Jeffrey L. Anker MD
Jeffrey L. Anker
MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Behavioral Health; Clinical Pharmacology; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Drug abuse; Psychiatry
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDEducation and Training:
- Certificate (1980)
- 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:
- 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 Director, Boulder Community Hospital (1989–1992)
- Administrative Activities, Boulder Community Hospital (1987–1992)
- Co-Founder, Futurist Mental Health Group of Boulder (1985–1991)
- Medical Director, Humana Hospital, Mountain View (1988–1989)
- Administrative Activities, Boulder Psychiatric Institute (1974–1989)
- 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)
Service Activities:
- Goal of developing meaningful department integration into underserved local communities.; Department of psychiatry community outreach committee. (2022)
- 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. (2022)
- Presenting the idea initially at a department of psychiatry executive committee meeting and then follow up discussion about implementation strategies.; Catalyst and contributor to the development of a distinguished professorship in the department of psychiatry. (2022)
- 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 (2022)
- UPP/UBMD PSYCHIATRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS; Director (2022)
- One of the main discussants and facilitator of discussion at department grand Rounds.; One of the main discussants and facilitator of discussion at department grand Rounds. (2022)
- 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. (2022)
- Oversees the overall administrative issues of the medical school.; Representative for the department of psychiatry to the Faculty council (2022)
- 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 (2022)
- Faculty Council; Member (2022)