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Ruth S. Gerson, MD

Affiliated Provider
Affiliated providers provide medical care at an NYU Langone location or a private practice, and are not employed by NYU Langone Health.
  • Specialty: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Language: English
  • Phone: 212-263-4747
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Conditions and Treatments

For Children
Conditions
  • disruptive behavior disorder
  • bipolar disorder
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • depressive disorder
  • schizophrenia
  • mood disorder
  • anxiety disorder
  • post-traumatic stress disorder
  • autism
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Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Behavioral Problems in Children, Bipolar Disorder in Children, Mood Disorders in Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children, Anxiety Disorders in Children, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children, Traumatic Stress in Children

Positions
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry), 2012
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry, 2011
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, NYU Langone Medical Center, Child/Adoles Psych, 2012
  • Residency, Cambridge Health Alliance (Cambridge, MA), Psychiatry, 2010
  • MD from Columbia University, 2007

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Locations and Appointments

Children's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program

462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Phone

212-263-4747

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Academic office

462 First Avenue

Twenty First Floor

New York, NY 10016

Phone

212-562-3231

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  • Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry

    Gerson, Ruth; Malas, Nasuh; Feuer, Vera; Prasad, Raghuram; Mroczkowski, Megan M; De Pena-Nowak, Maria; Gaveras, Georgia; Goepfert, Eric; Hartselle, Stephanie; Henderson, Schuyler W; Jhonsa, Anik; Kelly, Patrick; Mangini, Lynn; Maxwell, Benjamin; Prager, Laura; Silver, Gabrielle H

    Western journal of emergency medicine. 2019 Mar ; 20(2):409-418

  • Beyond PTSD : helping and healing teens exposed to trauma

    Gerson, Ruth; Heppell, Patrick

    Beyond PTSD : helping and healing teens exposed to trauma. Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2019]. 1st ed.. 1 v. (3305532)

  • Teens and traumatic stress : a toxic combination

    Gerson, Ruth

    Beyond PTSD : helping and healing teens exposed to trauma. Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2019]. 1st ed. p.?-?. (3305672)

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