About

Dr. Beverly Shin is a board-certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Her practice encompasses both general and addiction psychiatry, and she has expertise in diagnostic evaluations and the treatment of substance use disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and attention deficit disorder. She has a warm, collaborative, and practical approach, and she works closely with patients to design highly individualized treatment plans that incorporate psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and lifestyle interventions as needed.

Dr. Shin studied violin performance at the Curtis Institute of Music and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania before earning her undergraduate degree in violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. She then earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in violin performance from the New England Conservatory. Prior to studying medicine, she had a 12-year career as a classical violinist and has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia. She has also held teaching positions in the music departments of the University of Memphis, the University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University.

After completing post-baccalaureate premedical studies at Bryn Mawr College, she received her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Shin completed her general psychiatry residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine and an addiction psychiatry fellowship at the University of Washington. She has received advanced psychotherapy training at the Columbia University for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and has also pursued intensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavioral therapy, and the expressive therapies. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Shin is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she teaches and supervises residents and fellows. She also serves as a supervisor for residents in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.