KirtiSaxenaMD

Psychiatry • Houston, TX

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Chief of Psychiatry at Texas Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

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Office
8080 N Stadium Dr
Houston, TX 77054
Phone+1 832-824-1000

Fax+1 713-486-2721

Education & Training

Stanford UniversityResearch Fellowship, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Disorders of Maladaptive Aggression, 2002 - 2005
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000 - 2002
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Psychiatry, 1997 - 2000
Albert Szent - Gyorgi Medical UniversityClass of 1992
Stanford UniversirtResearch Fellowship

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - Present
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2026
NM State Medical License 2020 - 2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Oral Hygiene Reminders in Orthodontic Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 02
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

51 citations
A Preliminary Investigation of Corpus Callosum and Anterior Commissure Aberrations in Aggressive Youth with Bipolar Disorders
Kirti Saxena, Leanne Tamm, Annie Walley, Alex Simmons, Nancy K. Rollins
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2012-04-16
77 citations
An Open-Label Study of Lamotrigine Adjunct or Monotherapy for the Treatment of Adolescents With Bipolar Depression
Kiki D. Chang, Kirti Saxena, Meghan Howe
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2006-03-01
229 citations
Suicide Ideation and Attempts in a Pediatric Emergency Department Before and During COVID-19.
Ryan M. Hill, Katrina A. Rufino, Sherin Kurian, Johanna Saxena, Kirti Saxena
Pediatrics. 2021-02-01

Press Mentions

Two World-Renowned Health Care Organizations Join Forces to Address Pediatric Mental Health CrisisFebruary 22nd, 2023
Texas Children’s, Menninger Clinic Partner to Increase Teen Mental Health Care as Demand SkyrocketsFebruary 22nd, 2023
Texas Children's Hospital Announces Multifaceted Preventive Approach to the Escalating Pediatric Behavioral Health CrisisDecember 7th, 2022
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