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  • Overview
    Dr. Kamm is Columbia-trained and well-versed in the treatment of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. He is also a Certified Group Psychotherapist and runs co-ed groups to help people improve their relationships. He has been lecturing Nationally and Internationally on the topic of Sport Psychiatry since the 1970's. Currently his main interest is Sport Psychiatry. In addition to consulting with High School and College teams, he has treated Elite athletes in all sports, and was the Sport Psychiatrist for the USBL Jersey Shore Cats, coached by Rick Barry, NBA Hall of Famer. Dr. Kamm has found that athletes suffer from the same psychiatrist conditions as the general public but are an underserved population. Some conditions (substance abuse and alcoholism, ADHD, eating disorders, and possibly depression and anxiety) actually have higher incidences in the athletic population. Dr. Kamm's articles and opinions have appeared in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and in numerous postings on the internet. He has written chapters in three recently published textbooks on Sport Psychiatry, and is on National Boards serving the sports of gymnastics and boxing. Dr. Kamm also served as Vice President of Gerry Cooney's organization, FIST, helping boxers transition into other occupations before suffering brain damage. Dr. Kamm is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Drexel University School of Medicine. He has made numerous radio and television appearances, including a discussion with Sam Donaldson on ABC News. Dr. Kamm has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators of America by the Rhode Island-based Institute for International Sports. He serves as a peer reviewer for journal articles in his field, and most recently was asked by the prestigious Journal of Psychiatric Practice to write a book review about the recently published "Sports Psychiatry-Strategies for Life, Balance & Peak Performance". The review appears in Volume 19, Issue 6.​​​
  • Experience
    Private Office Practice: Oakhurst, NJ; Psychiatry Sports Psychiatry Associates:​ Oakhurst, NJ Consulting Psychiatrist: Freehold, NJ; Project Kin, Project Open House Residency Training Program in Psychiatry, Director & Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Director: Long Branch, NJ; Monmouth Medical Center Psychiatric Consultant to & Instructor in the Dept. of Family Practice: Long Branch, NJ; Monmouth Medical Center Chief, (Major) Department of Psychiatry and Neurology: Fort Monmouth, NJ; U.S. Paterson Army Hospital​
  • Memberships
    Past President: Monmouth-Ocean County Chapter, New Jersey Psychiatric Association Past Executive Board: New Jersey Group Psychotherapy Society Distinguished Life Fellow: American Psychiatric Society Member, Board of Directors and Past President: International Society of Sport Psychiatry
  • Academics
    B.A. (Psychology): University of Pennsylvania M.D.: Hahnemann University School of Medicine (now Drexel University), Philadelphia, PA Psychiatric Residency: - Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY - NY State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY Externship in Family Therapy: N.W. Ackerman Family Institute, New York, NY Drug Abuse work: Reality House Drug Rehabilitation, Harlem, NY​
  • Current Clinical Work
    Individual Psychotherapy/Psychopharmacology: Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association Family Therapy: Trained at Ackerman Family Institute, NYC Marital Therapy: Experienced in Imago Therapy Other Current Work:​ Group Therapy - Certified Group Psychotherapist, American Group Psychotherapy Association Parent Effectiveness Training
  • Sport Related Experience
    NFL: Evaluating Physician/Consulting Psychiatrist Team Consultant & Mental Skills Trainer: - Jersey Shortcuts - USBL - Monmouth University Basketball - Shore Regional High School Football NY & NJ Professional Boxing Organizational Consultant: - Fighters Initiative for Support and Training - Vice President & Medical Program Director
  • Personal Sport Experience
    Fencing: Philadelphia City Championship High School Fencing Team, Member & starter Captain & 3 Year Varsity Starter: University of Pennsylvania Fencing Team Current sport: - Tennis - Annual Penn Fencing Alumni Meet ​ Personal Experience with athletic injury & recovery
  • Appointments
    ​Staff Appointments​​​ Courtesy Staff: Long Branch, NJ; Monmouth Medical Center ​ Associate Attending Psychiatrist: Long Branch, NJ; Monmouth Medical Center Academic Appointments: ​Clinical Assistant Professor: - Philadelphia PA; Department of Mental Health Sciences - Hahnemann Medical College & Hospital Clinical Instructor in Family Medicine: Newark, NJ; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Dr Ronald Kamm

About Dr Ronald Kamm

Ronald L. Kamm, M.D. is an adult and adolescent Psychiatrist (sub-specialty, sports psychiatrist) in private practice in Oakhurst, NJ.
 
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