Vivian B. Pender

Vivian B. Pender, M.D. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College and a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst at Columbia University. Dr. Pender has mentored and taught medical students, graduate students, residents, fellows, and post-graduates for thirty-five years.

A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Pender served as the Trustee for New York to the Board of Trustees from 2014-2020. Since 1985, she has served in leadership roles in the APA on the Committee on Women, Committee on Private Practice, Legislative Committee, Public Affairs, Finance and Budget Committee, and the APA Political Action Committee. She also served on groups that focused on parity, confidentiality, special delivery settings, education, psychotherapy, advocacy, litigation and funding, international psychiatry, and women’s mental health. She was a member of the APA Assembly, representing NY County from 2006-2014.