SYLVIA R. KARASU, M.D., IS CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AT WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE AND HAS A PRIVATE PRACTICE IN MANHATTAN.

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Of Epidemic Proportions: The Art and Science of Obesity, Expanded Edition, 2019

(January 2, 2019)

Of Epidemic Proportions, Expanded Edition, 2019, is a compilation of 101 scholarly blogs and a comprehensive index on the daunting science of obesity and weight control. …more

The Gravity of Weight

The Gravity of Weight: A Clinical Guide to Weight Loss and Maintenance

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
(March 25, 2010)

The Gravity of Weight: A Clinical Guide To Weight Loss and Maintenance, by Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D. and T. Byram Karasu, M.D., is a comprehensive, scholarly, and critical inquiry into the field of overweight and obesity. …more

The Art of Marriage

The Art of Marriage Maintenance

Jason Aronson, Inc. (June 9, 2005)

Given the fact that 50% of marriages end in divorce, you would think marriage wouldn’t be so popular, but getting married is one of the most popular of all life events. In fact, many new couples are willing to face considerable debt for the wedding ceremony alone! It seems that many people spend more time on planning the wedding than on thinking about marriage and what it entails. The Art of Marriage Maintenance is about marital life after the wedding. …more

Dr. Sylvia Karasu, M.D. at home in New York City

Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D.: At A Glance

Board Certification:

  • Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry)
  • Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

Attending Psychiatrist, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell Medicine)

Member, Institutional Review Board, Rockefeller University

Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine

Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Recipient, 2021 Indiana University Bicentennial Medal


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