Speaking of Science with Dr. Yesne Alici: ‘A New End-of-Life Option in New York: Medical Aid in Dying’
Our monthly science series continues with a look at assisted dying in New York State.
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About Dr. Yesne Alici
Dr. Alici is an Associate Attending Psychiatrist at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell School of Medicine. Dr.Alici is board certified in Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry. She is the liaison psychiatrist to the Neurooncology team and the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr.Alici is a member of the MSK Ethics Committee, Clinical Ethics Consultation Service, and the Chair of the MSK Medical Aid in Dying Advisory Committee. She is a clinician, educator, and researcher with interest in areas of psycho-oncology, delirium in cancer patients, neuropsychiatric sequelae of cancer and cancer treatments, and ethical considerations at the end-of-life.