
Kristen Laurel Eckstrand MD PhD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Assistant Professor, Western Psychiatric Hospital of UPMC Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
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Western Psychiatric Hospital3811 O'Hara StreetPittsburgh, PA 15213
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Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2020
- Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Understanding suicide in sexual minority youth: neural reactivity to social cues as a moderating influence.T H Stanley Seah, Kristen L Eckstrand, Tina Gupta, Michael P Marshal, Erika E Forbes
Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. 2025-04-23 - Recommendations for promoting affirming healthcare for gender and sexual minorities with intersecting marginalized identities.Rajinder Sonia Singh, Kim Zamarin, Kristen L Eckstrand, Marisa Sklar, Robert Sturm
BMC Health Services Research. 2025-04-23 - Left Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortical Activity During Reward Expectancy and Mania Risk.Manan Arora, Henry Chase, Michele A Bertocci, Alexander S Skeba, Kristen Eckstrand
JAMA Psychiatry. 2025-03-01
Press Mentions
- The Next Generation of Doctors Will Be Better at Treating Trans PatientsFebruary 20th, 2017
- Psychiatry Residents’ JournalJanuary 25th, 2016
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