Laurie A Keefer, PhD Email Laurie Keefer
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- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Gastroenterology
- PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
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- Specialty
- Psychology
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliation
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Phone
- Physician Office 212-241-8100 212-241-8100
Dr Laurie Keefer is an academic health psychologist and the Director for Psychobehavioral Research within the Division of Gastroenterology. She specializes in the psychosocial care of patients with chronic digestive diseases, specifically inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. Dr. Keefer came to Mount Sinai in January 2016 from Chicago, IL to lead a subspecialty medical home for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
The Mount Sinai IBD medical home, known as GRITT-IBD(TM) focuses on gaining resilience through transitions as they occur across the lifespan of patients living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Dr Keefer's clinical and research interests are in the area of IBD disease self-management, gut-directed hypnotherapy, resilience, the psychosocial care needs of emerging adults with chronic disease and cognitive-behavior therapy. She is a sought after speaker and mentor. She chairs the Division of Psychogastroenterology within the Rome Foundation and is on the Council of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society.
Clinical Focus
- Behavioral Health
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Crohn's Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
Research Topics
Behavioral Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Pain, Pediatrics
Education
Residency, Psychology
Rush University Medical Center
Language
English
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Keefer during 2020 and/or 2021. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Company Founder:
- Trellus Health Limited
Consulting:
- Pfizer Inc.
Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)
- MetaMe Health
- Trellus Health Limited
Industry-Sponsored Lectures: MSSM faculty occasionally give lectures at events sponsored by industry, but only if the events are free of any marketing purpose
- Rome Foundation (non-profit, international gastroenterology organization)
Royalty Payments:
- Trellus Health Limited
Scientific Advisory Board:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Service on Board of Directors: Service in a fiduciary capacity, such as an officer or director, for the following companies:
- Rome Foundation (non-profit, international gastroenterology organization)
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