Shirin Ali, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Private Office
9 West 10th Street
New York New York 10011
Areas of Interest
Member of the Public Outreach Committee, Columbia Psychoanalytic
Teaching Foci include psychodynamic psychotherapy, starting a private practice, psychosis
Areas of academic interest: culture and technology and psychoanalysis
Professional Biography
Dr. Shirin Ali is a clinical and academic psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She lectures on psychopathology and psychodynamic formulation to Columbia residents and supervises residents in psychodynamic psychotherapy and supportive psychotherapy. She also co-chairs and teaches in the process curriculum and diversity curriculum to psychoanalytic candidates at the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Dr. Ali is the recipient of the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center's John F. O’Connor award for teaching psychodynamic concepts to medical students. She is in full time practice in Greenwich Village with a focus on mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, identity, emerging adulthood and psychosis. Prior to starting her private practice, she worked as an inpatient attending at the New York State Psychiatric Institute for several years. Her academic interests include psychoanalysis and culture.
Selected Presentations and Publications
2010. Ali S, Miller KK, Freudenreich O. “Management of psychosis associated with a prolactinoma: case report and review of the literature.” Psychosomatics. Sep-Oct; 51(5):37-6
2016. Ali S. “Religious Minorities in Medicine: The Collision of Healthcare and Faith” In: The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health. Parekh R, Rosenbaum J, editors. Springer. New York, 41-66.
2019. Ali S. “An Approach to Asian American Patients” In: Stigma and Prejudice: Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare. Parekh R, Rosenbaum J, editors. Springer. New York, 175-201.
2022. The Psychodynamic Formulation Collective. Psychodynamic Formulation: An Expanded Approach. 1rst Edition. Wiley and Sons. New Jersey.
2022. Ali S. Winnicott’s Work with Evacuated Children during World War II Sheds Light on the Experiences of Ukrainian Refugee Children Today. The American Psychoanalyst. In press.
Education and Training
B.A., Swarthmore College, 2000
M.D., University of Virginia, MD, 2005
Psychiatry Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mclean Hospital 2009
Chief Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mclean Hospital, 2009
Psychoanalytic Training: Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, 2019
Honors
Mel Kayce Psychotherapy Award, Mclean Hospital 2009
American Psychiatric Association Nancy Roeske Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education 2016