Matthew Goldenberg

Matthew Goldenberg, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and a psychiatrist at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He specializes in emergency psychiatry and medical student education, serving as Co-Director of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Health-Psychiatry Clerkship. His roles include directing psychiatric emergency and consultation services, and he has held leadership positions at Dartmouth Medical School and Uniformed Services University.

• Education:
  • B.A. in History, Yale College (1999)
  • M.D., Yale School of Medicine (2003)
  • MSc in Global Mental Health, King's College London (2013)
  • Residency in Psychiatry, University of North Carolina (2007)

Research Interests: Goldenberg focuses on physician political behavior, race in medicine, global/refugee mental health, and medical education innovation. He has authored works on politicized healthcare, antiracist practices, and military veterans' mental health.

Publications: Recent works include analyses of physician-legislators' influence, political bias in clinical decisions, and interventions for resident mistreatment. His scholarship bridges clinical practice, education, and policy.

• Awards: MedEd Portal Award (2013)
• Leadership: Elected ADMSEP President (2024), Executive Council member since 2019
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with teams on health equity, crisis intervention, and medical education research.