Dr. Aronson has been practicing psychiatry for over 40 years in academic, hospital and private practice settings.
Educational Background:
Amherst College (1976)
Washington University School of Medicine (1980)
Internship in Medicine: Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO (1981)
Residency in Psychiatry: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1984)
Professional Career:
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University Hospital (1984-89): Director of Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Clinic and Lithium Clinic; Acting Director of Outpatient Department (1987-89); Course Director of first year Medical Student course, “Introduction to Human Behavior;” Course Coordinator for weekly PGYIII and IV Psychotherapy Seminars; Director Outpatient Department Problem Case Conference. While at Stony Brook, he was awarded four clinical research grants; published over 30 articles in peer reviewed journals (see below); did ad hoc external reviewing for eight psychiatric journals; and gave numerous lectures and five grand rounds presentations at multiple university hospitals.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, SUNY at Stony Brook (1989-present) teaching responsibilities:
weekly individual psychotherapy supervision of Stony Brook University Hospital PGYIII resident (1989-present)
various presentations to Medical Student II Psychiatry course (Anxiety Disorders), PGYIII and IV Psychopharmacology course (Treatment Resistant Depression), Psychiatry Departmental Grand Rounds (Borderline Personality Disorder) (1989-2000)
Co-Director of weekly Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Continuing Case Conference for the PGYIII residents (2010-2020)
Director of Master Psychopharmacology Group Supervision for Stony Brook University junior faculty, residents and NP’s (2021-2022)
Chief of Psychiatry and Chief of Detoxification Services, Community Hospital of Western Suffolk, Smithtown, NY (1993-98)
Private practice of Adult and Adolescent Psychiatry (1989-present): inpatient psychiatry at Community Hospital of Western Suffolk (1989-1998) and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital (1998-2015); outpatient psychiatry at Brooksite Drive, Smithtown, NY (1989-2018), and at 220 Lake Avenue, Ste. 1, St. James, NY (2018-present).
Awards and Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, Amherst College 1976
Research Award in the History of Science, Washington University School of Medicine, on “The Neurophysiological Concept of Mind” 1977
Teaching and Supervision Awards by the Stony Brook residents 1990, 2008
Best Doctors in America, Northeast Region 1996-98
Patients’ Choice Award 2019
Top Doctors New York Metro Area (Castle Connolly, Newsday) 2004-2022
Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, No. 27244 (1985)
Affiliations:
Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Attending Psychiatrist, St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, Smithtown, NY
Adjunct Faculty, Stony Brook University Hospital
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