“It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.” – Francis Crick
“It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.” – Francis Crick
Dr. Albert Fernandez is a board-eligible physician who specializes in adult psychiatry. He has expertise in medication management and psychotherapy. His practice emphasizes a holistic approach to treatment and his style is empathic, insight-oriented and flexible. He has particular interests in helping individuals struggling with depression, difficulty functioning at work or school, life transitions, bipolar spectrum disorders, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorders, relationship struggles, anxiety disorders, sleep disturbances, low self-esteem, and more.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in Psychology with a certificate in Neuroscience. He earned his M.D. from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University and completed his residency training in psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Morningside and West Hospitals. He has supervised junior residents and medical students. He also worked as a staff psychiatrist at Fordham University and published a review article on the effects of residential relocation on mental health. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Candidate in the Adult Analytic Training Program at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.