Allison J Applebaum

Allison J. Applebaum , PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in psycho-oncology, the field devoted to supporting the mental health of all individuals affected by cancer. She is an associate attending psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and an associate professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. She is the founding director of the Caregivers Clinic at MSK. The...See more

Allison J. Applebaum , PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in psycho-oncology, the field devoted to supporting the mental health of all individuals affected by cancer. She is an associate attending psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and an associate professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. She is the founding director of the Caregivers Clinic at MSK. The Caregivers Clinic is the first of its kind and provides targeted psychosocial support to caregivers--family members and friends--of patients receiving cancer care at MSK See less