Bruce Rubenstein M.D. has been a board certified psychiatrist for over 25 years. He is board-certified with the National Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Education
Received his B. A. at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed post-baccalaureate studies at Colombia University. Attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine and graduated with a degree conferred with honors. Completed his internship at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center and then went on to complete his residency in psychiatry at New York University Medical Center where he served as Chief Resident.
He has worked as a senior attending physician in diverse practice settings including psychiatric inpatient care, consultation liaison with other medical departments such as medicine, surgery and obstetrics/gynecology, crisis/emergency psychiatry, and outpatient centers. He has had extensive experience in telemedicine and novel integrations of psychiatric care with primary care centers, hospitalized patients and psychotherapy clinics. He has also had over five years of experience in telemedicine. At the beginning of his career, he was director of outpatient behavioral health services at New York University Medical Center.
Throughout most of his career he has maintained a private practice. In that setting, he is provided talk psychotherapy, medication treatment and a combination of the two. He has worked in various geographical locations including New York, New Jersey, Florida and Maryland. He holds medical licenses in Florida, New York and New Jersey.
Academic work
He has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at Columbia University, New York University, and Upstate Medical University. He has also taught medical students and residents at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia.
Public health work
He worked in Europe for five years developing and testing medication compliance programs in collaboration with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He also spent several years developing mental health screening tools for the New York City Department of Health and Human Services.
Writing
He has contributed chapters to psychiatric textbooks and given presentations on a number of different topics associated with mental health. He is fluent in Spanish, French and Hebrew and treats patients in these languages.
Fui a ver a Dr. Rubenstein cuando me encontraba en un momento muy difícil en mi vida. El manejo muy bien la situación, con mucho profesionalismo y me sacó adelante en muy poco tiempo. Su preocupación por sus pacientes no tiene igual. Es muy respetuoso y honesto. Lo recomiendo 100%.
Paciente 1
cliente
Dr. Rubenstein and I collaborated in caring for patients for two years. I found him to be a very competent psychiatrist – kind, intelligent, and skillful.
Carol Beechy, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Palliative Care
Words cannot express Dr. Rubenstein’s professionalism and knowledge within the realm of psychiatry, psychology and mental health. During the last ten years in my career as a mental health counselor, I have had the experience of becoming acquainted with many colleagues, including psychiatrists with the interest in helping progress the lives of our patients. None can compare to the competence and empathy that Dr. Rubenstein has been capable of displaying. He is deeply invested in learning the problems of each individual patient and works tirelessly to create solutions. He is not only is an amazing independent clinician, but he is also a stalwart advocate for the best interest of each patient.
Sandra A. Julien
MA, LMHC