Linda D. Applegarth, EdD

Native of Kansas; lived & practiced in Boston, Ma, Washington, DC, San Francisco Bay area, Hong Kong, and NY Metropolitan area

Degree

Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology

Title

Director of Psychological Services, Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine

Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Depts. Of OB-GYN, Psychiatry, & Reproductive Medicine: Weill-Cornell Medical College, NY, NY.- NY Presbyterian Hospital

Description of Practice/Services Offered

Individual long and short-term psychotherapy, couples therapy, short-term group therapy around fertility issues. My specific focus is often around fertility & pregnancy issues: egg/sperm donation, embryo donation, adoption, pregnancy loss, cancer & infertility.

Areas of Research

Follow-up with families created through egg donation, cancer and infertility, egg donor MMPI-2 profiles, infertility and sexual function, infertility and quality of life issues

Professional Education

Boston University Graduate School of Education
Harvard Medical School Mind-Body Program
American Society for Reproductive Medicine Postgraduate Programs in Reproductive Health and Mental Health

Credentials/Board Certification

Licensed Psychologist - NY, CA, MD, and District of Columbia

Honors/Awards

Phi Beta Kappa; Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of Infertility - Resolve, the National Infertility Association, 2002

Publications

Applegarth L: "Individual counseling and psychotherapy." In Burns LH and Covington SN (ed): Infertility Counseling: A Handbook for Clinicians. New York: Parthenon Press, 1999
Applegarth L:, Kingsberg S: The donor as patient: assessment and support. In Burns LH and Covington SN (ed): Infertility counseling: A handbook for clinicians, New York: Parthenon Press, 1999
Applegarth L. "Psychosocial effects of infertility and age in women." In Jansen R and Mortimer D.(ed) Towards Reproductive Certainty: fertility & genetics beyond 1999. The Plenary Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on IVF & Human Reproductive Genetics, Parthenon Publishing, Group, Sydney, Australia, 1999.
Applegarth, L; Grill E. "Psychological Issues in Reproductive Disorders". In Chan P (ed) Reproductive Medicine Secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Medical Publishers, 2004.
Applegarth L. "The Psychological Aspects of Infertility." In Cedars M (ed) "Infertility" (Practical Pathways in Obstetrics & Gynecology). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, (In Press).
Applegarth L. "The Therapist's Negative Preconceptions about Fertility Treatment". In Rosen A & Rosen J (eds). Psychodynamic Dimensions of Infertility and Assisted Reproduction. Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press, Inc., (In Press).

Presentations/Media

Numerous seminars, postgraduate courses, & roundtables, NBC Today Show, Town & Country Magazine

Contact

505 East 70th Street, HT 340
New York, NY 10021

Phone: (212) 746-1796
Fax: (212) 746-4554
lia2004@med.cornell.edu
www.ivf.org

Appointment Scheduling: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Office Hours: 10 am - 7 pm

Insurances Accepted/Managed Care Accepted: None