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

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. Helping men decide about scheduling a prostate cancer screening exam
2. Psychiatrists for medically complex patients: bringing value at the physical health and mental health/substance-use disorder interface
3. Recurrent priapism associated with use of aripiprazole [2]
4. Zonisamide-induced suicidal ideation
5. Preparing African-American men in community primary care practices to decide whether or not to have prostate cancer screening
6. Psychosocial oncology: Supportive care for the cancer patient
7. Behaviors Used by Men to Protect Themselves against Prostate Cancer
8. Psychiatric aspects of women with breast cancer.
9. Psychosocial concerns of women with breast cancer
10. St. John's Wort
11. African-American men and intention to adhere to recommended follow-up for an abnormal prostate cancer early detection examination result
12. Depression in Korean immigrants with hepatitis B and related liver diseases
13. Management of the agitated patient.
14. Preparatory education for informed decision-making in prostate cancer early detection and treatment
15. Communicating effectively with the patient and family about treatment options for prostate cancer
16. Constant observation practices in the general hospital setting: A national survey
17. Biopsychosocial aspects of prostate cancer
18. Hematologic side effects of psychotropics
19. The academy of psychosomatic medicine practice guidelines for psychiatric consultation in the general medical setting
20. How c-l services can comply with new hcfa guidelines

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