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Dr. Stamu-O'Brien founded Integrative Psychiatry of NY, PC in 2010.

Dr. Caroline Stamu-O'Brien is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., a member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, and practices in New York City and the greater NY area. She specializes in clinical psychopharmacology and provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and individual therapy by using an innovative and integrative approach to mental illness. She maintains a strong interest in mind-body and nutritional medicine and exercise.

Dr. Stamu-O'Brien has been practicing psychiatry since 2001. She received her medical degree from the "Carol Davila" Medical School in Bucharest and started her psychiatry residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Dr. Stamu-O'Brien later pursued a post-doctoral training at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, where she completed a fellowship in schizophrenia research and psychopharmacology. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry.

Her interest in biological and clinical psychiatric research has persisted since her residency training. The biological research focused on cognitive decline, psychosis, and hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in schizophrenia as well as on apoptosis in schizophrenia.

Dr. Stamu-O'Brien's Professional Website

Some of her work was published in educationally relevant publications, such as:

• Byne, W., Stamu, C., White, L., Davis, K.L. Parkinsonism in geriatric schizophrenic inpatients. Biological Psychiatry.1999.
• Byne, W., Stamu, C., White, L., Parrella, M., Harvey, P.D., Davis, K.L. Prevalence and correlates of parkinsonism in a chronically institutionalized population of elderly schizophrenic patients. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. Jan 2000; 15(1):7-13.
• Stamu, C., Ho, L., Willis, F., Pasinetti, G. Cyclooxygenase and brain development: Implications in Rett's syndrome. Biological Psychiatry. April 2000.
• Stamu, C. All things considered about Multiple Sclerosis. Newsletter, 2003 National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, February 2003.
• Kuhn, M., Mennella, C., Magid, M., Stamu-O’Brien, C., Kroumpouzos, G. Psychocutaneous disease: Clinical perspectives. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. May 2017; 76(5):779-791 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.013; and CME Exam.
• Kuhn, M., Mennella, C., Magid, M., Stamu-O’Brien, C, Kroumpouzos, G. Psychocutaneous disease: Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. May 2017; 76(5):795-808 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.021; and CME Exam.
• Magid, M., Mennella, C., Kuhn, H., StamuO’Brien, C., Kroumpouzos, G. Onychophagia and onychotillomania can be effectively managed. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2017.
• Jafferany, M., Mkhoyan, R., Stamu-O'Brien, C., Carniciu, S. Nonpharmacological treatment approach in trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder). Dermatologic therapy. 2020.
• Jafferany, M., Stamu-O'Brien, C., Mkhoyan, R., Patel, A. Psychotropic drugs in dermatology: A dermatologist's approach and choice of medications. Dermatologic therapy. 2020.
• Stamu-O’Brien, C., Carniciu, S.,, Halvorsen, E., Jafferany, M. Psychological aspects of COVID‐19. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 2020. DOI: 10.1111/jocd.13601.
• Stamu-O’Brien, C., Jafferany, M., Carniciu, S. Psychodermatology of acne: Psychological aspects and effects of acne vulgaris. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 2020. doi 10.1111/jocd.13765.
• Halvorsen, E., Stamu-O'Brien, C., Carniciu, S., Jafferany, M. Psychological effects of COVID-19 on parenting and maternal-fetal mental health. Dermatologic therapy. 2020.
• Stamu-O’Brien, C., Jean-Claude, J. Transforming Mental Science and Psychopathology Through Application of Unified Physical Law. Preprint 2022.
• Stamu-OBrien, C., Shivakumar, S., Messas, T, Kroumpouzos, G. Through the Looking Glass: Skin Signs that Help Diagnose Eating Disorders. Journal of Clinics in Dermatology. March 2023
• Stamu-OBrien, C., Kroumpouzos, G. The Role of Lipids in Vitiligo and Schizophrenia. Journal of Clinic in Dermatology. March 2023.

Her interest in Psychophysics has culminated with a monograph titled “Functional Architecture of the Human Mental."  https://booktrib.com/2023/03/09/understanding-the-human-mind-in-the-face-of-a-psychiatric-diagnosis/

In her clinical private practice she integrates traditional medicine with complimentary modalities. She remains an active staff member at NYU Langone, NY and Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn where she has admitting privileges and holds a clinical position in the outpatient mental health clinic. In addition, she has been involved in mentoring and supervising medical students, physician assistant students, and psychology interns in psychopharmacology. She has presented at Grand Rounds and professional associations.

Over the years, Dr. Stamu-O'Brien has held positions of Clinical Associate in Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at NY Presbyterian-Cornell Weill Medical Center, and Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine with which she is affiliated. 

Her expertise includes adjustment/anxiety disorders, mood disorders, ADHD, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, eating disorders, insomnia, cognitive disorders, neuropsychocutaneous disorders, and psychopharmacology.  Dr. Stamu-O'Brien was also trained in Sex therapy at New York University.

Dr. Stamu-O'Brien will conduct the initial evaluations in all patients referred to Integrative Psychiatry of NY and determine their treatment plan, which could involve medications and therapy. She will use both her clinical and research expertise to provide the most comprehensive, scientifically based treatment for the patients.

Dr. Stamu-O'Brien can also provide psychiatric evaluations for medical treatments like Hepatitis C and psychiatric clearance for surgical treatments such as gastric bypass or cosmetic surgery procedures.

She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature." - Socrates