William Breitbart

Who is William Breitbart?

William S. Breitbart, FAPM, is an American psychiatrist who is an international leader in the fields of Psychosomatic Medicine, Psycho-oncology, and Palliative Care. Dr. Breitbart, a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator, is the Chief of the Psychiatry Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Interim Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is a past President of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, and the Editor-in-Chief of Palliative and Supportive Care. In addition to his position as an Attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Breitbart is an Attending Psychiatrist in the Palliative Care Service, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and an Attending Psychiatrist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Breitbart is a founding member of both the American Psycho-Oncology Society and the International Psycho-Oncology Society. He served on the Executive Board of the American Psycho-Oncology Society and is the Past President of the International Psycho-Oncology Society.