Kimberly R. Best, MD

Kimberly R. Best, MD, is the Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Training at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Earning her BS and MD degrees in five years in the Penn State-Jefferson Five Year Program, Dr. Best completed her psychiatry residency and then took time off to care for her family. As a result of this career path, she has a broad range of life experiences, and a sense of the value of individualizing training for the needs and interests of each resident. She makes sure each resident is exposed to the basics, and then helps the resident develop a special area of focus. With added training and experience in biologic, psychological and socio-cultural realms, she is committed to training residents to see the whole patient. She is board certified in Psychiatry and has subspecialty certification in Psychosomatic Medicine. As an advanced psychoanalytic candidate with the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, and a Trustee of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, she insures that the residency provides many hours of exposure to analytic thought, allowing residents to begin to understand the influence of the unconscious mind. Dr. Best is a past-president of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, and encourages residents to be involved in advocacy for patients and for the profession of psychiatry. All residents are members of the American Psychiatric Association, and each year a number of residents hold offices with local professional organizations.

Meet the Geriatric Fellowship Director

Dr. Marc Zisselman, a graduate of New York Medical College, is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and has subspecialty board certification in Geriatric Psychiatry. He has a long-term interest in the mental health of older adults, has published many articles and provided many talks related to Geriatric Psychiatry, and has been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine and his peers as one of Philadelphia’s “Top Docs” He is active in psychiatric organizations, advocating for the needs of the mentally ill, especially those in the geriatric population. He works closely with each Geriatric Fellow, teaching and supervising, and assisting the fellow to set and meet personal educational goals.