Dennis S. Charney, M.D.

Dean, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs

Dr. Charney joined Mount Sinai in July 2004 as Dean of Research.  In January 2006, he became Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs for Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences of The Mount Sinai Medical Center.  Dr. Charney is one of the world’s leading experts on the neurobiology and treatment of serious mood and anxiety disorders.  He has won virtually every award in his field and was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2000.  He has continued to conduct his research since his arrival at Mount Sinai by establishing the Mount Sinai Mood and Anxiety Disorder Research Program.

Dr. Charney’s arrival at Mount Sinai signaled a new era of innovation at Mount Sinai in research, education, and clinical care.  Under Dr. Charney's leadership, Mount Sinai School of Medicine has grown in both scope and ambition.  Dr. Charney has accelerated the momentum of translational research, intensified collaboration across all disciplines, and provided the impetus to reach new heights of excellence through closer integration of the research, clinical, and educational dimensions of our mission.

Dr. Charney is playing a key role in planning the Mount Sinai Center for Science and Medicine, a truly innovative research building that will house disease-focused research institutes.

Under Dr. Charney's leadership, Mount Sinai School of Medicine jumped to #18 from #25 in the National Institutes of Health ranking of medical schools based on total amount of grants awarded.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the faculty of Mount Sinai’s Graduate School of Biological Sciences was recently ranked among the top 10 in the country in the category of "Specialized Research Universities-Biomedical and Health Sciences." This ranking was based on publications, grants, and prestigious awards among faculty.

From 2000-2004, Dr. Charney served as the Chief of the Mood and Anxiety Disorder Research Program and the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health. Prior to his position at NIMH, Dr. Charney was Professor of Psychiatry and Deputy Chair of Academic and Scientific Affairs at the Yale University School of Medicine.