Scott H. Shaffer
Experienced in Dementia

Dr. Scott H. Shaffer

Psychiatry
Montefiore Einstein
Montefiore At 3340 Bainbridge Avenue
3340 Bainbridge Avenue, 
Bronx, NY 

Experienced in Dementia
Montefiore Einstein
Montefiore At 3340 Bainbridge Avenue
3340 Bainbridge Avenue, 
Bronx, NY 
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Overview

Scott Shaffer, MD, is Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consult-Liaison Service and Deputy Director of Training, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is also an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Shaffer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Postpartum Depression, GM1 Gangliosidosis, Dementia, and Conversion Disorder.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 110 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Dementia.

Graduate Institution
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency
New York University Medical Center
Specialties
Psychiatry
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in NY
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Montefiore at 3340 Bainbridge Avenue
3340 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
Call: 718-696-3011

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


110 Total Publications

Compartmentalized cell envelope biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Compartmentalized cell envelope biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal: mBio
Published: November 26, 2025
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