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Marla Wald, MD, Psychiatry, Durham, NC

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Psychiatry Durham, NC

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Program Director & Director of Psychotherapy Training, Duke Psychiatry Residency, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    2213 Elba Street
    office 220
    Durham, NC 27705
    Phone+1 919-668-2570

Summary

  • Dr. Marla Wald is an adult & pediatric psychiatrist and psychoanalyst at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. Her areas of expertise include Perinatal and Gender Care psychiatry. She is actively involved in resident and medical student education. She is Associate Training Director and Director of Psychotherapy Training for the Duke Psychiatry Residency training program.

Education & Training

  • Children's National Hospital/George Washington University
    Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1991 - 1993
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1991
  • Faculte Libre de Medecine de Lille, France
    Faculte Libre de Medecine de Lille, FranceClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1992 - 2007
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1991 - 2000
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Honored Senior Professor of the Year Duke Psychiatry Department, 2019
  • Honored Professor of the Year Duke Division of Pediatric Psychiatry, 2018
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Characteristics of Antipsychotic medication prescribing  
    Johnson, Muzyk, Wald, Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 8/2016
  • Pregnancy, Postpartum, Lactation  
    Wald, Muzyk, Clark, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 3/2016
  • Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression  
    Myers, Aubuchon-Endsley, Bastian, Gierisch, Kemper, Swamy, Wald, AHEQ/Duke EPC CER, 4/2013

Lectures

  • Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Perinatal Psychiatry: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where We’re Going 
    Duke Department of Psychiatry - 6/13/2019