George E. Sayde, MD, MPH

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George E. Sayde, MD, MPH
Psychiatry · Psychotherapy · Internal Medicine

George E. Sayde, MD, MPH

Integrated medical and psychiatric care

Triple board-certified psychiatrist, internist, and psychotherapist. Assistant Professor at Columbia University.

An integrative practice offering deeply personalized care grounded in both medical and psychological expertise.

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Dr. George E. Sayde, MD, MPH
Expertise

Drawing from expertise that spans internal medicine and psychodynamic psychotherapy, Dr. Sayde’s approach is grounded in the understanding that physical health and emotional life are profoundly interconnected. Treatment extends beyond symptom relief, creating space to explore the unconscious patterns, relationships, and life experiences that shape how we relate to ourselves, others, and the experience of illness.

Areas of focus
Psychodynamic psychotherapyIn-depth, collaborative work that looks beneath recurring patterns to their origins, bringing insight to longstanding difficulties in relationships, self-understanding, and emotional life.
Psychosomatic medicineAs both an internist and psychiatrist, Dr. Sayde provides care at the intersection of medical and psychiatric illness, where body and mind continually shape one another. Physical symptoms are evaluated with full medical rigor, and the distress accompanying them treated with equal attention.
Integrated careSupport navigating the healthcare system: making sense of complex care, preparing high-impact questions for appointments, guiding loved ones, and coordinating with subspecialists.
Illness & hospitalizationTreating psychological distress during and after serious illness, for patients and family members alike.
Speaking

Dr. Sayde speaks and teaches regularly at grand rounds and at national and international conferences. His work explores the mind–body connection, the psychological dimensions of illness and hospitalization, and the interface between medicine and psychiatry. He welcomes invitations to speak, as well as opportunities to develop curricula for physicians and trainees.

Research

Dr. Sayde’s research focuses on the multidimensional nature of recovery following severe medical illness. He has particular expertise in the psychological impact of hospitalization, critical illness, and medical trauma, helping patients and their families navigate the emotional complexities of illness both during hospitalization and throughout recovery – long after the acute medical crisis has passed.

Selected publications
PICS in Survivors of Cardiac ArrestPost-Intensive Care Syndrome, Cambridge University Press  ·  2026 The Evolving Field of ICU SurvivorshipChest  ·  2024 A Shift Toward Targeted Post-ICU Treatment: Multidisciplinary Care for Cardiac Arrest SurvivorsJournal of Critical Care  ·  2024 Psychodynamic Implications of Treating ICU SurvivorsPsychodynamic Psychiatry  ·  2023 Interdisciplinary Treatment for Survivors of Critical Illness due to COVID-19Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry  ·  2023 Reframing Malignant Catatonia to Transcend a Syndrome of Psychomotor DisturbancePsychiatry Research Case Reports  ·  2022 Implementing an ICU Diary Program at a Large Academic Medical CenterGeneral Hospital Psychiatry  ·  2020
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Credentials
Academic appointments

Assistant Professor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Education & training

B.A. Physics — University of Pennsylvania

M.D. & MPH — Tulane University School of Medicine

Combined Internal Medicine & Psychiatry Residency — Tulane University

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program — Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training & Research

Clinical & Research Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship — Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Get in touch

251 Central Park West, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10024
saydemd@georgesayde.com

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