CAROLINA A. KLEIN M. D.
Washington, D.C. 20032 abpxxx@r.postjobfree.com
202-***-**** www.ckleinmd.com
SPECIALTY ABPN Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology;
ABPN Certified in Forensic Psychiatry.
EDUCATION
M.D. Degree
UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, Santiago, Chile
Degree awarded: Medical Doctor (M dico Cirujano). December, 2002
MS Candidacy
HOSPITAL PSIQUI TRICO HORWITZ BARAK, Santiago, Chile
Clinical Adolescent Psychopathology (MS Candidate)
(Diplomado en Psicopatolog a Cl nica de la Adolescencia)
Date of completion: July 2003
Psychiatric Internship
Internships in Internal Medicine and Neurology
Kings County Hospital Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July, 2005- June, 2006
Psychiatric Residency
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
Brooklyn, New York
4th Year Psychiatry Residency
July, 2006- June, 2009
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
July 2009- June 2010
CBT Training- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Acute and Chronic Psychosis Training
As seen in severe and persistent mental illness including Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
August, 2007- July, 2008
Introduction to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Introduction to Theory and Technique in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
NYU Psychoanalytic Institute, NYU Medical Center.
Drs. Anne Erreich and Malini Singh.
October 2005, New York.
Fellowship in Psychoanalysis
NYU Psychoanalytic Institute, NYU Medical Center
September, 2006- July, 2007
Psychoanalytic Training
NYU Psychoanalytic Institute, New York, NY
2nd Year Psychoanalytic Candidate
July, 2007- June 2009
Psychoanalytic Academic Scholar Candidate
Baltimore Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Laurel, MD
July, 2010 June, 2012
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Medical Officer in Psychiatry
Department of Mental Health, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, DC
July 2010- current
Forensic Psychiatry Fellow
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Department of Psychiatry
July, 2009- June, 2010
Senior Chief Resident
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Department of Psychiatry
July, 2008- June 2009
Clinical Assistant Instructor
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Department of Psychiatry
July 2005-June 2009
Field Resident psychiatrist (part time)
Neighborhood Center for Homeless People (NCHP), New York, NY
July 2007 June 2008
PGY II III Psychiatry Resident
State University of NewYork Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
July 2006-June 2008
PGY I Intern
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
July 2005-June 2006
Clinical Internship
University of Los Andes, Santiago, Chile
January, 2001- December, 2002
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Lead Clinical Investigator
Clinical Efficacy of rTMS in diagnosis and treatment of depression and Alzheimer s dementia in
elderly patients
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
PI: Carl Cohen, MD
July 2007 June 2009
Ongoing work investigating efficacy of rTMS in diagnosis and treatment of patients with Alzheimer s
dementia, and clinical depression.
Lead Clinical Investigator
Assessment of mental health services and metabolic syndrome
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
PI: Miranda Chakos, MD
July 2006 June 2009
Lead Clinical Investigator
Assessment of mental health needs in patients with HIV
Yale University School of Medicine
PI: Lydia Chwastiak, MD
October 2004 to May 2005
Conduct standardized interviews to assess mental health needs in HIV patients. Develop a
Database and perform analysis
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
Board Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN):
#60889, issued May 7, 2010
Forensic Psychiatry Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
(ABPN): #1872, issued June 6, 2011
National Provider Identification Number: 185*******
District of Columbia- Medical License #MD037925, granted January 1st, 2011
DC Controlled Substances License #CS 0900287
Commonwealth of Virginia- Medical License #010*******, granted February 16, 2012
DEA number: FK0935962, issued July 10, 2008
Buprenorphine Prescription Training: 866-BUP-CSAT, approved by the American
Association of Addiction Psychiatry March, 2008
Electroconvulsive Therapy Training and Certification: International Society for ECT and
Neurostimulation, May 2012.
