Jeffrey L. Anker MD

Jeffrey Anker

Jeffrey L. Anker
MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Addictions; Behavioral Health; Clinical Outcomes; Clinical Pharmacology; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Drug abuse; Psychiatry; Substance Use Disorder

Contact Information
4955 N. Bailey Ave.
Suite 130
Amherst, New York 14226
Phone: 716-835-1246
Fax: 716-835-0396
jlanker@buffalo.edu


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Education and Training:

  • Residency, Psychiatry, Yale Universtiy School of Medicine (1973)
  • Internship, Rotating, Kings County Hospital (1970)
  • MD, S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical School (1969)
  • BA, English, Cornell University (1965)

Employment:

  • Medical Dir., center for advanced psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2009-present)
  • Attending Physician, Erie County Medical Center (2007-present)
  • Psychiatrist, Center for Advanced Psychiatry (2007-present)
  • Advisor, Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (2006-present)
  • Psychiatrist, Veteran‘s Administration
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Jacobs School Of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2007–2022)
  • Psychiatrist, General Practice (1974–2007)
  • Founding Partner and Principal, Associated Psychiatric Services (1980–1995)
  • Medical Dir. of psychiatric inpatient services, Boulder Community Hospital (1989–1992)
  • Medical Director, Boulder Community Hospital (1989–1992)
  • Co-Founder, Futurist Mental Health Group of Boulder (1985–1991)
  • Medical Director, Humana Hospital, Mountain View (1988–1989)
  • Co-Founder, Partner and Clinical Director, Boulder Psychiatric Institute (1976–1984)
  • Psychiatric Consultant, Federal Bureau of Prisons (1975–1976)
  • Chief of Mental Health Services, Federal Bureau of Prisons (1973–1975)
  • Clinical Director, Malcolm X Community Mental Health Center (1973–1975)
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Service Activities:

  • Development of referral and treatment system for Dr. Jamal Williams and his staff. Collaboration with Dr. Williams in implementing the system.; Medical Director, Center for Advanced Psychiatry (2023)
  • Helping homeless in Buffalo; UB Heals attending psychiatrist (2023)
  • Meeting of psychiatry department faculty and pharmaceutical/industry representatives; Chair (2023)
  • Goal of community psychiatry faculty search/recruitment and development of meaningful department integration into underserved local communities.; Department of Psychiatry Community Psychiatry Committee (2023)
  • Leader ship and catalyst in discussion of faculty promotion dynamics within the department that eventuated in the elimination of a bottle neck and the subsequent notable rise in promotion applications and accomplishments across the department.; Department of psychiatry Executive committee member (2023)
  • Review and discuss and develop departmental concerns across all department domains. Help prepare for fuller discussion at monthly department faculty meeting. Active participant and catalyst/contributor for the development of department initiatives such as recruitment of faculty for community psychiatry leadership and development of active promotion process. Leader ship and catalyst in discussion of faculty promotion dynamics within the department that eventuated in the elimination of a bottle neck and the subsequent notable rise in promotion applications and accomplishments across the department.; Executive Committee of Department of Psychiatry (2023)
  • Review and discuss and develop departmental concerns across all department domains. Help prepare for fuller discussion at monthly department faculty meeting.; Executive committee of the department of psychiatry (2023)
  • Development of standardized clinical outcomes for the Department of Psychiatry, beginning with the UBMD outpatient private practice; Member (2023)
  • Community psychiatrist for local and national religious organization. Provide pro bono consultation, liaison, referral and treatment for community members having mental health distress across all domains of conditions and psychiatric experiences.; Psychiatrist member of a religious worship group. (2023)
  • Grand Rounds; Regular attendee and one of the main discussants and facilitator of discussion at department Grand Rounds. (2023)
  • Local NGO that advocates and provides primary and secondary prevention interventions in various aspects of the community, including mental health education and guidance in the local public schools, collaboration with the court system regarding seriously disabled youth and other people with serious mental illness needing legal help, provision of social support groups for the community at large, mental health consultation and referral services for the community at large, patient and family support with local hospitalized patients with psychiatric problems(ECMC CPEP and inpatient services, Brylin inpatient services), early intervention for adolescents at risk in the community, etc. Leader ship of consortium of NGOs who's the offices are based on the Buffalo Eastside, in collaboration with Jericho Road medical services.; Board of directors member, mental health advocates of Western new York. (2023)
  • Faculty Council; Member (2023)
  • Oversees the overall administrative issues of the medical school.; Representative for the Department of Psychiatry to the Faculty Council (2023)
  • UPP/UBMD PSYCHIATRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS; Vice President, Treasurer (2023–2022)

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Contact Information

4955 N. Bailey Ave.
Suite 130
Amherst, New York 14226
Phone: 716-835-1246
Fax: 716-835-0396
jlanker@buffalo.edu

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