Addition Medicine Fellowship
Faculty
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Addiction
Daniel Chen, MD
Services MediSys Health Network
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Ankit Jain, MD
Assistant Chair, Outpatient Services.
Director, Mental Health Clinic.
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency.
Director, Psychiatry Medical Student Clerkship.
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Ross University School of Medicine.
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine, NYIT COM.
Board Certified in Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine.
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Ankit Jain, MD, FAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction medicine physician whose career reflects a sustained commitment to academic medicine, clinical leadership, and graduate medical education. At Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, he holds concurrent leadership appointments as Assistant Chair of Outpatient Services, Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Director of the Mental Health Clinic, and Director of the Medical Student Clerkship Program — a portfolio spanning outpatient operations, fellowship and residency training, and undergraduate medical education within the Department of Psychiatry.
In his capacity as Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Dr. Jain is responsible for fellowship curriculum development, fellow supervision and evaluation, trainee recruitment, and faculty coordination. As Associate Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, he contributes to resident recruitment and selection, mentorship and clinical supervision, curriculum development, and program evaluation, supporting the broader mission of the residency's graduate medical education leadership.
As Assistant Chair of Outpatient Services, Dr. Jain provides physician leadership across the institution's outpatient psychiatric operations, complemented by his role as Director of the Mental Health Clinic, where he oversees day-to-day clinical administration. His clinical practice encompasses outpatient care, emergency psychiatry, and consultation-liaison psychiatry, including capacity evaluations, delirium assessments, and psychopharmacologic consultation for medically complex inpatients, delivered in close collaboration with multidisciplinary medical and surgical teams.
An accomplished clinician-educator and researcher, Dr. Jain has authored 22 peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 book chapters, and various educational publications and reference works, totaling more than 30 scholarly contributions. He serves as Academic Editor for the Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders and for PLOS One and has served as a peer reviewer for twelve academic journals. His scholarship spans addiction medicine, psychopharmacology, suicide risk assessment, and the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and his expertise has been sought for commentary in national media outlets, including USA Today.
Dr. Jain is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Addiction Medicine and maintains active medical licensure in multiple states. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), reflecting sustained distinction and engagement within the field.
Dr. Jain remains deeply engaged in undergraduate and graduate medical education, holding academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Ross University School of Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he teaches and supervises medical students and residents throughout the academic year.
Director, Mental Health Clinic.
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency.
Director, Psychiatry Medical Student Clerkship.
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Ross University School of Medicine.
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine, NYIT COM.
Board Certified in Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine.
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Ankit Jain, MD, FAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction medicine physician whose career reflects a sustained commitment to academic medicine, clinical leadership, and graduate medical education. At Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, he holds concurrent leadership appointments as Assistant Chair of Outpatient Services, Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Director of the Mental Health Clinic, and Director of the Medical Student Clerkship Program — a portfolio spanning outpatient operations, fellowship and residency training, and undergraduate medical education within the Department of Psychiatry.
In his capacity as Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Dr. Jain is responsible for fellowship curriculum development, fellow supervision and evaluation, trainee recruitment, and faculty coordination. As Associate Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, he contributes to resident recruitment and selection, mentorship and clinical supervision, curriculum development, and program evaluation, supporting the broader mission of the residency's graduate medical education leadership.
As Assistant Chair of Outpatient Services, Dr. Jain provides physician leadership across the institution's outpatient psychiatric operations, complemented by his role as Director of the Mental Health Clinic, where he oversees day-to-day clinical administration. His clinical practice encompasses outpatient care, emergency psychiatry, and consultation-liaison psychiatry, including capacity evaluations, delirium assessments, and psychopharmacologic consultation for medically complex inpatients, delivered in close collaboration with multidisciplinary medical and surgical teams.
An accomplished clinician-educator and researcher, Dr. Jain has authored 22 peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 book chapters, and various educational publications and reference works, totaling more than 30 scholarly contributions. He serves as Academic Editor for the Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders and for PLOS One and has served as a peer reviewer for twelve academic journals. His scholarship spans addiction medicine, psychopharmacology, suicide risk assessment, and the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and his expertise has been sought for commentary in national media outlets, including USA Today.
Dr. Jain is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Addiction Medicine and maintains active medical licensure in multiple states. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), reflecting sustained distinction and engagement within the field.
Dr. Jain remains deeply engaged in undergraduate and graduate medical education, holding academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Ross University School of Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he teaches and supervises medical students and residents throughout the academic year.
Associate Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship
John Cintron-Hernandez, MD
Attending Physician, Chemical Dependency Unit
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction
Medicine Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction
Medicine Flushing Hospital Medical Center
