Fredric N. Busch, MD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) and a faculty member of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (CPTR). His research and writing, including several books, have focused on topics including psychodynamic approaches to specific disorders, integrating psychotherapy and medication, and problem-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy. Dr. Busch was involved in developing panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy, the first psychodynamic treatment of a DSM anxiety disorder to demonstrate efficacy. He teaches and supervises problem-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy at WCMC and chairs courses in psychoanalytic research, combined treatment, and neuropsychoanalysis at CPTR. Dr. Busch is the recipient of teaching and research awards from the American Psychoanalytic Association, CPTR, and WCMC, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

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