Dr. Stephen K. is a board-certified Adult Psychiatrist and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy. He has dedicated more than three decades to comprehensive mental health treatment across hospital, academic, community, and private practice settings. Dr. Kramer currently serves as an Attending Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, providing psychiatric consultation to the emergency department, inpatient medical units, and psychiatric services while supervising residents, medical students, and psychology trainees. He maintains a longstanding private practice offering psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and both short- and long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Stephen K. has an extensive background in emergency psychiatry, community mental health, forensic evaluation, developmental and behavioral disorders, foster care psychiatry, HIV psychiatry, and multidisciplinary collaboration across various clinical systems. His career includes work with organizations such as Jacobi Medical Center, California Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic, Tarzana Treatment Centers, New Horizons Mental Health Center, and numerous foster care and community mental health agencies. He also serves as a Psychiatric Specialist Reviewer for R3 Continuum and provides forensic psychiatric consultation through the Expert Institute. Areas of Expertise • Inpatient & Outpatient Psychiatry • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry • Emergency Psychiatry • Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry • Psychopharmacology • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (short- and long-term) • Behavior Therapy & Parent Training • ADHD & Disruptive Behavior Disorders • Forensic Evaluation & Peer Review • HIV Psychiatry • Community Mental Health & Foster Care Psychiatry • Supervision, Training & Multidisciplinary Collaboration Philosophy of Collaboration: Dr. Stephen K. values a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to mental health care, believing that strong collaboration among psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, therapists, and allied professionals produces the best outcomes. He prioritizes clear communication, shared decision-making, and evidence-based treatment planning while supporting the clinical autonomy and growth of advanced practice providers. His philosophy emphasizes integrating psychopharmacology with psychotherapy, fostering continuity of care across settings, and creating a supportive environment where providers can deliver thoughtful, comprehensive, and ethically grounded psychiatric care. CREDENTIALING WITH BLUE SHIELD OF CA THROUGH HEADWAY

Board Certifications

Psychiatry, child psychiatry