caption children birth_place imagesize parents birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title name occupation
igor galynker benjamin galynker moscow , ussr 125 x 160 pixels ilya galynker raya galynker 26 january 1954 asya trakht 1988 - present igor galynker
 igor galynker psychiatrist
igor galynker

igor galynker md phd -lrb- born january 26 , 1954 -rrb- is a russian-born american psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist .
his clinical and research interests include behavioral addictions , bipolar disorder , suicide prevention , and the role of family in psychiatric illness .
he has published on these topics in professional journals and in the lay press , and has authored a book on family involvement in psychiatric treatment .
galynker is the associate chairman for research in the department of psychiatry at mount sinai beth israel , and is the founder and director of the family center for bipolar , also at mount sinai beth israel .
as of 2014 he is a professor of psychiatry at the icahn school of medicine in new york city .
