- Gail Saltz
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Dr. Gail Saltz is an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, columnist, bestselling author[citation needed] and television commentator.The sister of Nobel Prizing winning astronomist Adam Riess,Dr. Saltz graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and served her internship and residency in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at Cornell-Weill School of Medicine and The New York Presbyterian Hospital. Her undergraduate studies were at Lehigh University, where she earned a B.A. in Biology and Psychology.[1]
Working as a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at The New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of Medicine as well as speaking on their behalf on television and in print,[2] a psychoanalyst with The New York Psychoanalytic Institute,[3] and has a private practice on the Upper East Side of New York City. She is also a New York Times bestselling author,[4] and frequent contributor to The Today Show. She has also appeared as a sex, health and relationship expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dateline, CBS News and CNN.[1]
While writing for the Today show regularly since 2001 where she participates as the expert guest in a range of sex and health-related discussions. She has also written a weekly "Relationships" column for MSNBC.com called “Getting Personal,”[5] and is the emotional wellness expert for iVillage.com.[6]
She also serves on the board of directors at the 92nd Street Y,[7] where she began hosting a series in 2004 where she speaks with celebrities and extraordinary individuals about psychologically interesting issues. She has interviewed personalities including Woody Allen, Tom Brokaw, Katie Couric, Jane Pauley, Gail Sheehy, and Rosie O'Donnell, among others.
Dr. Saltz has been a contributing editor for Glamour magazine and a weekly mental health contributor for the ABC/Lifetime show, Lifetime Live.[1]
Contents
Books
The Ripple Effect: How Better Sex Can Lead to a Better Life (Rodale Press, 2009)
Anatomy of a Secret Life: Are the People in Your Life Hiding Something You Should Know? (Broadway, 2006)
Becoming Real: Defeating the Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back (Riverhead Hardcover, 2004)
Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts (Puffin, 2008) For ages 4 – 8
Changing You: A Guide to Body Changes and Sexuality (Dutton Juvenile, 2007) For ages 9 – 12
Appearances
Television/Radio
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Dateline NBC
- CBS News
- The Early Show
- Fox News
- CNN
- Larry King Live
- Anderson Cooper 360
- Lifetime Live
- Good Day New York
- Biography
- WPIX
- WABC
Press/Web
- Associated Press
- Newsweek
- Harper’s Bazaar
- Redbook
- Womans’s World
- Town & Country
- New York Magazine
- New York Times
- New York Daily News
- New York Post
- Los Angeles Times
- WebMC
- Slate
- Spiegel Online
- Psychatric News
- Good Housekeeping
- MSNBC.com
- O, The Oprah Magazine
- iVillage
- Dr. Drew Live Radio
Professional Affiliations
- New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
- The New York Psychoanalytic Institute & Society
- American Psychiatric Association- Committee of Public Information
- American Psychoanalytic Association- Co-chair of Public Information
- Women’s Mental Health Consortium, New York Hospital
References
- ^ a b c Personal Bio Page
- ^ Weill-Cornell in the News
- ^ New York Psychoanalytic Institute Roster
- ^ New York Times Book Review
- ^ MSNBC.com Relationships Page
- ^ iVillage Emotional Wellness Page
- ^ 92nd Street Y Board of Directors
External links
Categories:- American psychiatrists
- American self-help writers
- American women writers
- Living people
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