Anthony C Puliafico, PHD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
CUIMC/Herbert Pardes Building of the New York State Psychiatric Institute
Insurances Accepted
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- AETNA
- Quality Health Management
- UnitedHealthcare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
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".
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
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
Education
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Internship: Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University
Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC
- Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD)-Westchester