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Dr. Laurence Eric Dopkin
Dr. Laurence Eric Dopkin is a Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He is the Director of the Psychiatric Emergency Room at Elmhurst Hospital Center, a public community hospital, delivering medical and psychiatric care to over one million people in Queens, New York.
“Depression is a devastating illness which severely limits an individual’s ability to be productive in the workplace. As a professional I know addressing depression in the workplace is a critical issue for all employers regardless of the business they are in. As a physician I have treated many individuals who have suffered from depression and who are very successful in their careers. However, until we are able to openly and honestly discuss depression the millions of people who could be helped will continue to avoid help due to fear, stigma, and a lack of education. What iDwDi is doing in the workplace is long overdue and I am honored to part of this initiative.”
Dr. Dopkin supervises psychiatry residents and teaches courses in Diagnostics, Emergency Psychiatry, and Introduction to Psychopathology. As an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Clerkship Director for St. George’s University School of Medicine at Elmhurst Hospital, Dr. Dopkin coordinates Psychiatry Core Clerkships and Electives, supervising third- and fourth-year medical students. He teaches medical student seminars on Personality Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Child & Family Emergency Psychiatric Evaluations, and Assessment & Treatment of the Suicidal Patient. Dr. Dopkin is a member of the Residency Selection Committee and Residency Education Committee within the Department of Psychiatry at Elmhurst Hospital. Within Elmhurst Hospital, Dr. Dopkin is Vice Chairman of the Medical Staff Affairs Committee, and a voting member on the Elmhurst Hospital Medical Executive Committee. He also serves on the Elmhurst Hospital Speaker’s Bureau, giving talks about mental health topics to schools and educators, other mental health professionals, and community organizations.
Dr. Dopkin is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), having completed an APA/Janssen Pharmaceutica-sponsored fellowship in Public Psychiatry and Public Policy Leadership in 2005. He is currently the APA Chairman of the National Committee on Early Career Psychiatry and a member of the APA Assembly Executive Committee.
Dr. Dopkin is also the New York County District Branch Early Career Psychiatry Representative to the New York State Psychiatric Association, and the Chairman of the Early Career Psychiatry Committee in the New York County District Branch of the APA. Dr. Dopkin graduated from Cornell University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Consumer Economics & Housing. He completed his postbacchalaureate pre-medical studies at Columbia University in New York City, and obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) from St. George’s University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Dopkin completed residency training in Adult Psychiatry at Brown Medical School in 2001, and completed Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship training at Brown Medical School, in 2003, where he was also Chief Resident. He currently resides in New York City.
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