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Kathleen Dougherty, MD, Psychiatry, Hershey, PA

Kathleen C Dougherty MD

Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Medicine


Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Department of Psychiatry

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  • Hershey Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry500 University DrHershey, PA 17033

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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 42 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 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1982 - 2009
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

Lectures

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

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