Find an MSK Doctor or Cancer Specialist
Michael Rosenthal

Michael Rosenthal, MD

Psychiatrist

4.9 | 243 reviews

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Coping with cancer

My Specialties

  • Psychiatry and psychiatric care
  • Psychopharmacologic treatment
  • Consultation-liaison psychiatry
View all
Dr. Rosenthal's Office Information
Languages: English
Request an Appointment
Our Care Advisors can answer many of your questions. They will connect you with the best healthcare provider for your needs.
Back to top
English
Share

Get to Know Me

I am a board-certified psychiatrist with an additional board certification in consultation-liaison psychiatry, a subspecialty that focuses on the care of patients with both psychiatric and general medical conditions. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, I serve as the psychiatric liaison to the Thoracic Disease Management Team. In this role, I help people manage symptoms such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, cognitive changes, and sleep disturbances while considering the psychological impacts of their personal situations, cancer treatments, and other medications. I am also interested in mindfulness, meditation, and the role of diet, exercise, and nutrition in treating psychiatric illness in patients with cancer.

My clinical work, teaching, and research interests reflect my longstanding commitment to meeting the psychiatric needs of patients with cancer, with the goal of reducing distress and improving quality of life. In addition to these professional efforts, I am dedicated to teaching fellows, residents, and medical students, as well as supervising advanced practice practitioners.

What I Do at MSK

A psychiatrist (sy-KY-uh-trist) is a doctor with special training in mental, emotional, and behavioral health. They can prescribe medication to help with these conditions.

  • Assistant Attending Psychiatrist
  • Director of Clinical Operations, Regional Network Sites
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Coping with cancer
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Worry
  • Sleep problems
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Mood disorders
  • Mood changes
  • Memory and concentration problems
  • Mania
  • Fatigue
  • Existential distress
  • Demoralization
  • Coping with cancer treatment
  • Chemo brain
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Agitation

My Specialties

  • Psychiatry and psychiatric care
  • Psychopharmacologic treatment
  • Consultation-liaison psychiatry
  • Meaning-centered psychotherapy (MCP)
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Residencies

  • Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital

Fellowships

  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Weill Cornell Medical College

Board Certifications

  • Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Awards and Honors

  • Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Insurance Information

Understanding your insurance options is an important part of managing your cancer care. We have relationships with many common healthcare providers and plans.

Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA and NYC retirees only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

See updates

Anthem BCBS Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

See updates

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

See updates

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

See updates

Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

See updates

Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

See updates

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

See updates

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

See updates

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

See updates

Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Metroplus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

City Employee Health Plans (Gold and Gold Care)

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Don't see your carrier or plan? We can help you understand your coverage.

If you don't have health insurance or are worried that your care may not be fully covered, our financial assistance programs may be able to help.

If you have questions about insurance, call us at 646-497-9176.

Make an Appointment

Women talking
New Patients
Scheduling an appointment is easy. Click or call 646-888-0100— we’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Make an Appointment
Current Patients
Request an appointment by logging in to MSK MyChart or calling your Care Team. If you are not enrolled in MSK MyChart, ask your Care Team to send you an invitation. You can also go to MSK MyChart and select “Sign up now.”

Contact and Location

Dr. Rosenthal sees patients at three locations.

Office Phone
Location
New York, NY
Montvale, NJ
West Harrison, NY
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
Get Directions
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
225 Summit Avenue Montvale NJ 07645
Get Directions
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
500 Westchester Avenue West Harrison NY 10604
Get Directions
Map MarkerA msk map marker icon
Map MarkerA msk map marker icon
Map MarkerA msk map marker icon
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors; © CARTO.

Looking to see a doctor at a different location? See all MSK locations.

Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

See all Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences doctors

See all Attending Staff doctors

Clinical Trials

Smiling doctors in the lab
Find a Clinical Trial for You

Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

Search clinical trials

Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Rosenthal’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

See all on PubMed

Patient Reviews

Your trust is our main concern

We strive to keep reviews trustworthy, honest and fair. Learn more about our patient experience reviews.

4.9 243 reviews

  • 4.9 Provider's Explanations Easy to Understand
  • 4.9 Trusts Provider with Care
  • 5.0 Provider Listened Carefully
  • 4.9 Likelihood of Recommending Provider
Mar 7, 2025

Everybody at Sloan are so professional and very good at their job. They are excellent. I have been going there for seven years. Everybody is excellent and professional.

Mar 7, 2025

Dr. Rosenthal is not only a great professional is too a great an amazing human being. Is the only Doctor I feel confidence to talk with him all my feeling, what happened with me, my personal problems. Thank you Dr. Rosenthal . You are a amazing professional and human being.

Mar 7, 2025

Very patient, pleasant and reassuring

Mar 3, 2025

Dr Rosenthal in incredibly kind, intuitive and diligent about keeping up with my latest health issues. I hope I can continue to have this visits virtually since I am in my 8th decade and cannot drive the 50 mile distance from my home to MSK-WH. Thank you.

Feb 28, 2025

Dr. Rosenthal was very kind and genuinely empathetic.

View more +
Ratings and Comments Powered by NRC Health

Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Michael Rosenthal discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

No disclosures meeting criteria for time period


If you’re a patient at MSK and would like more information about your doctor’s external relationships, please talk with your doctor.

The information published here is a complement to other publicly reported data and is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2023 through disclosure submission in spring 2024). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

Learn more about MSK’s COI policies here. For questions regarding MSK’s COI-related policies and procedures, email MSK’s Compliance Office at ecoi@mskcc.org.


View all disclosures