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Kathleen Dougherty, MD, Psychiatry, Hershey, PA

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Psychiatry • Hershey, PA

Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Medicine

Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Department of Psychiatry

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  • Office

    Hershey Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry
    500 University Dr
    Hershey, PA 17033

Summary

  • Dr. Kathleen Dougherty is a psychiatrist in Hershey, PA and is affiliated with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice 38 years. She specializes in adult outpatient care, forensic psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry, and is experienced in mood disorders, and anxiety disorders, healthcare quality and psychiatric administration.

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 1983 - 1984
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1983
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1982 - 2009
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Publications & Presentations

Lectures

  • Management of Patients who Repeatedly Ingest Foreign Objects 
    APA annual meeting- San Francisco - 5/24/2023

Press Mentions

  • Should Parents of Tanning Teens Ask More Questions About Drinking, Drugs, Sex, and Suicide?
    Should Parents of Tanning Teens Ask More Questions About Drinking, Drugs, Sex, and Suicide?April 4th, 2014

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