Locations and Appointments
New Patients
CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
Insurances Accepted
Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
About Elmira Raeifar, PhD
Dr. Elmira Raeifar is an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). She is also located at the ColumbiaDoctors Psychiatry Midtown office at CUIMC. Dr. Raeifar completed her doctoral training at Long Island University, Brooklyn, including an internship at Jacobi Medical Center. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia Health, Columbia University.
Dr. Raeifar has experience working in a wide range of settings, from inpatient psychiatric units and intensive hospital-based outpatient programs, chemical dependency treatment facilities, to university counseling centers and outpatient mental health clinics. Dr. Raeifar's interests include helping those who feel stuck: in work, relationships, other aspects of life; those who struggle with anxiety, depression and with people who face issues related to life transitions, identity concerns, and sexuality.
Specialties & Expertise
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Gender Identity
- LGBTQ Mental Health
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Relationship Problems
- Sexual Development
- Trauma
- Women's Health
Education
- Medical School: Long Island University
- Fellowship: Columbia University - Columbia Psychological Services (CPS)
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry)
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
