Dr. Eric Yarbrough
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Office: 646-722-8660
I am a board-certified psychiatrist in both Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. I currently serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University, and I have held numerous leadership positions in organized psychiatry, including serving as President of the Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP) as well as Vice President, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor over more than a decade of involvement.
My academic work includes authoring and co-authoring chapters in Tasman’s Psychiatry, the APA Textbook of Psychiatry, and several volumes with American Psychiatric Publishing, including Understanding LGBTQ Mental Health and Transgender Mental Health as a solo author. I lecture frequently at national and international conferences, including the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, the World Psychiatric Association, and Grand Rounds at institutions such as NYU, Rutgers, SUNY Downstate, and New York Presbyterian. My talks have addressed schizophrenia, serious mental illness, suicide prevention, HIV psychiatry, addiction, and LGBTQ mental health.
Clinically, I have served as Director of Psychiatry at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and as Medical Director at Gay Men’s Health Crisis, overseeing treatment programs for patients with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and LGBTQ populations. I also maintain a private practice in New York City focused on complex psychiatric illness and LGBTQ health.
I am available for expert witness testimony, record review, malpractice and standard of care opinions, competency and capacity evaluations, and consultation in cases involving schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, suicide, and LGBTQ or transgender mental health.
- Addiction Medicine
- Community Mental Health
- Health/Medical/Disability Insurance
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Professional Accreditations, Degrees, Licenses, and Certificates
Board Certification – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Psychiatry (2011–present)
Board Certification – American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), Addiction Medicine (2019–present)
Medical License – New York State, License #246673
Doctor of Medicine (MD) – University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL (2006)
Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology with Honors, Cum Laude – University of Alabama at Birmingham (2001) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Professional Affiliations and Memberships
American Psychiatric Association (APA) – Member since 2006
Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP) – Member since 2003
Past President (2014–2018)
Vice President (2012–2014)
Secretary (2010–2012)
Newsletter Editor (2011–2013)
Resident Board Member (2006–2010)
Medical Student Board Member (2003–2006)
American Association of Community Psychiatrists – Member since 2008
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) – Member since 2016
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) – Member since 2017 - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Teaching & Speaking Experience
Academic Teaching & Faculty Appointments
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, New York University (2016–Present)
Teaches LGBTQ+ mental health and general psychiatry topics
Associate Training Director, Psychiatry Residency, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (2010–2012)
Supervised 10–12 residents annually in individual and group formats
Organized and taught PGY1–4 courses
Chief Resident, Psychiatry Residency, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (2009–2010)
Taught weekly “Intro to Psychiatry” course for PGY1 residents
Supervised residents in outpatient psychiatry clinics for serious mental illness (SMI)
Instructor, New York Medical College
Annual seminar on LGBT Mental Health
Sexual Health Awareness Through Peer Education (SHAPE) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presented on sexual health and STD prevention to college and high school students
Continued educational seminars at Psychiatric Recovery Center
Invited Presentations & Lectures
Transgender Mental Health
NYU Grand Rounds (2023)
SUNY Downstate Internal Medicine Grand Rounds (2018)
World Psychiatric Association (2017)
Florida Psychiatric Association – Keynote Speaker (2017)
Rutgers Department of Psychiatry – Co-Chair (2017)
Rutgers Medical School (2017)
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Grand Rounds (2013)
LGBTQ+ Mental Health
Orange Regional Medical Center (2020)
Lincoln Hospital Grand Rounds (2019)
New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital Grand Rounds (2018)
NYU Medical Student Elective (2018)
Drexel University (2011)
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Grand Rounds (2010)
HIV Psychiatry
William Alanson White Institute (2018)
American Psychiatric Association Fellowship (2017)
LGBTQ+ and Addiction
Addiction Institute of New York (2011)
“Steroid Use and the Transgender Population” (2010)
National Conference Presentations – American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Transgender Mental Health (2024)
Conversations on Diversity (2019)
Transgender Health (2019)
God Loves Uganda – Gay Rights (2015)
Obsessive Character Structure (2013)
Gay and the Military (2013)
The Celluloid Closet – Gay Culture in Film (2012)
Gay and Lesbian Families (2011)
Gay Men’s Psychotherapy Case Conference (2010)
Integrated Psychiatric Services (IPS) National Conference
Conversations on Diversity (2017, 2018)
Early Interventions in Psychosis (2011)
Transitioning Residents to Outpatient Care (2011)
Crystal Meth and Gay Men (2009)
Suicide and Personality (2009)
LGBTQ Suicide Prevention
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (2013) - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 5
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Transgender Standards of Care, Chart Review, Competency
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Case review, analysis, and consultation: $1,000/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Deposition testimony: $1,000/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Courtroom testimony: $1,200/hour
Travel time: $500/hour + expenses
Available Upon Request