Katherine E. Taylor, MD is a clinical psychiatrist in New York City, where she maintains a private practice. Dr. Taylor completed psychiatric residency at the Payne Whitney Clinic of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, also known as Psychosomatic Medicine, is a medical sub-specialty that focuses on the complex connection between physical and mental health, and the psychiatric treatment of patients with concurrent medical needs. Dr. Taylor has particular interest in supporting those who are struggling with issues related to reproductive health and cancer.

Dr. Taylor is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill-Cornell Medical College. She is also an advanced candidate in Adult Psychoanalysis at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. 

 

 

Awards

Employee of the Month, New York Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center

Distinguished Housestaff Award, Weill Cornell Alumni Council, Payne Whitney Department of Psychiatry 

Distinguished Major in Cognitive Sciences with highest distinction, University of Virginia 

 

Publications, Presentations & Book Chapters

  • Taylor K, Gordon-Elliott J, Muskin P. (2020). Dermatology: Psychiatric Considerations in the Medical Setting. In Summergrad P, Muskin P, Silbersweig D, Querques J (Eds.), Textbook of Medical Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

  • Avery JD, Taylor KE, Kast KA, et al. Attitudes toward individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders among resident physicians. Prim Care Companion CNS Disorders. 2019; 21(1): PMID: 30620451.

  • Contributor. Study Guide to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: A Companion to the American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Edited by Muskin PR, Dickerman AL and Nash SS. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2019.

  • Taylor K, Garza K, Shenoy A, Annas G. Guns, Threats, Assaults: Examining the Role of the C-L Psychiatrist in Managing and Mitigating the Perpetration of Violence. Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting, 2018.

  • Shapiro PA, Pereira LF, Taylor K, Wiener I. (2018). Post-transplant psychosocial and mental health care of cardiac transplant patients. In Sher Y and Maldonado J (Eds.), Psychosocial Care of End-Organ Disease and Transplant Patients (pp. 237-244). Springer Publishing.

  • Taylor K, Shapiro P. Physician Burnout: What are we missing? Review of the literature from a psychiatric perspective, and a hypothesis. American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, 2018.

  • Taylor K, Gordon-Elliott J, Penzner J, Avery J. Medical residents’ attitudes towards patients with substance use disorders. Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, November 2017.

  • Lubarsky KE, Avery JD. Dignity Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(1):90, 2016. PMID: 26725343.

  • Wei M, Lubarsky K, Han B. Undocumented Immigrants in Psychiatric Wards. American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal, 11(2):10-11, 2016.

  • Lubarsky K, Odom A, Bernstein S, Kotbi N. Understanding the Dangers of Synthetic Cannabinoids. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 8(4):288-9, 2014. PMID: 24755632.

  • Lubarsky K, Coira D, Spariosu M. A unique case of paraneoplastic extra-limbic encephalitis presenting with neuropsychiatric symptoms subsequent to biopsy. European Congress of Psychiatry, April 2013.

  • Lubarsky K, Caracci G, Sun Y. Long-term improvement in self-injurious behavior during three years of maintenance ECT in an autistic boy. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, May 2012.

  • Qasim S, Batana J, Lubarsky K, Caracci G, Ciccone D. Access to Mental Health Services Among Primary Care Patients with High versus Low Expectations of Coping Ability. Pennsylvania Health Equity Conference, August 2012.

  • Dobrenis K, Lippell R, Lubarsky K, Smith K, Bujnicki H, Cabahug P. A 34-amino acid peptide
    derived from tetanus toxin for neuronal targeting of lysosomal proteins.Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 99(2):S16, 2010.

  • Corson J, Nahmani M, Lubarsky K, Badr N, Wright C, Erisir A. Sensory Activity Differentially Modulates N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunits 2A and 2B in Cortical Layers. Neuroscience, 163:920-932, 2009. PMID: 19596055.