Languages
English, Spanish
Listed In: Psychiatrists Professionals, Family Doctors Associations
Dr. Michael Woods completed his medical education at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and his residency training in adult psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he served as chief… Dr. Michael Woods completed his medical education at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and his residency training in adult psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he served as chief resident his final year. He subsequently completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine and is board certified in adult psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and board eligible in addiction psychiatry. Dr. Woods is an attending psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medicine with clinical interests spanning a broad range of psychiatric conditions and substance use disorders, with a particular subspecialty focus on behavioral addictions. He practices on the inpatient Young Adult Unit at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Behavioral Health while maintaining an outpatient practice as well. His academic interests center on the intersection of substance use disorders and behavioral addictions with co-occurring psychiatric illness. He has authored chapters in From Stigma to Support (Springer, 2024) and Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2nd ed., forthcoming 2026), and is currently serving as a section editor on Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions: A Comprehensive Guide (Springer Nature, 2025). Dr. Woods is fluent in Spanish and is able to see patients in both English and Spanish. He has a strong interest in medical education and enjoys teaching trainees at all levels of their clinical development. Read more