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Utilizes a whole-person approach to careJason Stepkovitch, MD
Jason Stepkovitch, MD is a board certified psychiatrist who completed his internship at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan and his psychiatric residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Stepkovitch has extensive experience in community mental health, having served in the past as medical director for Cortland County Mental Health. The director of CNY Psychiatry, Dr. Stepkovitch also has maintained a private practice for the past ten years, where he provides comprehensive psychiatric care to his patients in a personalized setting. Dr Stepkovitch founded CNY Psychiatry out of a desire to offer further options to individuals who were not obtaining maximum benefit from standard mental health treatments.
If you have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and have tried one or more medications with no relief, we encourage you to schedule a free TMS therapy consultation with Dr. Stepkovitch. TMS can be a life-changing, life-giving therapy, and a single treatment session can be done in as little as 19-minutes.
Salvator Argiro, MD
Salvator Argiro, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist with a certificate of additional qualifications in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS therapy). Dr. Argiro is dedicated to providing evidenced-based, quality psychiatric care with extensive experience in the public and private inpatient and outpatient settings. He is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and American Psychiatric Association, and continues active clinical practice as a consulting psychiatrist at Lourdes Center for mental health and is on staff at Greater Binghampton Health Center.
Dr. Argiro is a graduate of Syracuse University where he received his Masters of Science in Neuroscience, and SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he received his medical degree. He continued his psychiatric residency at University Hospital - Syracuse, and has received his board certification in the field of psychiatric medicine.
Khatuna Stepkovitch, MD
Khatuna Stepkovitch, MD is board-certified in both internal medicine and geriatric medicine, and has extensive experience and expertise in the diagnosing and treatment of memory disorders. Dr. Stepkovitch currently directs the memory program for CNY Psychiatry, but also has her own primary care practice through MDVIP, a personalized primary care practice which focuses on preventive care, as well as a geriatric consultation practice.
Dr. Stepkovitch believes that TMS therapy for memory fits into her over-arching treatment philosophy of prevention, as mounting evidence is showing the benefits of electromagnetic stimulation for the aging brain. She has structured our memory program to include a comprehensive memory evaluation and consultation, followed by a personalized TMS memory treatment program for those deemed to be good candidates.
Joanne Bigness, FNP-BC, FMHNP-BC
Joanne Bigness is a nationally board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Family Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed advanced practice nursing degrees at SUNY Binghamton Decker School of Nursing where she was also a faculty member for 8 years. Joanne has over 24 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner working with all age groups in both private and public settings. She is a member of the NYS Nurse Practitioner Association and the national nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau.
Joanne believes having the courage to seek help for depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions is a sign of strength and hope for a brighter future. Her practice focuses on individualized patient centered holistic care where patient needs are prioritized and current evidence based practice recommendations are implemented to develop a plan of care that will promote optimal health.
ABOUT US
At CNY TMS Psychiatry we seek to not only bring hope for a brighter future, but to enhance and enrich the lives of those suffering from depression and other mental health and certain neurological conditions. In doing so, our patients can live happier, healthier, more productive lives.
Our physicians specialize in treating a number of psychiatric disorders and neurological conditions utilizing the most technologically advanced form of evidenced-based treatment, TMS therapy.
Our team of compassionate certified TMS specialists works with you to develop an individualized treatment plan for optimal patient outcomes. Our philosophy of care is a patient-centered approach where we take time to listen to our patients and better understand their symptoms and overall health.
Our goal is to ensure that you are receiving the best in care, and that your experience at CNY TMS Psychiatry, and your treatment outcome is the best version of yourself.
We offer a convenient mental health clinic for CNY patients to visit: Marcellus, NY (Dr. Jason Stepkovitch)
Your Health Is Our Priority
Dr. Stepkovitch of CNY TMS Psychiatry is driven to help his patients achieve an optimal quality of life. His patient interactions are comforting, and you can expect the best in care at CNY TMS Psychiatry.
Dr. Stepkovitch takes great pride in his ability to provide the most advanced form of treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for many of the conditions he treats. TMS offers patients suffering from medication resistant conditions a safe and effective method that treats their condition at the core and offers long-term relief and remission.
At CNY TMS Psychiatric, Dr. Stepkovitch specializes in treating a number of psychiatric and neurological conditions, such as treatment resistant depression, geriatric depression, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), borderline personality disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease, fibromyalgia, tinnitus, and several other conditions.
Dr. Argiro Explains TMS to a Patient
Salvator Argiro, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist with a certificate of additional qualifications in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS therapy). Dr. Argiro is dedicated to providing evidenced-based, quality psychiatric care with extensive experience in the public and private inpatient and outpatient settings. He is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and American Psychiatric Association, and continues active clinical practice as a consulting psychiatrist at Lourdes Center for mental health and is on staff at Greater Binghampton Health Center.
Dr. Argiro is a graduate of Syracuse University where he received his Masters of Science in Neuroscience, and SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he received his medical degree. He continued his psychiatric residency at University Hospital - Syracuse, and has received his board certification in the field of psychiatric medicine.
At CNY TMS Psychiatry, Dr. Argiro specializes in treating depression and other mood disorders with the most advanced form a treatment available, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Why CNY TMS Psychiatry?
CNY TMS Psychiatry specializes in treating depression, anxiety, other mood disorders, and certain neurological conditions, such as early onset Alzheimer's, with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS therapy is the most advanced form of treatment for patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions, and offers long-term healing and remission for nearly 60% of patients.
We are dedicated to working directly with our patients to provide the safest and most advanced treatment in the field of psychiatric medicine. We are experts at what we do and our patients come first.
We have a patient-centered philosophy, which means we take the time to ensure the comfort of our patients, offer compassion and understanding, and answer any questions that you have.
We specialize in treating chronic depression, treatment-resistant depression and other psychiatric conditions amongst all ages, genders and ethnicities.
Our Priority is Your Health
Jason Stepkovitch, MD
Salvatore Argiro, MD
David Kang, MD
Joanne Bigness, FNP-BC, FMHNP-BC
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Email: Info@cnytms.com
Clinic Location in CNY:
31 E Main St. Marcellus, NY 13108