NYU Grossman School of Medicine offers a 12-month, full-time Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Fellowship to gain expertise in treating children and families facing chronic medical conditions across a variety of medical subspecialties.

This unique postdoctoral fellowship, offered within the Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Program at Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care, which is part of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone.

It is intended for psychologists who have successfully completed an American Psychological Association (APA)–approved internship and wish to refine their skills in providing empirically supported treatments for children with chronic medical conditions and their families.

The Director of KiDS of NYU Integrated Behavioral Health and Director for Psychology at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital is  Becky Lois, PhD. Katya Viswanadhan, PsyD is the Lead for the Integrated Behavioral Health Training Program.

Fellowship Training

The integrated behavioral health team offers clinical training primarily within an outpatient setting, where we utilize short-term therapeutic approaches to improve medical and psychological outcomes for children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions and their families. Common issues addressed include medication non-adherence, chronic pain, functional disability, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, behavioral challenges, parent stress, family functioning, and/or transition of care from responsibility from caregiver to patient. 

Fellows collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, nurses, child life specialists, registered dietitians, and social workers to work across the continuum of pediatric care at NYU Langone within inpatient and outpatient settings as appropriate. Fellows provide consultation and training services for these providers to build competency in behavioral health interventions. They also provide brief, empirically supported assessment, consultation, and treatment for patients and families across multiple medical subspecialties, including but not limited to adolescent medicine, pulmonology, cardiology, solid organ transplant, hematology and oncology, allergy, cystic fibrosis, bariatric surgery, eating disorders, and diabetes services.

Fellows are involved in a variety of program development, quality improvement, and clinical research initiatives depending on their interests. Fellows also have the opportunity to supervise pre-doctoral externs/interns and to lead group supervision. Currently, the experiences of this postdoctoral fellowship are in-person given the integrated medical model, but some work is available virtually.

How to Apply

We welcome applications from individuals who have completed an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral program and an APA-approved internship. All selected candidates must obtain a New York State Limited Practice Permit prior to their start date.

We accept postdoctoral fellowship applications on a rolling basis with a final deadline of January 15th, 2026. We encourage submission at the earliest possible time as interviews will be offered on a rolling basis during the application review process. 
Interested candidates should submit a CV, cover letter, three letters of recommendation, and a deidentified clinical intake/evaluation for a child or adolescent you treated with a chronic medical condition and co-occurring psychosocial stressor/psychiatric diagnosis  to CSC-PsychTraining@NYULangone.org. Please specify the training experience for which you are applying in the subject of your application email. All submissions should receive a receipt of confirmation within three-to-five business days. If you do not receive a confirmation, kindly resubmit the application.

The salary range for this position is $70,000-$74,200. Fellows may be eligible for additional work opportunities for additional compensation.