Sabina Preter, M.D., PH.D.

Dr. Preter was educated in the European medical tradition in France and Germany with electives at Children’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Preter also obtained a Master’s and Ph.D. in Psycholinguistics and Special Education. Dr. Preter obtained her psychiatric training in New York City at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic. After completing her training, Dr. Preter was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she taught students and residents. Dr. Preter’s clinical work at the University of Mississippi focused on Community Psychiatry and she founded the first child and adolescent psychiatric clinic in a rural community. Upon her return to New York City, Dr. Preter commenced her private practice of child, adolescent and adult psychiatry and she teaches in the Department of Psychiatry of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Division.

Degree

M.D., PH.D.

Title

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital

Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital

Description of Practice/Services Offered

Dr. Preter is in private practice and offers individualized assessments, consultations and treatment within the field of child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. One focus of Dr. Preter’s practice is the treatment of girls and young women. Psychodynamic psychotherapy, parent guidance and psychopharmacology are offered, tailored to each individual’s needs. Dr. Preter emphasizes a developmental perspective in her clinical work. Dr. Preter assesses and treats child and adolescent psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder), eating disorders, attention-deficit disorder, and adjustment disorders (e.g. in response to divorce or other life stressors). Dr. Preter also assesses developmental disorders, such as autism / pervasive developmental disorder and is available to perform forensic consultations. Dr. Preter holds a PhD in Psycholinguistics and has a special interest in working with youngsters with learning disabilities. Dr. Preter has a European educational background and has expertise and interest in working with international families. Consultations in French or German are offered.

Areas of Research

Dr. Preter works on publications in the field of juvenile onset bipolar disorder, velo-cardio-facial syndrome, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Professional Education

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic (1999)

• Residency, Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY (1997)

• Internship in Internal Medicine, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France and Psychiatry, Maison Blanche, Paris, France (1993)

• M.D. degree, University of Munich, West Germany (1991)

• Extern, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (1991)

• Externe des Hôpitaux de Paris (Extern), University of Paris, France (1990/1991)

• Ph.D. in psycholinguistics, University of Munich, West Germany (1992)

• M.A., University of Munich , West Germany (1986)

Credentials/Board Certification

American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2001)

American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry (1999)

New York State

European Community Medical Licensure

Professional Membership

2005 - Women’s Mental Health Consortium at New York Presbyterian Hospital

2005 - Independent Doctors of New York (www.idny.org)

2003 - American Association of French-Speaking Health Professionals

2002- Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Educational Foundation

2001- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

1994- American Psychiatric Association

Honors/Awards

Chief Resident, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1996)

Fellow of the American Psychoanalytic Association (1996/1997)

Fellow of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute (1995/1996)

European Award of the "French Society for the History of the Hospitals” ("Prix européen Cofrahope” of the Societé française d’Histoire des Hôpitaux", 1996)

Publications

Psychiatric phenomenology in individuals with velo-cardio-facial syndrome – a longitudinal study. (in progress)
Trauma and psychopathology in children and adolescents in rural Mississippi. (in progress)
Papolos D F. Veit (Preter) S .E., Faedda G. L. Saito T. , Lachman H. Ultra-ultra Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder is Associated with the Low Activity Catecholamine-Omethyltransferase Allele. Molecular Psychiatry 3;346-349. 1998.
Carlson C ,Papolos D ,Pandita RK,Faedda G.L., Veit (Preter) S.E, Goldberg R.,Shprintzen R.Kucherlapati R.,Morrow B. Molecular Analysis of Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Patients with Psychiatric Disorders. American Journal of Human Genetics 60.(4)851-859.1997.
Papolos D.F., Veit (Preter) S.E., Shprintzen R. Chromosomal Abnormalities and Bipolar Affective Disorder: Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome. Genetic Implications Medscape Mental Health 1997.
Lachman H.M.,Morrow B.,Shprintzen R., Veit (Preter) S.E., Parsia S.S., Faedda G.,Goldberg R., Kucherlapati R., Papolos D.F Association of Codon 108/155 Catechol-O- Methyltransferase Gene Polymorphism with the Psychiatric Manifestations of Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics)67:468-472.1996.
Papolos D F.,Faedda G. L., Veit (Preter) S.E. Goldberg R. ,Morrow B, Kucherlapati R., Shprintzen R.J. Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in Patients Diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome: Does a Hemizygous Deletion of Chromosome 22q11 Result in Bipolar Affective Disorder? The American Journal of Psychiatry 153:12, December 1996.
Chen J.P. ,Gomez M.,Veit (Preter)S.E., O’Dowd M.A. Visual hallucinations in a blind elderly woman: Charles Bonnet syndrome, an underrecognized clinical condition. General Hospital Psychiatry 18:(6),453-455.1996.
Papolos D.F., Veit (Preter) S.E., Shprintzen R. Chromosomal Abnormalities and Bipolar Affective Disorder: Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome. Genetic Implications Medscape Mental Health 1997.
Caire M.,Veit (Preter) S.E., An evening at the fools’ theater at Charenton ("Une soirée au theâtre des fous de Charenton”) L’information Psychiatrique.4:383-389. 1995

Presentations/Media

Panelist at Congregation Or Zarua’s Shavuot panel on Medical Ethics, New York, NY (2004)

“Psychiatry and neurology help now available in Lexington.” Holmes County Herald Lexington, Mississippi (2001)

"Acute psychological stress in children in the aftermath of September 11." Lecture, Rotary Club, Lexington, Mississippi (2001)

Contact

1160 Fifth Avenue, Suite 112 (97th/98th Street)
New York, NY 10029

Phone: (212) 713-5633
Fax: (212) 713-5633
sepreter@yahoo.com
www.idny.org

www.nycornell.org/dept/psychiatry/faculty/index.htm

Appointment Scheduling: Please call 212-713-5633 to schedule an appointment

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, by appointment

Insurances Accepted/Managed Care Accepted: None