
Alexandra Canetti, MD
Alexandra Canetti, MD
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About Alexandra Canetti, MD
Alexandra Canetti, MD, is a board-certified child and adolescent and adult psychiatrist with an interest in community psychiatry and family issues. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Dr. Canetti graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in pre-medicine from the University of Puerto Rico. She completed her medical degree at Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico, and her residency in adult psychiatry at Cabrini Medical Center. She graduated from her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at St. Vincents Medical Center, where she was the chief fellow.
She joined the training faculty at the Columbia HIV Training Project and AIDS Education Training Center of NY/NJ and has interest in culturally competent family-based care to children and youth with medical illnesses. She currently serves as the Program Medical Director of the Special Needs Clinic, where she treats the mental health needs of individuals and families affected by medical illness, and of the School-Based Mental Health Program.
Board Certifications
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychiatry
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Expertise
- ADHD In Children, Adolescents and College Students
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Disorders
- Depression
- Mood Disorders
Education
- Fellowship: St Vincents Hospital NY NY
- Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine (Puerto Rico)
- Residency: Cabrini Medical Center, NY
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC
- Program Medical Director, Special Needs Clinic and School-Based Mental Health Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital