​​​PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS

​Evel​yn Afif Stephens, M.D., P.C.

Psychiatrist: Adult and Adolescent
Psychotherapy and Medication Management
Telemedicine: NY, CT, NJ, CA, FL, PA, DC, IL
O (347)266-1488,   F (917)267-0234
admin@drevelynstephens.com​

Golden Key National Honor Society
Tri Beta National Biology Honor Society

American Psychiatric Association

American Academy of  Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ​

Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD. Physician Burn-out and the Importance of Self Care. Mount Sinai School of Medicine. New York, NY; September 27, 2016.


Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD. Recognizing Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness in Resident Physicians. Chief Resident Retreat, Mt. Sinai Health System. White Plains, NY; May 11, 2017 May 19, 2015.

Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD. The Life and Work of Dr. Jerome Kagan. Grand Rounds. Mt. Sinai West Hospital, New York, NY; April 29, 2015.


Prameet Singh, MD, Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD, and Paul Rosenfield, MD. Substance Use Disorders and Recovery in Residents: A guide for Program Directors. Conference of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training. Orlando, Fl; March 6, 2015.


Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Lecture Series: child psychopharmacology, attachment theory, child interviewing skills and pride review classes for adult psychiatry residents. Mt. Sinai West Hospital; August - December 2014.


Angel Caraballo, MD, Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD, Ulrick Vieux, DO, MS, and Julie Chilton, MD. School Mental Health Delivery Models, Sustainability, Relevance, and Collaboration within the Primary Care Model. Conference of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. San Diego, CA; October 22, 2014.


Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD and Prameet Singh, MD. Stress and Fatigue in Residency Seminar – Recognizing Substance Use Disorders. Chief Resident Retreat Mt. Sinai Health System. White Plains, NY; May 14, 2014.

Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD. Deep Brain Stimulation, Current Indications and Future Implications. Psychiatric Grand Rounds. St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital; June 5, 2013.

Levounis Petros, MD, Evelyn Afif Stephens, MD, Sonya Lazarevic, MD, Philip Krick, DO, Vinod Suresh, MD. Addiction in film: The year of co-occurring disorders. Conference of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry in Scottsdale, Arizona; December 10, 2011.

J. Hyer, J. Kuhlman, E. Afif, T. Mikawa. “Optic Cup Morphogenesis Requires Pre-lens Ectoderm but Not Lens Differentiation.” Developmental Biology, July 2003, Vol. 259, No. 2, pp.351-363

R. Kingsley, E. Afif, B. Cox, S. Kothari, K. Kriechbaum K. Kuchinsky, A. Neill, A. Puri, V. Kish. “Expression of Heat Shock and Cold Shock Proteins in the Gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata.” J. Exp. Zool., 2003, Vol. 296A, pp.98-107

E. Afif, P. Lucas. “Rat and Human Osteosarcoma Cells Differentiate into Cells Displaying Phenotypic Markers from Three Dermal Layers.” 2002 New York Medical College Medical Student Research Forum

E. Afif, R. Kingsley, V. Kish. “Heat Shock Protein Synthesis in the Gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata.” 1998 University of Richmond Student Symposium, 1998 National Conference of Undergraduate Research

Dr. Stephens received the Undergraduate Research Committee Grant Award, 1998
Dr. Stephens received the John N. Dickenson Smart-Summer Research Award, 1998

​​​​Dr. Evelyn Stephens is a double board-certified, licensed psychiatrist with a private clinical practice.  She is board-certified in both adult and child/adolescent psychiatry. Dr Stephens is trained to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders and issues, both through medication management and psychotherapy.  Dr. Stephens utilizes aspects of supportive, dynamic, cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapies to treat patients, as well as Internal Family Systems when indicated.  She treats individuals suffering with depression,  anxiety, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, attentional disorders, substance abuse disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders, including Borderline Personality disorder.  


Dr. Stephens considers each patient carefully and provides a careful psychiatric evaluation upon meeting to further develop an individual treatment plan with specific treatment goals and objectives.  She has a very supportive and empathetic approach which many patients have said made the difference in their ability to share openly and honestly without fear of judgment.


Dr. Stephens graduated from the University of Richmond, magna cum laude with departmental honors in biology and a Bachelor of Science degree and then earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from New York Medical College.  She completed her adult psychiatry residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, one of the leading hospitals in New York City for the treatment of addiction.  She went on to serve as chief resident during her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Mt. Sinai West Hospital, a leading hospital in the treatment of childhood and adolescent disruptive mood disorders.  

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