Dr. Jonathan Hunter

Dr. Jonathan Hunter is a psychiatrist who focuses on the psychosocial care of patients undergoing diagnosis and treatment for cancer. As the Head of the Consultation-Liaison Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital, he also teaches undergraduate and post-graduate students and conducts research. The research topics include: minimizing chemotherapy side effects via preemptive relaxation training, psychological support for women in high-risk families and the possible interactions between early life experience and coping with illness. In the clinic, Dr. Hunter sees people for diagnosis and treatment of coping-related issues and distress in cancer, often in collaboration with social work, nursing and oncology colleagues.