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Katherine Leah Wisner

  • 11744 Citations
1982 …2023

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Research Interests

Dr. Wisner's main focus is research related to the psychiatric treatment of women of childbearing age. She is internationally recognized as an expert in the treatment of mood disorders in women, with particular expertise in pregnancy and the postpartum period. She has been the principal investigator on multiple National Institute of Mental Health- and foundation-funded research projects including the impact of medication use during pregnancy for Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders, a Randomized Controlled Trial of Estradiol for Postpartum Depression, Screening for Postpartum Disorders, and the efficacy of bright light treatment for patients with bipolar disorder. Other areas of interest in include mood disorders in the premenstrual and perimenopause periods, post-bariatric surgery, complex medical-psychiatric diagnostic assessment and treatment-refractory mood disorders. Dr. Wisner is board-certified in general and child and adolescent psychiatry. Her memberships in scientific societies include the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, the Teratology Society, and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Certifications and Licenses

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatry

Training Experience

1981Internship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1985Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1988Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh

Education/Academic qualification

MD, Case Western Reserve University

… → 1980

Research interests

  • Depression
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychiatry
  • Women's Health
  • Women's Health / Women's Reproductive Health

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Grants

Optimization of Drug Dosing in Pregnant Women through Research and Education (OPRC)

Wisner, K. L.

Magee-Womens Health Corporation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

7/1/19 → 6/30/20

Project: Research project

Effectiveness and Implementation of a Mindfulness Intervention for Depressive Symptoms Among Low-income, Racial/Ethnic Minority Adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center

Brown, C. H., Burnett-Zeigler, I. E., Ciolino, J. D., McDade, T., Moskowitz, J. T. & Wisner, K. L.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

7/13/18 → 3/31/23

Project: Research project

    • Optimization of Drug Dosing in Pregnant Women through Research and Education (OPRC)

    Wisner, K. L.

    Magee-Womens Health Corporation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    7/1/18 → 6/30/20

    Project: Research project

    • Molecular Basis of Altered Drug Metabolism During Pregnancy

    Ciolino, J. D., Grobman, W. A., Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J., Stika, C. S. & Wisner, K. L.

    University of Illinois at Chicago, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    8/10/17 → 6/30/22

    Project: Research project

    • Optimizing Pharmacotherapy for Depression during Pregnancy (OPTI-MOM)

    Avram, M. J., Ciolino, J. D., George Jr, A. L., Gollan, J. K., Grobman, W. A., Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J. & Wisner, K. L.

    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    8/1/15 → 6/30/20

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    A common clinical conundrum: Antidepressant treatment of depression in pregnant women

    Mesches, G. A., Wisner, K. L. & Betcher, H. K., Jan 1 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Seminars in Perinatology. 151229.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

    • Carbon monoxide: a critical physiological regulator sensitive to light

    Oren, D. A., Sit, D. K., Goudarzi, S. H. & Wisner, K. L., Dec 1 2020, In : Translational psychiatry. 10, 1, 87.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Acceptability of a mindfulness intervention for depressive symptoms among African-American women in a community health center: A qualitative study

    Burnett-Zeigler, I. E., Satyshur, M. D., Hong, S., Wisner, K. L. & Moskowitz, J. T., Aug 1 2019, In : Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 45, p. 19-24 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations

    Are Adverse Reproductive Outcomes Associated with the Illness or Its Treatment (or Both)?

    Wisner, K. L. & Yonkers, K. A., Dec 2019, In : JAMA Psychiatry. 76, 12, p. 1317-1318 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

    Attention to Prevention-Can We Stop Perinatal Depression before it Starts?

    Wisner, K. L., Miller, E. S. & Tandon, D., Jan 1 2019, In : JAMA Psychiatry.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

    2 Scopus citations