Otto F. Kernberg, MD, FAPA, is the Director of the Personality Disorders Institute at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division, and Professor of Psychiatry at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.  He is a training and supervising analyst at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and is currently the President of the International Psychoanalytic Association. More...

John F. Clarkin, PhD, is Co-Director of the Personality Disorders Institute at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division, and Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.  He is the Executive Officer of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.

Eve Caligor MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Training and Supervising Analyst and Chair, Psychotherapy Research and Education, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

Monica Carsky, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill-Cornell Medical College; Faculty, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research; Adjunct Faculty, Fairleigh Dickinson University Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; Supervising and Training Analyst, Center for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey. She is a Fellow at the PDI and was a co-leader of the supportive psychotherapy arm for the PDI randomized control trial research on psychotherapy for borderline personality. She also lectures and consults widely to professionals on the treatment of patients with personality disorders. More...

Diana Diamond, PhD, is Professor in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at the City University of New York and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She is author or editor of a number of books including most recently Attachment and Sexuality. Her current research is on the treatment process and outcome with patients with co-morbid narcissistic and borderline disorders, and on changes in representations of self and significant others in borderline patients after one year of TFP. She is a psychoanalytic candidate at the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and a graduate of the IPTAR training program in executive coaching and organizational consultation. She is a member of the American Psychological Association.

Eric A. Fertuck, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Pamela Foelsch, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Director of Training Program Development at the Personality Disorders Institute. She is directing the effort to modify and develop Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for adolescents.

Kay Haran, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Medical College. Field Supervisor for Doctoral Canditates in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

James W. Hull, PhD, is a Psychologist Psychoanalyst in full-time private practice in New York City. He was on the faculty of Weill Medical College of Cornell University for 18 years and worked as head psychologist of the severe personality disorders inpatient unit. Licensed as a psychologist in New York in 1982, he completed his psychoanalytic training at Adelphi University in 1989.

Kenneth Levy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus, where he teaches graduate seminars in psychotherapy research, personality theory, and supervises a clinical training practicum emphasizing contemporary psychodynamic psychotherapy for personality disorders. He is also an assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University where he serves as a research consultant and on the steering committee at the PDI. Dr. Levy is in private practice in State College, Pennsylvania.

Mallay Occhiogrosso, MD, is a member of the clinical faculty of the Department of Psychiatry of Weill Cornell Medical College, specializing in personality disorders and reproductive psychiatry. Current research projects include serving as psychopharmacology coordinator for the research study "Psychotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder" (John Clarkin, PI), as well as original research pertaining to women's mental health. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, the Women's Mental Health Coalition, and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology. More...

Barry L. Stern, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Prof. of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Michael Stone, MD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry: Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons and Attending in Forensic Psychiatry: Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. He is author of a number of books, including The Fate of Borderline Patients and Healing the Mind, a History of Psychiatry. More...

Frank E. Yeomans, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.  He is a Senior Consultant in and teaches internationally for the Personality Disorders Institute, and is in private practice in White Plains and New York City. More...