Allegra Broft,


Psychiatrist, Eating Disorders Research Unit,
New York State Psychitric Institute/Columbia Univeristy Medical Center



Undergraduate:  Yale University, BS, 1992-1996
Medical School:  Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 1996-2001
Internship:  Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, 2000-2001
Residency:  Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, 2001-2005
Fellowship:  Columbia University, 2005-2007
Board Certifications:  Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology


1. Broft A, Spanos A, Corwin RX, Mayer L, Steinglass J, Devlin, M, Attia E, Walsh BT : Baclofen as a novel treatment for binge eating: an open-label pilot study.  International Journal for Eating Disorders   2007;40: 687-691

2. Martinez D, Narendran R, Foltin RW, Slifstein M, Hwang DR, Broft A, Huang Y, Cooper TB, Fischman MW, Kleber HD, Laruelle M: Amphetamine-induced dopamine release: markedly blunted in cocaine dependence and predictive of the choice to self-administer cocaine.  Am J Psychiatry  2007;164: 622-9

3. Steinglass J, Sysko R, Schebendach J, Broft A, Strober M, Walsh BT: The application of exposure therapy and D-cycloserine to the treatment of anorexia nervosa: a preliminary trial.  J Psychiatr Pract.  2007;13: 238-45

4. Martinez D, Broft A, Foltin RW, Slifstein M, Hwang DR, Huang Y, Perez A, Frankel WG, Cooper T, Kleber HD, Fischman MW, Laruelle M: Cocaine dependence and D2 receptor availability in the functional subdivisions of the striatum: relationship with cocaine-seeking behavior.  Neuropsychopharmacology  2004;29: 1190-1202

5. Martinez D, Broft A, Laruelle M: Pindolol Augmentation of Antidepressant Treatment: Recent Contributions from Brain Imaging Studies.  Biological Psychiatry  2000;48: 844-853

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