Dr. Rishon H. Stember, MD, FACP
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
91 East Avenue Norwalk CT, 06851About
Rishon Stember, M.D. is board-certified in general psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He then served two years in the U.S. Navy as the medical officer of a destroyer division stationed in the Mediterranean. Dr. Stember completed residency training programs in Internal Medicine and Allergy/Immunology at the New York University Medical Center. He also completed a three-year residency in Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the Columbia University/Presbyterian Hospital. He formerly was a research psychiatrist at the Foundation for Depression and Manic Depression in New York City and on the Psychiatry medical school faculty at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has practiced general Psychiatry and Allergy for many years in Connecticut, and in 2014 retired from the practice of Allergy while continuing his private practice in Psychiatry. Dr. Stember is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Connecticut Psychiatric Society, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Education and Training
Cornell University Bachelor of Arts 0
New York University School of Medicine MD 0
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAwards
- Elected to Board of Governors 2007 New York University School of Medicine
- Re-elected to Board of Governors 2010 New York University School of Medicine
- Re-elected to Board of Governors 2013 New York University School of Medicine
- Shering Travel Grant Research Award Year
- The 1841 Society and Jerome S. Coles Associates of the New York University Medical Center Year
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
Professional Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association
- Connecticut Psychiatric Society
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians
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