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Katharine Phillips, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

Katharine Anne Phillips MD

Psychiatry•New York, NY

Professor of Psychiatry, DeWitt Wallace Senior Scholar, and Psychiatry Residency Research Director, Weill Cornell Medical College; and Attending Psychiatrist, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

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Overview of  Dr. Phillips

Katharine A. Phillips MD is Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY. She completed her psychiatry residency and a research fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Her educational background also includes an AB in Psychology from Dartmouth College and an MA ad eundem from Brown University. Dr. Phillips is currently working at Weill Cornell Psychiatry Specialty Center and has a past professorship at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She specializes in body dysmorphic disorder, olfactory reference disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, general psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. She has published extensively and delivered over 650 professional presentations. Her accolades include recognition as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, New York Super Doctor, and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, among others.

Clinical Expertise

  • Delusional disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, General psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Cognitive-behavioral therapy , Clinical research, Anxiety disorders, Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, Body dysmorphic disorder, Psychiatry, Cognitive disorders, Individual psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, Olfactory reference disorder

Education & Training

  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityM.A., 1998
  • McLean Hospital
    McLean HospitalResearch Fellowship, 1991 - 1994
  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1991
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2025 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2027
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2015 - 2027
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 1994 - 2018
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1989 - 2012
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • New York Super Doctors 2024-2026
  • Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2019-2026
  • Who’s Who Top Doctors Honors Edition Top Doctors, 2017-2026

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • See CV at KatharinePhillipsMD.com for 2017-present  
    Katharine Phillips, See CV
  • Motives to drink alcohol among individuals with body dysmorphic disorder  
    Kelly M, Simmons R, Wang S, Kraus S, Donahue J, Phillips KA, Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 1/1/2017
  • New insights on the treatment of hypochondriasis (invited editorial)  
    Phillips KA, American Journal of Psychiatry, 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

  • See CV at KatharinePhillipsMD.com for 2017-present 
    Katharine Phillips
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Advances in Research and Clinical Practice 
    Chapter: Three patients with body dysmorphic disorder: cases and commentary 
    Phillips KA, Simmons R, Donahue JEditors: Phillips KA.Oxford University Press, New York, NY2017
  • Orthognathic Surgery: Principles, Planning and Practice 
    Chapter: Psychological evaluation and body dysmorphic disorder 
    Phillips KA, Crerand CEEditors: Naini FB and Gill DS.Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, England2017

Abstracts/Posters

  • See CV at KatharinePhillipsMD.com for 2017-present
    Katharine Phillips, See CV
  • Brown’s NIMH-funded grant to support psychiatry resident research training: overview and 2016-2017 update
    Phillips KA, Tyrka AR, Philip NS, Guthrie T, Vargas SE, Mind Brain Research Day, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1/1/2017
  • Inhibiting inhibition: consequences of GABRG-2 on fear and anxiety
    Gallo M, Phillips KA, Bloom C, Bath K, Mind Brain Research Day, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1/1/2017

Lectures

  • More than 650 professional presentations 
    International, national, and regional; see CV at KatharinePhillipsMD.com for 2017 to the present
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Features, Neurobiology, and Treatment of an Underrecognized Disorder 
    Miami, FL - 1/20/2017
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder 
    Multiple locations, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 20 - 1/18/2017

Other

  • See CV at KatharinePhillipsMD.com for additional articles and blogs 
    Katharine Phillips
  • Body dysmorphic disorder: General principles of treatment 
    Katharine Phillips
    UpToDate - 1/1/2025
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Features 
    Katharine Phillips
    UpToDate - 1/1/2025

Press Mentions

  • An Alzheimer's Drug Might Ease Hair-Pulling Disorder
    An Alzheimer's Drug Might Ease Hair-Pulling DisorderFebruary 28th, 2023
  • The Potentially Deadly Pursuit of Muscle Mass
    The Potentially Deadly Pursuit of Muscle MassApril 29th, 2022
  • 'A Bully in Your Brain': What It's like to Live with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
    'A Bully in Your Brain': What It's like to Live with Body Dysmorphic DisorderJune 30th, 2021

Grant Support

  • Promoting Research Training During Psychiatry ResidencyNational Institute of Mental Health2013–2018
  • 2/2-Cbt Versus Supportive Psychotherapy For Body Dysmorphic DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2011–2012
  • Interventions For Body Dysmorphic DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2011
  • Interventions For Body Dysmorphic DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2009
  • Pharmacotherapy Relapse Prevention In BddNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009

Committees

  • Senior Consultant, Accreditation Task Force, The Canadian Institute for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders 2024 - Present
  • Member, Mentoring Academy Council, Weill Cornell Medical College 2022 - Present
  • Program Review Subcommittee, ASCP Annual Meeting, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2022 - Present
  • Member, DSM Review Committee for Internalizing Disorders (Depressive, Anxiety, Trauma, Obsessive-Compulsive, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom Disorders), American Psychiatric Association 2016 - Present
  • Director, Board of Directors, The Canadian Institute for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders 2014 - Present

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