BENJAMIN CHENEY, M.D.
I was drawn to psychiatry by its potential to help people forge lasting changes in their lives and by the chance to practice medicine in a personal, private, and unhurried way. Amidst the bustle of modern life, psychiatry can offer a quiet space for people to reflect and contemplate their lives and establish a dialogue with someone who can listen and observe.
As a field, psychiatry draws on both the latest scientific developments as well as traditional forms of storytelling to solve problems. I studied history at Cornell University and came to appreciate how complex historical problems are and how differently a seemingly simple event can be understood. During medical school at Temple University and subsequently, as a psychiatry resident and fellow at New York University, I realized how prevalent psychiatric issues were across all aspects of medical care and the challenges of understanding and helping people from other cultures and traditions.
Currently, I work in full time private practice and also supervise and teach NYU psychiatry residents and medical students, as well as candidates at IPE, the psychoanalytic institute affiliated with NYU.
