Professor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Philip R. Muskin, MD, MA is a Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College, where he was AOA, completed a psychiatric residency, fellowships in Therapeutics and C-L Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, and graduated from the Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center. His research and publications include mood disorders and AIDS, the psychodynamics of the failure of empathy towards patients with AIDS, panic disorder, treatment of anxiety and depression in medically ill patients, maladaptive denial of physical illness, personality disorders in the primary care setting, the role of religiosity in patients’ decisions regarding do-not-resuscitate status, the psychodynamics of physician-assisted suicide, and the impact of intercessory prayer on medical outcomes. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters. He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence and innovation including the Hackett Award from Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Teacher of the Year at NYS Psychiatric Institute (three times). Dr. Muskin has served on a variety of committees at the APA including the Council on C-L Psychiatry, the Scientific Program Committee as a member and chair (for 30 years) and as APA Secretary (2017-2019).
