Faculty and clinicians in the Department of Psychiatry lead collaborative educational programs, clinical initiatives, and research studies across NYU Long Island School of Medicine and NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.

In addition to offering generalized mental healthcare, many of our providers possess unique areas of interests and expertise and have board certification in multiple specialties.

Psychiatry Leadership

Aaron Pinkhasov, MD
Department Chair
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine

Psychiatry Faculty and Clinicians

Daniel B. Cucco, MD
Director, Psychiatry Clerkship
Co-Director, Brain, Mind, and Behavior Preclerkship Course
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Jeisson F. Fontecha Hernandez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Gul Hwang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry

Emma Laskin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry

Radwa Morsy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Mary Rzeszut, DSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry

Margaret Tippy, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Jingna Zhao, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Sean R. Dellasperanzo, NP
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Joanne G. Hudkins, NP
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Joseph P. Weaver, NP, DNP
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Francesca Angelini, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker

Cecilia Arevalo, LCSW-R
Clinical Social Worker

Richard Cawley, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker

Jennifer Heaphy, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker