, Dr. Epstein is happy to collaborate with your therapist to ensure that you’re getting the quality comprehensive mental health treatment you need.

Ingrid Suazo, DrHA, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She completed her master’s degree in nursing at West Coast University in California. For her post-graduate studies, Ingrid pursued a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. She completed her doctorate in healthcare administration at the Virginia University of Lynchburg. Ingrid has extensive experience working with severe mental health conditions.

Aaron Savedoff, M.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and has a wide variety of experience practicing in many different areas of psychiatry.  In addition to private practice, he works as a supervising psychiatrist in the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside hospitals.  

Dr. Savedoff has been a staff psychiatrist at John Jay College and Fordham University.  He has been a teaching attending at the Zirinsky Center at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, a research center for Bipolar Disorder.  He has also been a staff psychiatrist at the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai.

Dr. Savedoff has ample experience in treating addiction.  He has worked in the detox setting treating various types of acute withdrawal syndromes.  He has also worked in the rehabilitation setting helping patients to heal from their dependencies long term.

He has expertise in treating dependencies on Alcohol, sedatives such as Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates, stimulants such as Adderall and Methamphetamine, Opioids, Cocaine, Crystal meth, Cannabis, and various other prescription and non-prescription drugs.  He is certified to treat opioid addiction with Suboxone and Buprenorphine.

Dr. Savedoff is also experienced in treating non-substance types of addiction such as internet, pornography, gaming and gambling addiction. Dr. Savedoff is knowledgeable about a wide variety of alternative methods of treating addiction including the use of psychedelics.
Dr. Savedoff is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Jacob Leivent, MD, is a practice that specializes in adult psychiatric care from a uniquely holistic perspective. Dr. Leivent sees patients from the Park Slope area in Brooklyn, New York, and the Westwood, Brentwood, and Beverly Hills areas in Los Angeles, California, through convenient telehealth visits.

The practice uses an individualized and evidence-based approach to psychiatric care, with every patient getting a customized treatment plan. 

Dr. Leivent performs psychiatric evaluations and offers both psychotherapy and medication management to help his patients manage and triumph over attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mood disorders, anxiety, depression, and other conditions.

Dr. Leivent believes that easy access to experienced psychiatric care providers is critical for good long-term management of psychiatric conditions. He makes that easy with telehealth. All appointments are conducted through online teleconferences and phone calls. 

Patients appreciate the concierge-type care, which lets them easily connect with Dr. Leivent when they need him. 

Modern life in the busy urban environments of New York City and Los Angeles can be exciting and fun, but the fast pace can also be stressful. This pressure may cause anxiety, emotional distress, and addictive behaviors, which can rapidly spiral out of control if ignored and untreated. 

Dr. Leivent helps his patients navigate challenges while prioritizing their mental health. For the best in telehealth psychiatry in New York or LA, call the office or book an appointment online.