David A. Kahn, M.D.

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Columbia University; attending psychiatrist, New York Presbyterian Hospital and New York State Psychiatric Institute

David A. Kahn, M.D. is the Diane Goldman Kemper Family Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center; and attending psychiatrist, New York Presbyterian Hospital and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He received his B.A. from Haverford College, completed medical school and internship in medicine at Columbia University, and was resident and chief resident in psychiatry at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Dr. Kahn established and led a number of core clinical and educational mental health programs at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, including both inpatient and outpatient units. He has served on numerous regional and national advisory committees related to mental health services and quality management. Outside of psychiatry, he played a key role in founding ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice organization of the medical center.

In his clinical work, Dr. Kahn is an expert in the psychopharmacology of treatment-resistant mood disorders including depression and bipolar illness. He is especially interested in the balance between medication and psychotherapy in addressing complex symptoms where personality, life goals, family interactions, and biological illness all interact.