Eric C. Alcera, M.D serves as the Director of the Adolescent Day Treatment Program at Bellevue Hospital Center and is Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine.

Prior to joining the NYU Child Study Center, Dr. Alcera completed his Adult training at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Cooper University Hospital and his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training at Columbia University at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He then went on to hold an academic appointment of Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Columbia University where he served as a staff Attending Psychiatrist at the Children's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CCPEP) at The Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian (MSCH-NYPH). As well as, a staff attending for the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Liaison Service and the Children's Anxiety and Depression Clinic (CADC) at MSCH-NYPH.

Dr. Alcera has served on the board for CARING at Columbia, a program designed to help children exposed to severe social stress, develop and strengthen their coping skills through art, poetry, drama, music, and dance. Dr Alcera was selected as Chief Resident of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division at Columbia University and awarded the Edward J. Sacher Award for Clinical Excellence. Dr. Alcera is board certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is a member of the APA (American Psychiatric Association) and AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry).