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Max Lichtenstein, MD

Psychiatry

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About Me

Dr. Lichtenstein is the Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Institute for Advanced Medicine and the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai, Director of the Mount Sinai Transgender Psychiatry Fellowship, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Max Lichtenstein, MD completed medical school at St. Georges University and General Psychiatry Residency and Chief Residency at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY. He then completed a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai specializing on HIV psychiatry, transplant psychiatry, psycho-oncology and transgender psychiatry. Throughout his career, he has focused on providing psychiatric services to LGBTQ+ people and those who are living with HIV. Dr. Lichtenstein has been integral in providing ongoing education, locally and nationally, on HIV associated neurocognitive disorders and transgender health. His published work aims to reduce barriers to access to care for transgender persons seeking gender affirming medical and surgical treatment.  

Dr. Lichtenstein is board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliations
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel
  • Mount Sinai Morningside
  • Mount Sinai Brooklyn
  • Mount Sinai Queens
  • The Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Mount Sinai West