Dr. Kager's Background

Degrees and Schooling

Dr. Kager earned her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. She also hold a Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies with a Sociology Concentration from Columbia University. She completed her training in Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to adult psychiatry, she completed a fellowship and is also board certified in Addiction Psychiatry Fellow which was completed at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital. Dr. Kager is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

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Degrees and Schooling
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Academic Research

Presentations

  • Arboleda, N, Vileisis, J, Kager, E April 2024. Workshop: I feel helpless: Utilization of family and systems modalities to inspire hope and effect change. Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, Toronto.
  • Kager, E April 2024. Montefiore Hospital Grand Rounds, New York.
  • Provosty W, Belfer R, Kager, E. May 2023. Montefiore Grand Rounds, New York.
  • Provosty W, Belfer R, Kager, E. May 2023. APA Annual Conference. M-Psych-Pass Handoff in the Psychiatric Emergency Room: Reducing Errors and Systemically Addressing Health Care Disparities. San Francisco.
  • Kager E, Wall S, Castillo P, April 2019. Interacting in Barbershops; Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in the Black Community. Poster session at the annual Sigma Xi Research Day, Philadelphia.
  • Kager E, Wall S, Castillo P, April 2019. Interacting in Barbershops; Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in the Black Community. Poster session at the annual Alpha Omega Alpha Research Symposium, Philadelphia.
  • Kager E, Weinstein L, August 2019. Philadelphia’s Hepatitis A Outbreak. Pathways to Housing Conference, Philadelphia.
  • Kager E, Bradshaw A, April 2014. Global Cleft Care Educational Programs. Operation Smile Global Summit, Virginia Beach.
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Research Publications

Provosty W, Belfer R, Kager, E. M-Psych-Pass Handoff in the Psychiatric Emergency Room: Reducing Errors and Systemically Addressing Health Care Disparities. American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. 2023 November.

Kager, E, Kim, J, Spyrou, P. The Imperative To Treat Tobacco Use Disorder. Psychiatric Services. Volume 75, #7. 2024 July.

Leadership Roles

  • 2023 Tarrytown Chief Residents Leadership Conference
  • Committee member, Montefiore Hospital Psychiatry Residency Recruitment
  • Class Representative, Montefiore Hospital PGY III and PGYIV

Honors & Awards

10+ Years of Recognitions

  • 2011 Ivy League Women’s Lacrosse IWLCA Honor Squad Awardee
  • 2018-2020 Jefferson Internal Medicine Class Liaison
  • 2019 Nominee, Jefferson Class Day Professionalism Award
  • 2020 Nominee, Jefferson Class Day Ethics Prize
  • 2020 Recipient, Jefferson Beech Academic Scholarship
  • 2021 Peer-nominated Recipient, Montefiore Psychiatry Outstanding PGY-1
  • 2022 Recipient, Montefiore Psychiatry Residency Citizenship Award
  • 2020 Nominee, Jefferson Class Day Ethics Prize
  • 2023 Recipient, Montefiore Quality Improvement Award
  • 2024 Recipient, Montefiore Hospital Outstanding House Office Award, Awarded to seven residents hospital wide

Cost of Care

Health Insurance or None

Insurance (In Network)

$Copay/visit

We bill your health insurance

  • Pay Copayment or Co-insurnace
  • Insurance Verification/Eligibility Required
  • We Accept Most Major Commercial Insurance
  • Full Coinsurance/Deductible/Copayment Disclosure
  • Delay to Start Moderate (2-4 weeks)

No Insurance

$175/30mins

We send you a bill directly

  • Higher Confidentiality
  • No Limits On Sessions, Frequency, or Duration
  • No Diagnosis Disclosure Required
  • Monthly Subscription Option
  • Online Payments
  • Delay to Start Low (2-7 days)

Insurance (Out of Network)

$350/visit

We send you a bill directly, then you may receive reimbursement from insurance

  • Insurance May Reimburse 50-100% Depending on Your Plan
  • We Help File Reimbursement Claims
  • Medicaid and Medicare Don't Reimburse Out of Network
  • Insurance Coverage Check Required
  • Delay to Start Low (2-7 days)

Let's talk!

Office:

30-10 41st Ave

Long Island City, NY 11101

Phone:

(631) 204-8202

Fax:

(888) 804-9636

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