About Me
Jacob M. Appel MD JD MPH is Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and Assistant Director of the Academy for Medicine & the Humanities at the Icahn School of Medicine, and an emergency room psychiatrist in the Mount Sinai Health System. He is the author of nineteen books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including a compendium of ethical conundrums drawn from medicine and healthcare (Who Says You're Dead?) He is co-chair of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry's Committee on Law & Psychiatry and a judge for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Psychiatry, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medical EducationHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Psychiatry
About Me
Jacob M. Appel MD JD MPH is Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and Assistant Director of the Academy for Medicine & the Humanities at the Icahn School of Medicine, and an emergency room psychiatrist in the Mount Sinai Health System. He is the author of nineteen books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including a compendium of ethical conundrums drawn from medicine and healthcare (Who Says You're Dead?) He is co-chair of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry's Committee on Law & Psychiatry and a judge for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
Language
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Psychiatry, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medical EducationHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Psychiatry
About Me
Jacob M. Appel MD JD MPH is Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and Assistant Director of the Academy for Medicine & the Humanities at the Icahn School of Medicine, and an emergency room psychiatrist in the Mount Sinai Health System. He is the author of nineteen books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including a compendium of ethical conundrums drawn from medicine and healthcare (Who Says You're Dead?) He is co-chair of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry's Committee on Law & Psychiatry and a judge for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
Language
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Psychiatry, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medical EducationHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Psychiatry
Education
MD, Columbia University
MPH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SInai
Residency, Clinical Psychiatry
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Psychosomatic Med
Mount Sinai Hospital
Research
Dr. Appel's research interest focuses on bioethics, law & medicine, and the nexus between law and psychiatry.
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Dr. Appel did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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