Maria Master, M.D., J.D.
Instructor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Public Health; Attending in Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Attending Psychiatrist, New York City Children’s Center
Candidate, Adult Psychoanalysis
Administrative Office
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065
Areas of Interest
In addition to general psychiatry, focusing on therapy and medicine with adults and adolescents, Dr. Master offers expertise in woman’s health, infant psychiatry, parent-child relationships, custody concerns, and early childhood evaluation.
Professional biography: Dr. Master is an Attending Psychiatrist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, an Instructor in Psychiatry and in Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College, the Sackler Fellow in Mother-Infant Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and a Candidate at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She also serves as an Attending Psychiatrist at the New York City Children’s Center.
Dr. Master completed her fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the combined New York Presbyterian Hospital program of Columbia and Cornell Universities. During fellowship, she pursued a specialty in public psychiatry, performing clinical care and research in the New York State mental healthcare and special education systems.
Dr. Master received an M.D. with Honors in Neuro-Ethics from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her residency in General Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell. She also received her B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
In addition to her work as a physician, Dr. Master has 10 years’ experience in law and finance and currently serves on the Board of Directors of NJLEEP, providing intensive law-based education and college preparatory training for underserved youth in Newark, NJ.
Selected Presentations and Publications
- Master M, Melnik L, Inouye S. Forensic Issues with Psychosis and Youth Violence. In: McCarthy J (editor), Psychosis in Childhood and Adolescence (Routledge, in press).
- “Child Custody in Same Sex Divorce.” Workshop, co-presenting with Megan Mroczkowski MD and Steve Herman MD at the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (accepted for 2014 Annual Meeting).
- “Social Media Use by Mental Health Professionals.” Presented abstract at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2012 Annual Meeting), co-authored with Aaron Krasner MD, Dirk Winter MD PhD and Schuyler Henderson MD, MPH.
- Fins, J., Master, M., Gerber, L., and Giacino, J. The Minimally Conscious State: A Diagnosis in Search of an Epidemiology. Archives of Neurology. 2007; 64(10): 1400-1405.
- “Family Dynamics and Decision Making.” Presented at Schwartz Center Rounds, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center. May 12, 2010.
Education and Training
MD, Cornell University, Weill College of Medicine [2007]
JD, Columbia Law School [1995]
BA, Columbia University [1992]
Post-Doctoral Residency Fellow, Columbia/Cornell Medical Centers and Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY [2013]
Post-Doctoral Residency Fellow, Cornell Medical Center and Resident in Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY [2011]
Post-Doctoral Residency Fellow, Columbia University and Resident in Anesthesiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY [2009]
Transitional Year Resident, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ [2008]
Honors
- Honors in neuro-ethics research, Weill Cornell Medical College (May 2007)
- Moselle and Milton Pollack Prize in Medical Ethics, Cornell University [May, 2006]