Columbia University Health Services
About Us
About Us
Laura Pinsky
Clinical Social Worker, Director, Gay Health Advocacy Project (GHAP)
Counseling & Psychological Services, Gay Health Advocacy Project
Laura Pinsky joined Health Services at Columbia in 1985. She founded and now directs the Gay Health Advocacy Project. Prior to coming to HSC, Laura worked in the Psychiatry Department at Montefiore Hospital. She attended Barnard College and the Hunter College School of Social Work and received advanced training at the New York Freudian Society.
Her professional interests include working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, students with medical issues including HIV, and with students in the arts and humanities. She is the co-author of The Essential AIDS Fact Book (Pocket Books, 1987) and The Essential HIV Treatment Fact Book (Pocket Books, 1992).
Education
- M.S.W.
Certifications and Licensure
- Licensed to practice social work in New York State.
Professional Experience
- Montefiore Hospital
We adhere to strict standards of confidentiality. To discuss
confidential issues, or in the event of a medical or psychiatric
emergency, please make direct contact by telephone or in person to
ensure immediate attention to your health care needs.
Go to our complete confidentiality policy.
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Important Phone Numbers
| General Information | 212 854 2284 |
| After-hours urgent health concerns | 212 854 9797 |
| CAVA (Ambulance) | 212 854 5555 |
| Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center | 212 854 WALK |
| Uptown Campus Public Safety |
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| - On-Campus | 7-7979 |
| - Off-Campus | 212-305-8100 |