Peter Kotcher , MD

DR. PETER KOTCHER earned his BA from Rice University and his Masters in Chemistry from John Hopkins University. He attended Medical School at LSU Shreveport. Dr. Kotcher completed his psychiatry residency at Cincinnati General Hospital and his psychoanalytic training at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.

Dr. Kotcher has been a Staff Psychiatrist at the Cincinnati VAMC since 1980, and became the Chief of the Mental Health Care Line in 2005. His interests include psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and administrative psychiatry.

Bachelor's Degree: Rice University

Master's Degree: John Hopkins University (Chemistry)

Medical Degree: Louisiana State University, Shreveport

Residency: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (Psychiatry)

Psychoanalytic Training: Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute

Dr. Kotcher's current scholarly interests include medical student teaching in psychiatry, the evaluation of medical student performance in psychiatry, clinical and theoretical issues in the practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

Psychiatry,Adult Psychopathology,Depression,Neurosis,Personality and Behavior Disorder,Psychosis,Self Esteem,Narcissism,Developmental Psychology,Motivation and Instinctive Behavior,Personality,Stress,Therapy of Mental Disease,Adult Psychotherapy,Psychoanalysis,Medical Education,Testing and Evaluation

Clinical - Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
3200 Vine Street
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45220
Phone: 513-475-6380
Fax: 513-475-6967

Academic - Stetson Building
Suite 3200
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45219
Phone: 513-558-7700
peter.kotcher@uc.edu