The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Cori M. Green, M.D., M.Sc. as Vice Chair of Behavioral Health Integration and Innovation, effective August 1, 2022.
Dr. Green is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, board certified in Pediatrics, and holds a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. A nationally recognized leader in behavioral and mental health education, Dr. Green's clinical and research focus is the integration of pediatric mental health care into pediatric care. Dr. Green is a consultant for the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) where she nationally assessed pediatrician’s attitudes and perceived competence with mental health training and care of patients. She is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Mental Health Leadership Workgroup and was an author on the AAP’s mental health competency policy statement and an editor for the mental health toolkit.
Dr. Green has served as the Director of Behavioral Health Education and Integration in the Department of Pediatrics since 2019 where she has developed curriculum for pediatric residents and child psychiatry fellows, expanded mental health services and access for patients, received multiple grants to support patient care and program evaluation, developed a research database, and worked collaboratively with pediatric psychiatry to re-envision mental health care and education here at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Green’s vision is to build a program where 1) mental health is integrated into all aspects of care 2) faculty and the next generation of pediatricians are competent in caring for behavioral and mental health problems, 3) and studying the implementation and impact of our program can help to inform national initiatives to better prepare the pediatric workforce to care for children with mental health problems.
Dr. Green earned her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Michigan and her medical degree (M.D.) from Rush University Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, where she also completed her residency in Pediatrics. Dr. Green continued her training at New York University School of Medicine, where she completed a master’s degree in Clinical Investigation during a fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics. She then received a Certificate of Medical Education through a Faculty Development Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in the Department of Social Pediatrics.