John M. Kane MD

Dr. Kane is Vice President for Behavioral Health Services of Northwell Health and Chairman of Psychiatry at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Queens, New York. He is Chairman of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kane received his BA from Cornell University and his MD from the New York University School of Medicine.

He has been a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for NIMH and has served on the council of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Dr. Kane also has chaired the NIMH Psychopathology and Psychobiology Review Committee, as well as the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA. He has served as president of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, the Schizophrenia International Research Society, and the Psychiatric Research Society.

Dr. Kane is a recipient of the Arthur P. Noyes Award in Schizophrenia, the National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals’ Presidential Award for Research, the American Psychiatric Association Foundations’ Fund Prize for Research, the Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry, the Lieber Prize for Outstanding Research in Schizophrenia, the Heinz E. Lehmann Research Award from New York State, and the Dean Award from the American College of Psychiatrists.