Dr. William Breitbart

Dr. William Breitbart

Chair - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dr. William Breitbart is a board-certified psychiatrist whose expertise focuses on the psychiatric aspects of pain, symptom control, and palliative care in cancer patients. He has been Chief of the Psychiatry Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 1996 and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences since 2009. He currently serves as Chair of the Department.

Learn to Forgive Yourself — Dealing With the Psychological Aspects of Cancer

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Mental Health: Coping With Feelings of Anger

Learn to Accept Yourself — A Huge Part of Living With Cancer

A Major Step in the Cancer Journey: Learning to Deal With Vulnerability

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