Leslie L. Citrome MD, MPH

Dr. Leslie L. Citrome is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York, and also presently Adjunct Professor at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Citrome was the founding Director of the Clinical Research and Evaluation Facility at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, New York.

After about two decades of government service as a researcher in the psychopharmacological treatment of severe mental disorders, Dr. Citrome is currently engaged as a consultant in clinical trial design and interpretation, and has remained clinically active, assisting patients and their families through the Assertive Community Treatment program operated by the Mental Health Association of Rockland County through 2025.

Dr. Citrome is a former President of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Main areas of interest include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. He is a frequent lecturer on the quantitative assessment of clinical trial results, using evidence-based medicine metrics such as the number needed to treat and the number needed to harm.

Dr. Citrome is the author or co-author of over 600 research reports, reviews, and book chapters in the scientific literature, is Editor-in-Chief of Current Medical Research and Opinion (CMRO) published by Taylor & Francis, is on the editorial board of 11 different medical journals, Editor Emeritus at the International Journal of Clinical Practice and where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2013 through 2019, reviews for over 75 other journals, and has lectured extensively throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia