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Biography Dr. Shemesh serves as the Chief of theDivision of Behavioral and Developmental Health in the Department of Pediatricsat Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr.Shemesh is trained as both a pediatrician and a psychiatrist. He has published several dozens of scientificarticles on the emotional impact of chronic illnesses in children and adults,with a special emphasis on distress, posttraumatic stress, depression, and nonadherenceto medical treatments. Dr. Shemesh’sfederally funded research currently concentrates on how to measure and improveadherence and posttraumatic stress in medically-ill children and adults. Dr. Shemesh has created or headed severalprograms to address the emotional needs of medically ill patients, includingI-COPE (Interdisciplinary Cardiology Outpatient Program @ Elmhurst hospitalcenter), a collaboration with the cardiology clinic at Elmhurst HospitalMedical Center; EMPOWER (Enhancing,Managing, and Promoting Well-being and Resiliency), within the Jaffe Food AllergyInstitute at Mount Sinai; and BHIP (Behavioral Health Integrated Program) atthe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition, he was the medical director of a program to address theneeds of emotionally traumatized children within the Divisions of Child andAdolescent Psychiatry and Traumatic Stress Studies at Mount Sinai – the CATCH program (ChildrenAfter Trauma Care and Health). Dr. Shemesh’s interests include teaching and traininga new generation of clinicians in providing and researching the best way toprovide multidisciplinary, compassionate patient-centered care. His division hosts a psychology externshipprogram that trains psychologists in caring for children with medicalillnesses, and he actively participates in the Mount Sinai Medical School’s translationalresearch teaching initiative. Clinical Focus http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/anxiety Anxiety Behavioral Health Emotional Adjustment To Chronic Illness Multi-Disciplinary Training Area Clinical Research Education Program [CLR] Education MD, Hebrew University Internship, Rotating Beilinson Hospital Residency, Rotating Beilinson Medical Center Residency, Peds/Psych/Child Psc Mount Sinai Hospital Languages English, Hebrew

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