Dr. Alfredo Nudman was born and raised in Chile, where he attended medical school. He completed his residency training in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian Hospital, graduating in 1998.
During his formative years Dr. Nudman worked closely with two of the foremost leaders in modern psychiatry. He specialized in the treatment of severe Personality Disorders under the supervision of Dr. Otto Kernberg, and in the treatment of Eating Disorders under Dr. Katherine Halmi. Dr. Nudman has continued to develop his expertise in these areas both in inpatient and outpatient settings. He has also been instrumental in developing and supervising treatment programs for these conditions in different countries, and continues to work closely with those multidisciplinary teams.
From 2001 to 2009 Dr. Nudman was a full time faculty attending at the Payne Whitney Clinic of Weill Cornell Medical College, acting as Unit Chief on the specialized Inpatient Program for Severe Personality Disorders and later on the main General Acute Inpatient Psychiatric unit at the Payne Whitney Clinic’s Manhattan Division. There, Dr. Nudman was responsible for the development of novel treatment program for diverse conditions and populations and had an important role in the training of medical students and psychiatry residents at the Weill Cornell Medical College. In this capacity Dr. Nudman has been awarded the Faculty of the Year Award on several occasions by the Payne Whitney Clinic Residents Council.
Since 2009 Dr. Nudman as been devoting all his time to his busy clinical practice in midtown Manhattan where he treats a diverse patient population.
Dr. Nudman specializes in diagnostic evaluations and advanced pharmacological treatment of all psychiatric conditions based on the latest research and developments in the field.
Dr. Nudman is a long standing member of multiple national and international professional organizations in his field. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish.