Contemporary Care

Dr. Shapiro brings to Contemporary Care 20 years of experience in healthcare. He is well known both nationally and internationally as an expert in TMS, a founding member of the Clinical TMS Society, and lecturer on the most current Brain Stimulation techniques. From his early years of training at Contemporary Care, through completion of his psychiatric residency at Westchester Medical Center, Dr. Shapiro has been highly recognized by his professors, faculty, peers, and medical students. He has received various awards and accolades acknowledging his dedication and commitment to the training of health care professionals and personalized approach to patients. Dr. Shapiro draws from multiple modalities to devise a plan of care for every individual patient. His customized treatment regimens incorporate the preferences and complex circumstances unique to the patient giving them the greatest chance for success. Dr. Shapiro also practices advanced psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.

Dr. Sickinger has over two decades of experience in mental health leadership, both as a Medical Director and Managing Partner. A certified TMS practitioner, Dr. Sickinger provides highly personalized innovative care, and cutting edge biological treatments, producing positive outcomes for her patients. She is a graduate of Vassar College, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, and Columbia University/NY State Psychiatric Institute. Columbia Universitys highly esteemed Public Psychiatry program, of which Dr. Sickinger is a graduate, is known for promoting excellence in addressing complex mental health concerns. Dr. Sickinger has focused much of her career as a longtime medical administrator and psychiatrist on the delivery of specialized treatment approaches to achieve psychiatric stability and remission.

Dr. Don Ammerman is a highly experienced and versatile psychiatrist who treats patients of all ages. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed his Postdoctoral training in Psychiatry at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Ammerman is an accomplished researcher, instructor (Dartmouth College and the Medical Director of the Clara Martin Center Criminal Justice Weekend/DWI Program) and lecturer on medication management. Dr. Ammermans work encompasses the full range of psychiatric modalities across all age groups with a focus on college-age students and patients with dual diagnoses. His treatments include medication management, psychotherapy, and TMS.

Dr. Scott Hirsch is a triple board-certified Neuropsychiatrist dedicated to caring for people with behavioral issues of all causes. His clinical practice spans neurology and psychiatry with a special focus on Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Hirsch employs an interdisciplinary treatment approach using evidence-based, results-driven treatment that transforms the lives of his patients using psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and neuromodulation. Dr. Hirsch earned his M.D. at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, where he also completed a double-board residency in Neurology and Psychiatry. After residency, Dr. Hirsch was the Unit Chief of the Bellevue Hospital Geriatric and Medical Psychiatry Clinics and subsequently was the Neuropsychiatrist for the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center for 12 years. Dr. Hirsch is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and continues to supervise and teach psychiatry residents and fellows.

Dr. Perera trained at Harvard Medical School and completed his residency at the New York Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University. After his residency, Dr. Perera was a Research Fellow, and then became an Assistant Professor at Columbia University conducting research on the neurobiological mechanisms of Major Depression. His work, for which he received several awards and grants, demonstrated that stimulation of new neurons in the hippocampus was critical for treating depression.