Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs & Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Program Director,
Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine
Division Director,
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Contact Dr. Kunkel

1020 Sansom Street
Thompson Building, Suite 1652
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-6685
(215) 955-8473 (fax)

Medical School
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1983)

Residency
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (1987)

Fellowship
Psycho-Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (1989)

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certified in Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine

University Appointment
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Hospital Appointment
Director, Consultation-Liaison Services

Research and Clinical Interests
Psychosomatic medicine, mood and anxiety disorders in the medically ill, consultation-liaison psychiatry, prostate cancer

Publications

1. Mediated decision support in prostate cancer screening: A randomized controlled trial of decision counseling
2. Physician staffing for the practice of psychosomatic medicine in general hospitals: A pilot study
3. Mediated decision support in prostate cancer screening: A randomized controlled trial of decision counseling
4. Women at a Dangerous Intersection: Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression and Related Disorders in Patients with Breast Cancer
5. Helping men decide about scheduling a prostate cancer screening exam
6. Psychiatrists for medically complex patients: bringing value at the physical health and mental health/substance-use disorder interface
7. Recurrent priapism associated with use of aripiprazole [2]
8. Zonisamide-induced suicidal ideation
9. Preparing African-American men in community primary care practices to decide whether or not to have prostate cancer screening
10. Psychosocial oncology: Supportive care for the cancer patient
11. Behaviors Used by Men to Protect Themselves against Prostate Cancer
12. Psychiatric aspects of women with breast cancer.
13. Psychosocial concerns of women with breast cancer
14. St. John's Wort
15. African-American men and intention to adhere to recommended follow-up for an abnormal prostate cancer early detection examination result
16. Depression in Korean immigrants with hepatitis B and related liver diseases
17. Management of the agitated patient.
18. Preparatory education for informed decision-making in prostate cancer early detection and treatment
19. Communicating effectively with the patient and family about treatment options for prostate cancer
20. Constant observation practices in the general hospital setting: A national survey

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