Amy Rubenstein, Ph.D.

Education: 

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology/Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University
  • B.A., George Washington University

Dr. Amy Rubenstein is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and a Clinical Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Rubenstein joined the Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies team in 1998. Dr. Rubenstein’s expertise is in the assessment and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and anxiety-related disorders. She has worked extensively in the field of trauma and treatments for PTSD with survivors of terrorism, burn injury, motor vehicle accidents, combat, assault, and life-threatening illness. She is trained in the use of evidence-based treatments for PTSD, including prolonged exposure therapy and has treated 9/11 survivors, active duty U.S. service members, war veterans, police officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel. In addition, Dr. Rubenstein serves as a study therapist for an ongoing clinical trial that is being conducted at PATSS.