Philip Fizur is a licensed clinical psychologist in Behavioral Medicine within the Division of Hospital Medicine at Cooper University Health Care. In addition, he holds appointments of Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and both Adjunct Lecturer and Clinical Faculty in the departments of Psychology and Advanced Practice Nursing respectively at Drexel University. He completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at La Salle University and predoctoral internship at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry before returning to Cooper to complete his post-doctoral fellowship in Behavioral Medicine, with concentrations in Integrated Primary Care and Psycho-oncology.
Philip’s clinical and research focus remains on health psychology, neuropsychology, and the integration of technology to promote advances in these areas. His research and clinical work has focused on the cognitive and behavioral correlates of various acute and chronic illnesses as well as interventions to address these correlates, with specific focus on cancer and diabetes. The work of he and his colleagues mainly targets adaptive coping with illness as well as adherence to medical treatment and common barriers thereof, most frequently comorbid depression, anxiety, and trauma. Philip’s current practice focuses on integrated primary care at Cooper’s Urban Health Institute with the goal of improving physical wellness by addressing symptoms
To improve assessment and intervention outside of the clinic, he has both created and studied web-based, mobile-friendly applications through which patients can extend the effects of treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression and anxiety, track symptoms of their medical illnesses, manage medications, and receive reminders of content discussed during face-to-face meetings.
Before transitioning to clinical psychology, Philip was Assistant Director of IT at Temple University.
Psychology License Information
- License State: New Jersey
- License No.: 35SI00608800
Education
| Degree |
Major |
School |
Year |
| Bachelor of Arts |
Psychology |
Temple University |
2009 |
| Master of Arts |
Clinical Psychology |
La Salle University |
2012 |
| PsyD |
Clinical Psychology |
La Salle University |
2017 |
Professional Affiliations