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René S Kahn, MD, PhD

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SYSTEM CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
212-659-8860
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Specialties
Psychiatry
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Microbiology [MIC], Neuroscience [NEU]

MD, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Residency, Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht

Residency, Neurology, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam

Residency, Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital

2016

Lifetime Achievement Award, Netherlands Association of Psychiatry

Netherlands Association of Psychiatry

2014

Neuropsychopharmacology Award, ECNP

ECNP

2014

Honorary Doctorate, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

2010

Honorary Professor, Jilin University, People's Republic of China

Jilin University, Peoples Republic of China

2009

Member, Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Science

Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Science

1989

Ramaer Medal, Netherlands Association of Psychiatry

Netherlands Association of Psychiatry

1985

Fulbright Scholarship

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Selected Publications

Individualized cortical thickness asymmetry in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. Marta Martín Echave, Hugo G. Schnack, Covadonga M. Díaz-Caneja, Laura Pina-Camacho, Niels Janssen, Pedro M. Gordaliza, Kuan H. Kho, Elizabeth E.L. Buimer, Neeltje E.M. van Haren, Wiepke Cahn, René S. Kahn, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol, Celso Arango, Joost Janssen. Molecular Psychiatry

DGAMLSS: An exact, distributed algorithm to fit Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale, and Shape for privacy-preserving population reference charts. Fengling Hu, Jiayi Tong, Margaret Gardner, Chris Adamson, Sophie Adler, Aaron F. Alexander-Bloch, Evdokia Anagnostou, Kevin M. Anderson, Ariosky Areces-Gonzalez, Duncan E. Astle, Bonnie Auyeung, Muhammad Ayub, Jong Bin Bae, Gareth Ball, Simon Baron-Cohen, Richard Beare, Saashi A. Bedford, Vivek Benegal, Frauke Beyer, John Blangero, Manuel Blesa Cábez, James P. Boardman, Matthew Borzage, Jorge F. Bosch-Bayard, Niall Bourke, Edward T. Bullmore, Vince D. Calhoun, Mallar M. Chakravarty, Christina Chen, Casey Chertavian, Gaël Chetelat, Yap S. Chong, Aiden Corvin, Manuela Costantino, Eric Courchesne, Fabrice Crivello, Vanessa L. Cropley, Jennifer Crosbie, Nicolas Crossley, Marion Delarue, Richard Delorme, Sylvane Desrivieres, Gabriel A. Devenyi, Maria A.Di Biase, Ray Dolan, Kirsten A. Donald, Gary Donohoe, Trey Hedden, Rene S. Kahn, Dan J. Stein. Bioinformatics

Impact of Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral Antipsychotic Treatment on All-Cause Discontinuation Risk in People with Early Phase Schizophrenia and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of the EULAST Randomized Trial. Matin Mortazavi, Zahra Aminifarsani, Inge Winter van Rossum, René S. Kahn, W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, Michael Davidson, Mark Weiser, Dan Siskind, Stefan Leucht, Elianne Huijsman, Cynthia Okhuijsen-Pfeifer, Lyliana Nasib, Leonie Willebrands, Timo Schurr, Heidi Baumbach, Adam Wichniak, Marina Garriga, Steve Lankshear, Krisztina Karácsonyi, Jill Bjarke, Serena Parnanzone, Nikodem Skoczen, Sarah Mather, Lucaks Emese, Bernhard Sabbe, Berit Walla, Leticia Alvarez Garcia, Jessica True, Christian Kraepelin-Schmidt, Csilla Bolyos, Hannah Herlihy, Manfred Greslechner, Cristiana Montemagni, Benjamin Draiman, Adam Adamopoulous, Yaacov Rabinowitz, Armida Mucci, Paola Bucci, Esther DeClercq, Thomas Barnes, Petros Drosos, Sofia Pappa, Pavel Mohr, Richard Köhler, Jan Libiger, Avi Valeversuski, Paola Dazzan, Neil Mayfield, Libor Ustohal, René Sylvain Kahn. CNS Drugs

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René S. Kahn, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry

Icahn (East) Building Floor 4th Floor Room Room L4-11

1425 Madison Ave

New York, NY 10029

212-659-8860

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Kahn during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

  • Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
  • Alkermes, Inc.
  • Bristol-Meyers Company

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.