Marta Herschkopf

Marta Herschkopf, MD, MSt, is a part-time Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). She serves on BIDMC's Ethics Advisory Committee and is a member of the HMS Center for Bioethics. Her clinical and academic work focuses on patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions.

Dr. Herschkopf completed specialized training in psychosomatic medicine/consultation-liaison psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), with additional qualifications in bioethics and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Her educational background includes an MD and Master of Studies (MSt).

Her research integrates clinical psychiatry with medical ethics, emphasizing patient care optimization through trainee supervision. Primary interests include:

• Diagnostic approaches for complex comorbid conditions
• Ethical frameworks in psychiatric care
• Psychotherapeutic interventions for medically ill patients
• Clinical education methodologies

She actively contributes to institutional ethics programming at both BIDMC and Harvard Medical School, though no specific grants or lab affiliations are detailed.