David Saunders, M.D., Ph.D.

David obtained his MD at Weill Cornell Medical School (WCMC) and his PhD in Religion at Emory University under John Dunne, with a specific focus on Buddhist meditation theory and philosophy of mind. He was a clinical and research fellow in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program and a postdoctoral fellow in the lab. He is now an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, and is still an integral part of our lab. Along with Dr. Kober and others, he is developing and running a clinical trial evaluating Mindfulness-Based ADHD Treatment for Children (MBAT-C).