About us

Dr. Daniel Cabrera is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is a psychiatrist and physician-scientist with a background in circadian rhythms and sleep research, conducted in the Nobel Prize–winning laboratory of Dr. Michael Young at Rockefeller University. He earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Columbia University, where he investigated how developmental changes in neurons influence mechanosensation. During medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College, he led a clinical study exploring the use of portable imaging devices to detect ophthalmological pathologies. Dr. Cabrera is deeply committed to leveraging emerging technologies to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical practice, with the goal of developing innovative tools for the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Dr. Cabrera recently graduated from the Weill Cornell Medicine Adult Psychiatry training program and joined the faculty at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health, where he is working as an attending in the Psychosis program. Dr. Cabrera was recently awarded the teaching award for "Dedicated Teaching and Outstanding Mentorship of Medical Students by a Graduating Resident."