Dr. Sander Koyfman is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist with more than 25 years of experience spanning inpatient psychiatry, behavioral health leadership, and healthcare innovation. He has held medical director and clinical leadership roles at institutions including NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NYC Health + Hospitals, and Vibrant Emotional Health, with a career defined by a focus on treatment-resistant conditions, disaster mental health, and building behavioral health programs at scale. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Koyfman holds an MBA and has served as an advisor to a range of digital health companies, bringing both frontline clinical expertise and strategic perspective to the organizations he supports.
Academic Background
BS — New York University
MD — SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency and Chief Residency — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MBA — Quantic School of Business and Technology
Professional Certifications
Board Certified in General Psychiatry
MD
Board Certified in Addiction Medicine
Recognitions and Scholarly Work
Memberships and Affiliations
Member, American Psychiatric Association Committee on Psychiatric Aspects of Disasters
Member, Advisory Panel of Disaster Psychiatry — Canada
Member, Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) — Committee for Disasters and the World
Board Member, Mental Health Association of NYC