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I can't imagine being anything but a psychiatrist. This is what I was meant to do.
Dr. Tzvi Furer is a double board-certified child, adolescent & adult psychiatrist. He has extensive training in child, adolescent & adult psychiatry, having worked in numerous clinical and academic settings.
Before relocating to Boca Raton, Florida to join the Doctor Sam team, Dr. Furer was a Clinical Assistant Professor in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University Langone Health, and an Attending Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Health+ Hospitals / Bellevue in New York, NY. He was also the Associate Program Director for the NYU Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship.
Dr. Furer completed his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the prestigious NYU School of Medicine, where he served as Chief Resident for the Comprehensive Child Psychiatric Emergency Program at NYU Langone Medical Center / Bellevue Hospital.
Dr. Furer has significant experience treating anxiety, ADHD, depression and a variety of other mood and psychiatric disorders. He is also trained in psychoanalysis, having completed a Fellowship in Psychoanalysis at the NYU Institute for Psychoanalytic Education. He follows evidence-based practices, which may include psychotherapy, medication, and/or various holistic or natural approaches.
Dr. Furer has a warm and kind presence, making him very easy to talk to.
Dr. Furer is accepting new patients. To schedule an initial consultation, please call 561-510-9150.
- Teaching
- Speaking Engagements
- Publications
Panelist, CAMS Happening Event, Love on the Spectrum: A Discussion about Love in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, New York University College of Arts & Science (2021)
Course Director, Love Actually, Undergraduate Course on Different Phases of Love, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies, New York University College of Arts & Science (2019, 2021)
Facilitator, Chief Resident Leadership Development Program, New York University Langone Medical Center (2021)
Panelist, Career Night, New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NYCCAP) (2021)
Director, Quality Improvement Workshops for Fellows, Didactic Series for NYU Child Psychiatry Fellows, New York University Langone Medical Center (2020)
Lecture, Systems of Care, Introduction to Systems of Care, Didactic for NYU Child Psychiatry Fellows (2020)
Lecture, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Course, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: An Attentive Review, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2020)
Co-Director, Mind Over Matter Inpatient Substance Abuse Group, Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2019-2021)
Lecture, AACAP: Clinical Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorder, New York University Langone Medical Center (2020)
Lecture, ADHD: A Neuroscience Based Perspective, New York University Langone Medical Center (2020)
Lecture, Inpatient Child Psychiatry Summer Lecture Series, Chasing Sleep, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2019)
Lecture, Systems of Care, Role of the Psychiatrist in Systems, New York University Langone Medical Center (2019)
Lecture, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Course, ADHD: A Focused Review, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2019)
Lecture, Child Psychiatry Lecture Series, ADHD: A General Overview, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2019)
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Course, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2018)
Instructor, Speaking Our Minds, Undergraduate Course on Mental Illness Narratives, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies, New York University College of Arts & Science (2018)
Lecture, Sleep Disorders: From Apneas to Z’s, Inpatient Child Psychiatry Summer Lecture Series, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2018)
Emergency Child Psychiatry Lecture Series, Managing Agitation and Risk Assessment in the Pediatric ER, New York Health + Hospitals / Bellevue (2018)
Instructor, While You Were Sleeping, Course on Sleep Behavior, Physiology and Dreams, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies, New York University College of Arts & Science (2018)
Pediatric Residency Lecture Series, Don’ t Panic: The Hitchhiker’ s Guide to Pediatric Anxiety Disorders, New York University Langone Medical Center (2018)
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Core Seminar, Resident Instructor for Medical Students, New York University School of Medicine (2017)
