Carla Beth Marienfeld MD (She/Her)

Psychiatry•La Jolla, CA

Addiction

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

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8950 Villa La Jolla DrSte C101La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-249-1680
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Summary

Carla Marienfeld, MD, is a Clinical Professor in Psychiatry with a subspecialty in Addiction, located in La Jolla, CA. She completed her medical training and fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. She has held positions at UC San Diego Health since 2016 and previously at Yale School of Medicine. Her research focuses on alcohol and opioid-related disorders and has resulted in publications in various peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Marienfeld has been recognized with several awards, including the Laughlin Family Foundation Award and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Case Presentation and Travel Award in 2011. She has also authored a study on opioid tapering in older cancer survivors, which concluded no increase in psychiatric or drug hospitalization rates.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2011 - 2012
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2011
Yale UniversityNIDA R25 Research Fellowship, 2010 - 2011
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2007 - 2011
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2007, MD, Honors, AOA, International Health Track, Women’s Health Pathway
Southwestern UniversityBA, Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1997 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2016 - 2018
CT State Medical License 2009 - 2017
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Case Presentation and Travel Award 2011
Ginsberg Fellowship American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Programs, 2011
Laughlin Family Foundation Award Yale University Department of Psychiatry, 2011
National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program Recipient NIH, 2010
Association for Academic Psychiatry Fellowship and Travel Award 2010
Research Careers in Global Mental Health Meeting, Funded Attendee National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, MD, 2010
Benjamin S. Bunney Outstanding Resident Award Yale Psychiatry Residents’ Association, 2010
Chung Fellow Yale China Association, 2008
AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha) 2007
Student Leadership in Community Service (SLiCS) Award Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, 2007
Honors distinction at graduation Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2007
Internal Medicine House Officer of the Month Award Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT, 2007
Fogarty Fellow Houston Initiative for Global Health Education and Research (HIGHER), 2006
Alpha Chi (national honor fraternity) 2001
Phi Beta Kappa 2001
Kahler Scholar - Travel Award Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, 2000
Science Department Scholar Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, 1998
Presidential Scholar Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, 1998
Dean's List (all semesters) Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, 1997
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Opioid tapering in older cancer survivors does not increase psychiatric or drug hospitalization rates.
Paul Riviere, Kylie M Morgan, Leah N Deshler, Xinyi Huang, Carla Marienfeld
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024-04-05
2 citations
Craving among patients seeking treatment for substance use disorder.
Mallory M Cless, Natasia S Courchesne-Krak, Kush V Bhatt, Maria Luisa Mittal, Carla B Marienfeld
Discover Mental Health. 2023-11-08
1 citations
What Brings You in Today? Sex, Race, Substance Type, and Other Sociodemographic and Health-Related Characteristics Predict if Substance Use is the Main Reason for a Cl...
Natasia S Courchesne-Krak, Carla B Marienfeld, Wayne Kepner
The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 2023-09-01

Journal Articles

Time for a Global Mental Health Specialty for US Residents?
Marienfeld C, American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal
Neuroscience and Psychiatry: The ACGME Perspective.
Marienfeld C, American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal
Rapamycin sensitive regulation of tumor cell survival during hypoxia.
Patel T, Marienfeld C, Yamagiwa Y, Ann N Y Acad Sci
Proteomic analysis of p38 MAPK signaling in cholangiocytes.
Yamagiwa Y, Marienfeld C, Tadlock L, Patel T, Hepatology 2002, 36(4pt2), 464A
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Books/Book Chapters

Chapter: A Psychiatric Patient in the Chinese Health System
Marienfeld C.Editors: Worthington R and Rohrbaugh, RM.Radcliffe, London
Chapter: Psychopharmacology
Marienfeld CEditors: Stead L, Kaufman M, Yanofski J.Edition 3,

Abstracts/Posters

Pharmaco-epidemiology of dually diagnosed US veterans with bipolar disorder.
Marienfeld CB and Rosenheck RA, Conference of the International Society of Bipolar Disorders
Psychiatrist decision-making towards prescribing benzodiazepines: The dilemma with substance abusers.
Marienfeld C, Tek E, Diaz E, Chawarski M, Schottenfeld R, College on Problems of Drug Dependence
Translational regulation of XIAP mediates survival of malignant human cholangiocytes during hypoxia.
Marienfeld C, Yamagiwa Y, Chiasson V, Brooks L, Meng F, Patel T, Gastroenterology 2004; 126 (4pt2): A749
Tannic acid inhibits angiogenesis induced by human cholangiocarcinoma cells.
Marienfeld C, Yamagiwa Y, Patel T, Gastroenterology 2003 , 124(4pt2):A730
Tannic acid inhibits cholangiocyte proliferation of bile duct ligated rats by Ca2+ and PKC dependent mechanisms.
Taffetani S, Marienfeld C, Alpini G, Patel T, Gastroenterology 2003, 124(4pt2):A160
?v?3 integrin-mediated activation of p38 MAPK in human cholangiocarcinoma.
Yamagiwa Y, Marienfeld C, Patel T, Gastroenterology 2003, 124(4pt2):A729
Translational regulation of tumor cell survival during hypoxia.
Patel T, Marienfeld C, Yamagiwa Y, Apoptosis, 2003; 392
Taurocholate prevents TNF-a-induced bile duct damage of bile duct ligated (BDL) rats by Ca2+-and PKC-dependent mediated mechanisms.
Taffetani S, Patel T, Ueno Y, Venter J, Francis H, Baumann B, Glaser S, Marienfeld C, Phinizy JL, Marzioni M, Benedetti A, Alpini G, Gastroenterology, 2003; 124 (4pt2): A729
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Press Mentions

Sheriff’s Department Releases Unedited Video of Deputy Allegedly Overdosing on FentanylAugust 13th, 2021
San Diego Sheriff’s Fentanyl Video Alarms Medical ExpertsAugust 9th, 2021
San Diego Saw Sharp Increase in Fentanyl Deaths Throughout Pandemic LockdownsJuly 7th, 2021
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