Anthony C Puliafico, PHD

Psychology
Specialties
Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, more

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CUIMC/Herbert Pardes Building of the New York State Psychiatric Institute

1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
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ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown

155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
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About Anthony C Puliafico, PHD


Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D. is an associate professor of clinical psychology in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University. He serves as Director of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) -Westchester, an outpatient clinic in Columbia University's Child and Adolescent Division that specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders in children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Puliafico specializes in the assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety, mood and externalizing disorders. His clinical work and research have focused on the treatment of pediatric OCD, school refusal, and adapting treatments for young children with anxiety.


Dr. Puliafico received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Temple University. He completed his clinical psychology internship at Bellevue Hospital Center/NYU Medical Center and his post-doctoral fellowship at the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD). Dr. Puliafico has published his work in numerous peer-reviewed journals and regularly lectures on the treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders. He is the co-author of "The OCD Workbook for Kids".


Specialties & Expertise

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Child Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Mental Health
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Phobias
  • Psychotherapy
  • Relationship Problems
  • School & Learning Problems
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Phobia
  • Stress Management
  • Tic Disorder
  • Trichotillomania
  • Work-Related Stress

Education

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Internship: Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC
  • Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD)-Westchester

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

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