Guest Lecture, Don’ t Worry: An Overview on Medical Anxiety Treatments, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies, New York University College of Arts & Science (2017)
Resident Instructor for Medical Student Sessions, Child Psychiatry and Anxiety, SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2016)
Psychopharmacology for Psychology Interns, Kings County Hospital Center (2015)
Join Double-Board Certified Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrists Dr. Sam and Dr. Furer for ADHD EdCamp 2022 live @ Fusion Academy in Boca Raton on October 8. They will be leading an important discussion about ADHD and answer questions. See you there! The event will also be broadcast via Zoom. Register for FREE here: ADHD […]
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 68th Annual Meeting, The Art of Designing andImplementing Successful Scholarly Activity Programs in Child Psychiatry Fellowships for Trainees and Faculty (2021)
Webinar, NYU Child Study Center Webinar Series, My Child Was Admitted to the Hospital: What Now? – Part 2, New York University Langone Medical Center (2021)
Webinar, NYU Child Study Center Webinar Series, My Child Was Admitted to the Hospital: What Now?, New York University Langone Medical Center (2021)
Child Psychiatry Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Panelist, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry New York University Langone Medical Center (2021)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 67th Annual Meeting, The Art of Designing and Implementing Successful Scholarly Activity Programs in Child Psychiatry Fellowships for Trainees and Faculty (2020)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 67th Annual Meeting, Meaningful Change: Approaching Physician Trainee Well- Being through Evidence- Based Individual, Structural, and Systems Level Initiatives (2020)
Invited Lecturer, Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Community Healthcare Network, Sleep Disorders & Treatment: Insomnia, Parasomnias in Common Psychiatric Disorders (2018)
Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds Lecturer, Rockland Children’ s Psychiatric Center, When Counting Sheep Doesn’t’ Work: Pharmacological Strategies for Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents (2018)
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, NYC Health + Hospitals / Gouverneur Hospital, Mental Health Crises in Children & Adolescents (2017)
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Lecturer, Kings County Hospital Center, Substance Induced Psychosis in Adolescents: An Evolving Epidemic (2013)
Tzvi Furer, The First Episode of Psychosis: A Guide for Young People and Their Families, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 61, Issue 9, Pages 1195-1197, ISSN 0890-8567 (2022)
Springer Nature, Models of Emergency Psychiatric Services That Work, Book Chapter: Special Populations in Psychiatric Emergency Services: Children and Adolescents, Danielle La Rocco M.D., Tzvi Furer M.D., Ruth Gerson M.D. (2020)
MDPI Books, Updates in Pediatric Sleep and Child Psychiatry, Book Chapter: Exploring Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Adolescent Cannabis Users, Tzvi Furer M.D., Komal Nayak M.D. , Jess P. Shatkin M.D, M.P.H (2019)
Springer Nature, Pediatric Neuropsychiatry: A Case Based Approach, Book Chapter: Depression’ after Hypoxic- Ischemic Injury, Tzvi Furer M.D., Aaron J. Hauptman M.D., Lindsey Gurin M.D. (2018)
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Book Review: Youth Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders, Reviewed by Tzvi Furer, M.D. (2017)
The Journal of Biological Databases & Curation, Peer Reviewed: Large Expert- Curated Database for Benchmarking Document Similarity Detection in Biomedical Literature Search (2019)
Medical Sciences, Peer Reviewed: Exploring Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Adolescent Cannabis Users, Tzvi Furer M.D., Komal Nayak M.D., Jess P. Shatkin M.D, M.P.H. (2018)
Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, Peer Reviewed: Sleep health in a black community sample, Daniel Cukor Ph D, Nisha Ver Halen Ph.D, Melissa Pencille, Marilyn Fraser- White M.D., Nicole Primus M. D., Kulpreet Kaur, Tzvi Furer M.D., Moro Salifu M.D. (2016)
The Journal of ECT, Peer Reviewed: Transient Expressive Aphasia After Bi-Temporal ECT, a Rarely Documented Reversible Phenomenon, Aaron Pinkhasov M. D., Tzvi Furer M. D., Sandra Augusto M. P. H. (2015)
NYCCAP News- Spring 2018 Edition, Learning the Latest: The 2018 AACAP Psychopharmacology Update Institute, Tzvi Furer M.D. (2018)
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Virtual appointments also available (patient must be in Florida for appointment)
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