Anitha Iyer - Psychology | Mount Sinai

About Me

Dr. Anitha Iyer is the Director of Behavioral Health Population Management at Mount Sinai Health Partners, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In her current role, she leads strategy and implementation of programs that improve behavioral health access and integration across the health system where she aims to promote better and more equitable clinical outcomes for patients, streamline evaluation and treatment processes, and optimize provider performance. She is a recognized leader in the innovative delivery of crisis and behavioral health services. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Steering Committee for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and is an elected member of the Board for the Advancement for Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) of the American Psychological Association.

Language

English

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Psychiatry

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Adjustment Disorder
Anxiety
Depression
Family Therapy/ Marriage Therapy
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Mood Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychological Trauma
Social Anxiety Disorder

Education

PhD, Columbia University,Teachers College

Internship, Psychology

Maimonides Medical Center

Residency, Psychology

VA Long Beach Healthcare System

Insurance Information

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Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Iyer during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

988 National Steering Committee

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.

Anitha Iyer, PhD

Psychology

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

PhD, Columbia University,Teachers College

Internship, Psychology

Residency, Psychology

Insurance Information

Industry Relationships