- Medical School - Baylor College of Medicine (1986-1990)
- Residency - George Washington University (1991-1994), Psychiatry
- Fellowship - Georgetown University Medical Center (1994-1995), Consultation/liaison Psychiatry
- Internship - Baylor College of Medicine (1990-1991), Psychiatry
Biography
Catherine Orsak, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Among other roles, she serves as Medical Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship. She specializes in consultation-liaison psychiatry.
Dr. Orsak earned her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed a residency in psychiatry at George Washington University Medical Center and received advanced training in consultation-liaison psychiatry through a fellowship at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Orsak joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1998.
She is a member of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians.
Education & Training
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Evaluation of the value of team-based psychiatric consultation in a general hospital setting.
Orsak C, Thomas A, Bush P, Brown ES International journal of psychiatry in medicine 2017 Jan 91217417749798 -
Veterans affairs and academic medical center affiliations: the north Texas experience.
Mohl PC, Hendrickse W, Orsak C, Vermette H Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2009 Jan-Feb 33 1 17-22
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Evaluation of the value of team-based psychiatric consultation in a general hospital setting.
Clinical Focus
- Consult Liaison Psychiatry