About Dr. Rubenstein

Bruce Rubenstein M.D.

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.

Accredidations

Medical Doctor Degree

Medical Doctor Degree conferred with Honors in the Humanities

Alex Rosen Award Recipient

Alex Rosen Award for Excellence in Medicine and the Humanities

Herman Wortis Neuropsychiatric Award

Herman Wortis Neuropsychiatric Award for Excellence in Psychiatry, Neurology and Medicine

Testimonials

All Nurses2 Patients7 Physicians4 Psychotherapists6

I worked with Dr. Rubenstein during my tenure as a clinical director and psychotherapist. In that role I got to observe his considerable clinical skills. As a clinician, Dr. Rubenstein has not only excellent skills in psychopharmacology but also a willingness to engage with the entire range of patients and their problems across the lifespan. He treats patients with an exceptional degree of sensitivity to their struggles. In my experience, it is rare to find these qualities in one psychiatrist. He possesses a great deal of respect for psychotherapy as a treatment approach and a tremendous interest in collaborative practice not only with therapists, but also with other medical practitioners. This was a great benefit to our patients who had the fortunate opportunity to receive such comprehensive and coordinated care.

Susan Moss

MS, LMFT

Dr. Rubenstein was thorough and made me feel at ease the whole time. He’s insightful and can provide meaningful perspective that really helps!

Patient 6

client

I have been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for the past seven years, working with many professional and educated colleagues. Working with Dr. Bruce Rubenstein was an amazing learning experience. His knowledge, education, experience and professionalism are second to none. I would recommend him to anyone seeking knowledge and high quality of care.

Elizabeth Greeff

LMHC, MS