Catherine Karni, MD

Associate Professor
Psychiatry

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-456-5902
Office Fax: 214-456-4235

catherine.karni@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Board Certified in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Medical Director, Outpatient Clinic, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Center for Pediatric Psychiatry. Clinical Interests: Pediatric Psychopharmacology; treatment of ADHD, Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Involved in multicenter NIMH studies of Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents.

Education

FellowshipMount Sinai Medical Center - New York, NY (1999)
ResidencyNew York Medical College (1997)
ResidencyNew York Medical College (1996)
InternshipNew York Medical College (1994)
Medical SchoolAristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical Schl. (1988)

Research Interests

ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Publications

Featured
Detecting and Managing Domestic Violence

Catherine Karni, M.D. , The Resident Reporter , 1997; (Vol 2, No.9):29-34

Honors/Awards

Association of Women Psychiatrists, Certificate of Commendation

In recognition of outstanding contribution to psychiatry and women's health. (1998)

M. Belle Stoch, M.D. Award

In recognition of outstanding academic achievement (1997)

Wyeth-Ayerst APA Resident Reporter Program

APA Annual Meeting, San Diego, California (1997)

Eli Lilly - Emory University

Psychiatry Residents Symposium Participant (1996)

1995 Janssen Clinical Scholar Award

U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress (1995)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Texas Medical Association / Dallas County Medical Society