Diana Robinson, M.D.

Biography

Diana M. Robinson, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She has a passion for providing psychiatric care for acutely medically ill patients.

Dr. Robinson, originally from Dallas, Texas, graduated from medical school at Texas A&M College of Medicine and then psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She completed her fellowship in consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatry at Harvard's Brigham & Women's Hospital with a particular focus in cardiac transplantation psychiatry, oncology, and infectious disease.

Dr. Robinson is the associate medical director of the Parkland Health Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry Service and loves working with the fantastic trainees and multidisciplinary team members. She is also part of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium's (TCMHCC) Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN), a statewide network to assist reproductive care providers with perinatal mental health care for their patients.

In addition to direct patient care, Dr. Robinson is dedicated to improving psychiatric care through engagement with national psychiatry organizations. Since 2017, she has served as a member of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) Annual Meeting Committee. In the past, she has worked in various roles on committees with the American Psychiatric Association and the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture.

Her research interests include neuropsychiatry, psychiatry trainee education, and women's mental health. Dr. Robinson is the author of over 45 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.