Dr. Yifrah Kaminer reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. Dr. Kaminer has been with the Department of Psychiatry and the
Alcohol Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in
Farmington, Connecticut, since 1993. He was appointed Professor of Psychiatry
in 2003 and Professor of Pediatrics in 2009. His research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of
adolescent high-risk behaviors, including substance abuse disorders, gambling
behavior, suicidal behavior, and psychiatric comorbidity. In addition to being
the author of more than 120 publications and 4 books, Dr. Kaminer is the author of the Teen Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI). Dr. Kaminer consults internationally
on the design, management, and staff training of substance abuse services for
adolescents.
Education and Training
MD: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv
University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1976
Residency and Fellowship in
Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel
Aviv University, Israel, 1979–1984
Clinical Research Fellowship in Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry: Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI,
1985–1987
Visiting Clinical Fellowship: Substance Abuse Treatment
Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, 1987
MBA: University of Hartford Barney School of
Business, Hartford, CT, 2000
Academic Appointments
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT:
- Professor, Department of Pediatrics, 2009–present
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research
Center,
2003–present
- Associate Professor, Department of
Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, 1994–2003
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh; Founder, Adolescent and Young Adult Drug Abuse and Psychiatric
Treatment Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, 1988–1990
Clinical Associate Professor
of Psychiatry, Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Providence, RI, 1990–1992
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.
