Charlie Shaffer, M.D.
Charlie Shaffer, M.D.
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About Charlie Shaffer, M.D.
Dr. Charlie Shaffer is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Attending Psychiatrist at Weill Cornell. In his faculty practice, he provides diagnostic evaluations, psychotherapy and treatment with medications.
Dr. Charlie Shaffer earned his undergraduate degree from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, where he studied Modern History. Returning to his home in New York, Dr. Shaffer completed a post-baccalaureate premedical studies program at Columbia University and then entered medical school at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons. After graduating, Dr. Shaffer did his residency in the Payne Whitney Department of Psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian-Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ, where he served as Chief Resident and received the APA Resident Recognition Award. During training, Dr. Shaffer helped set up and run the Ketamine Infusion Service to treat inpatients with treatment-refractory depression. He also obtained advanced training in psychotherapy at the Personality Disorders Institute.
As an attending at Weill Cornell, Dr. Shaffer works on the inpatient unit and Ketamine Service, while also maintaining an outpatient practice. His current research is centered on the impact of COVID-19 on the treatment of patients with serious mental illness. He remains very involved in the supervision and teaching of residents and medical students.
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M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons2016
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M.A.Oxford University (United Kingdom)2011
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B.A.Oxford University (United Kingdom)2008
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Affiliate StaffNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Clinical Assistant Professor of PsychiatryWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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