Dr. Carol Lynn Alter, MD

Carol L. Alter, MD serves as Director of Policy and Community Outreach for our Center for Mental Health Outreach and as a faculty member for our Psychosomatic Medicine program. Dr. Alter is actively involved in teaching of fellows, residents and medical students, particularly in the areas of Psychosomatic Medicine, mental health policy and advocacy. Dr. Alter received her Medical Degree from George Washington University in 1985. She completed her Residency at New York Hospital-Cornell University School of Medicine in 1989. After completing training, she held positions at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Cornell University and Temple University participating in clinical, teaching and research activities related to AIDS, oncology and general CL services. She has had a longstanding interest in mental health policy and served as the Medical Director for Policy and Advocacy at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. She most recently founded and currently directs a …policy-action organization, Treatment Effectiveness Now, which is focusing on issues of access to care for patients with co-occurring mental and physical disorders. Dr. Alter is recognized as one of the nation's leading mental health policy and Psychosomatic Medicine psychiatrists. We are extremely fortunate to have this outstanding faculty member as a member of our department.