Curriculum Vitae
| Office Address: | 122 East 42nd Street, Suite 3200 New York, NY 10168 Phone: (212) 213-3677 |
| EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND | |
| 1967-1971 | A.B., Harvard
College (Magna cum Laude) Cambridge, MA |
| 1974-1975 | D.E.U.G. Psychology Department Université de Paris X (Nanterre) Paris, France |
| 1971-1974 1975-1977 |
Ph.D., Yale
University New Haven, CT |
| 1977-1981 | M.D., Yale University
School of Medicine New Haven, CT |
| PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT | |
| Post-doctoral Training: | |
| 1974-1975 | Fellow, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, France |
| 1976-1977 | The Mark Kanzer Fellow for interdisciplinary work in the humanities and psychoanalysis, Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis (First year curriculum) |
| 1981-1985 | Internship and Psychiatric Residency New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Medical Center Payne Whitney Clinic, New York, NY |
| 1987 | Authority, Leadership and Organization Conference, The Tavistock Institute Group Relations Training Program, U.K. |
| Academic Positions: | |
| 1985-1988 | Instructor in Psychiatry Cornell University Medical College |
| 1988-1994 | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Cornell University Medical College |
| 1994-1995 | Associate Professor of Psychiatry Cornell University Medical College |
| 1995-present | Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Cornell University Medical College |
| 2006-present | Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research |
| Hospital Positions: | |
| 1985-1995 | Attending Psychiatrist New York Hospital - Westchester Division |
| 1986-1989 | Assistant Unit Chief, Unit for the Treatment of Psychotic and Character
Disorders New York Hospital - Westchester Division |
| 1989-1995 | Unit Chief - Unit for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder New York Hospital - Westchester Division |
| 1995-present | Fellow and Director of Training, Personality Disorders Institute at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| Other Employment: | |
| 1985-present | Private Practice of Psychiatry |
| 1995-1998 | Psychiatrist, Family Court of New York City (part-time) |
| LICENSURE, BOARD CERTIFICATION, MALPRACTICE | |
| Licensure: | |
| New York State | |
| Board Certification: | |
| 11/1986 | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certificate #: 28661 |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS | |
| 1985-pres. | Member, American Psychiatric Association |
| 2008-present | Chair, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Psychotherapy |
| 2011-present | Director of Training International Society for Transference-Focused Psychotherapy |
| 2012-pres. | Honorary Member, American Psychoanalytic Association |
| HONORS AND AWARDS | |
| 1976 | Mark Kanzer Award for work in the humanities and psychoanalysis |
| 2008 | Honorary President of the Personality Disorders Lab of Italy |
| 2009 | Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association Prize Award for Excellence in Psychoanalytic Scholarship and Distinguished Contributions to the Journal (shared with Eve Caligor, Diana Diamond and Otto Kernberg) |
| 2012 | Honorary membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association |
| INSTITUTIONAL/HOSPITAL AFFILIATION | |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital | |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | |
| Voluntary | |
| CURRENT AND PAST INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES | |
| 1989-1995 | Unit Chief, Unit for the Treatment of Borderline
Personality Disorders New York Hospital—Westchester Division |
| 1995-present | Fellow and Director of Training, Personality Disorders Institute at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| RESEARCH SUPPORT AND PERCENT EFFORT | |
| 1987-1989 | "Psychotherapy of Borderline Patients." Awarded $24,000. Principal Investigators: John Clarkin, Ph.D. and Harold Koenigsberg, M.D. This study involved developing a therapy manual and rating instruments for therapist adherence and patient change. Co-Investigator; My 12% of the effort focused on the treatment contract. |
| 1992-1994 | "Psychotherapy of Borderline Inpatients." The Fund for Psychoanalytic Research of the American Psychoanalytic Association awarded $26,170. Principal Investigator: James Hull, Ph.D. This study explored the relationship between patient language in psychotherapy, symptom levels, and therapeutic alliance in hospitalized borderline patient. Co-investigator, 20% effort. |
| 1992-1995 | "Psychotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder Patients." NIMH awarded funding of $206,106 in direct and indirect costs. Principal Investigator: John Clarkin, Ph.D. This two year study compares the first year of a manualized psychodynamic psychotherapy of these patients to a cognitive behavioral treatment. Co-investigator, 10% effort. |
| 1999-2005 | "Randomized Clinical Trial for BPD Patients." Borderline Research Foundation awarded $2,000,000 funding. Principal Investigators: Otto Kernberg, M.D. and John Clarkin, Ph.D. Co-investigator and Director of the TFP cell, 6% effort. |
| 2008-present | "Psychological and fMRI changes in BPD Patients." Private funding of $500,000. Principal Investigators: Otto Kernberg, M.D. and John Clarkin, Ph.D. Co-investigator and Director of the Therapy Cell, 10% effort. |
| EXTRAMURAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES | |
| Teaching Experience and Responsibilities: | |
| 1995-present | Director of Training, Personality Disorders Institute at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 2006-present | Lecturer, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research |
| 1997-present | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor, Department of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada (part-time). |
| 1999-2008 | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor, The Munich Institute for TFP, Munich, Germany (part-time). |
| 2000-2004 | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor, The Hôpital Céry, Lausanne, Switzerland (part-time). |
| 2004-present | Lecturer, consultant and supervisor, The Österreichische Gesellschaft für angewandte Tiefenpsychologie und allgemeine Psychotherapie, Vienna, Austria (part-time). |
| 2008-present | Lecturer, supervisor and honorary president, Personality Disorders Lab of Italy |
See separate page for Publications.
See Archive of Frank Yeomans MD PhD Professional Activities
