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    Rachel Katz, MD, BS

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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    Additional Titles

    Co-Director - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Service, Psychiatry

    Contact Info

    203.688.9719

    Interventional Psychiatry Service

    184 Liberty Street

    New Haven , CT 06519

    United States

    About

    Titles

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

    Co-Director - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Service, Psychiatry

    Biography

    Dr. Katz completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, completing a bachelor of science in religion and communication studies with a focus in dance technique and pre-medical studies. She completed her medical degree at Case Western University, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, with a focus in Interventional Psychiatry and Mood Disorders at Yale Psychiatric Hospital.

    Last Updated on May 25, 2025.

    Appointments

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    Education & Training

    Fellow - Interventional Psychiatry
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2018)
    Resident
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2017)
    Chief Resident - Interventional Psychiatry Service
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2017)
    Internship
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2014)
    MD
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2013)
    BS
    Northwestern University, Religion, Communication Sciences, Dance (2008)

    Research

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Rachel Katz's published research.

    Publications

    2025

    2024

    2022

    • Prescribing non-pharmacologic interventions: the age of interventional psychiatry
      Cahill J, Gallagher K, editors. Psychiatric Prescribing: The How, The Why and the Why Not. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
      Chapters

    2020

    2019

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Activities

    • activity

      West Haven VA

      2024 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsMember
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      International Society for Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neuromodulation Education Committee

      2024 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCommittee Member
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      Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine E-Journal, Psychiatry Edition

      2012 - PresentJournal ServiceEditor
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      Nature

      2024 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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      Journal of ECT

      2018 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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    Honors

    • honor

      Distinguished Women in Medicine - 100 Years of Women at Yale School of Medicine

      05/01/2020Yale School of Medicine Award
    • honor

      Ira Levine Award

      05/01/2015Yale University AwardYale Department of Psychiatry
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      Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society

      05/01/2013National Award
    • honor

      Leah M. Dickstein Women in Psychiatry Award

      05/01/2012Regional AwardCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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      Dean's Summer Grant Awardee

      05/01/2010Regional AwardCase Western Reserve University
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    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Rachel Katz, MD, is a psychiatrist who specializes in interventional psychiatry and mood disorders.

    Dr. Katz focuses on diagnosing and treating various mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety, using advanced techniques to improve patient outcomes. She employs a range of approaches to manage these conditions, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and other therapeutic interventions.

    An assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Katz received her medical training from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

    Clinical Specialties

    Psychiatry

    Board Certifications

    • Psychiatry

      Certification Organization
      AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
      Original Certification Date
      2017

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    Mailing Address

    Interventional Psychiatry Service

    184 Liberty Street

    New Haven , CT 06519

    United States

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