ECFMG Certificate No. 0-655-052-9 issued in January 2005
ACLS/BLS certified from American Heart Association (through October 2012)
Registered Medical Practitioner; (RCM#23.500-8); Medical Association, Santiago, Chile
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Appointed Member to the Forensic Consult Service
Saint Elizabeths Hospital
December 2010- Present
Appointed Member to the International Relations Committee
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
October 2010- Present
Appointed Member to the Computers and Forensics Committee
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
October 2010- Present
Appointed Member to the Ethics Committee
Saint Elizabeths Hospital
July 2010- Present
Appointed Representative to the New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
Member-In-Training Representative
July 2006 June 2009
Appointed member to the Library Educational Committee
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2006-June 2009
Appointed member to the Information Technology and Electronic Medical Records
Committee
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center
July 2006- June 2009
Ethics Committee Resident Representative
SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
March 2008- June 2009
Moderator for Downstate Film Forum
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2006 June 2009
Education and Policy Committee (EPC)
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2008 - June 2009
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 2009-present
Brooklyn Psychiatric Society 2005-2009
American Psychiatric Association 2005-2010
Chilean Medical Association 2002- present
US Navy Inactive Ready Reserve, LT Rank 2001- present
HONORS / AWARDS
Fellowship Award for The Future Leaders in Psychiatry Symposium
Emory University, West Palm Beach, FL; September 2008
First Place Winner Brooklyn Psychiatric Society Psychiatry Residents Scientific Presentations
Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; April 2009
PRESENTATIONS
Poster Presentation: Psychotropics Without borders: Ethical and Legal Implications
of Internet-based Access to Psychiatric Medications
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Conference
Tucson, AZ, October 2010
Lead Speaker The Role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Forensic Setting
Improving the Quality of Forensic Evaluations and Treatment, Forensic Conference
Washington, DC, May 2010
Invited Lead Speaker, Medical Decisional Capacity Assessment: Are There
Standards?
Viswanathan, R: Chp; Appelbaumm, P; Brendel, R; Klein, C; Zonana, H.
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October, 2009
From Riker s Island to Bellevue Hospital: Overcoming Obstacles to Care for New
York City s Severely Mentally Ill Inmates.
Klein, C: Chp; Ford, E.
Institute on Psychiatric Services, Annual Meeting
New York, October, 2009
From the Analytic Couch to the Electric Chair, The Overlapping Dimensions of
Psychoanalysis and the Forensic Population
Lead Speaker
Ground Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY, June 10, 2009
Early Life Stress and the Role of Substance P in the Psychopathology of Anxiety:
CSF Substance P Concentrations and Variable Foraging Demand
Lead Speaker
Brooklyn Psychiatric Society, Annual Research Competition
Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, April 22, 2009
Invited Lead Speaker; Turning Lead into Gold: Tragedy and Transformation in a
Public Psychiatric Emergency Service
Goldfinger, S: Chp; Klein, C, Natarajan, N
American Psychiatric Association, Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA, May 2009
Invited Lead Speaker; When psychiatry residents treat medical students: some
challenges
Myers, M: Chp; Klein, C, Sukumaran, A
American Psychiatric Association, Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA, May 2009
Clinical Approaches to Working with People Who Are Homeless and Have Mental
Illness: Challenges and Reviews
Goldfinger, S: Chp; Van, Y, Euler, D, Klein, C, Mittal, S, Natarajan, N, Sukumaran, A
Institute for Psychiatric Services Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL, October 2008
Clinical Issue Breakouts- Clinical Consultation: Complex Medical/Psychiatric
Challenges
Klein, C; Natarajan, N, Van, Y.
Institute for Psychiatric Services, Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL, October 2008.
High Tech/Low Tech- Shelter Rotations for Outpatient Training
Goldfinger, S: Chp; Klein, C; Euler, D.
Institute for Psychiatric Services, Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL, October 2008.
Sus Casos Son Mis Casos (Your Cases Are My Cases): The Challenge of Being the
Language Comptent Resident on Overburdened Clinical Services
Berkowitz, E: Chp; Gallego, J, Klein, C, Villegas, L.
Institute for Psychiatric Services, Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL, October 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Klein, C, Myers, M.
Case Report, The Unreported Association Between Clozapine and Agoraphobia in a
Patient with Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Antisocial Traits
Current Psychiatry, June 2009
Klein, C.
Psychotropics Without borders: Ethical and Legal Implications of Internet-based Access to
Psychiatric Medications
Journal of the American Academy Psychiatry and the Law, April 2011
Klein, C., Kandel, S.
www.mydealer.com: Ethical and Legal Implications of Internet-based Access to Substances
of Abuse
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, September 2011
Klein, C.
Cloudy Confidentiality: The Regulation and Implications of Cloud Computing on Health
Care Information
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, December 2011
Klein, C.
Digital Sexual Sadism: Participation in Sexual Perversions Through the Internet: Clinical
Ethical, and Legal Implications
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, in Editorial Review
Klein, C.
Cyber-suicide: Live Deaths Online
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, in Editorial Review
Klein, C.
Across the Andes: Forensic Psychiatry Training in Chile
American Academy of Psychiatry and Law Newsletter, June 2011
Klein, C.
Intentional Ingestion and Insertion of Foreign Objects, A Forensic Perspective
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, March 2012
TEACHING / ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Faculty Appointment- Saint Elizabeths Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Department of Psychiatry, Saint Elizabeths Hospital / DC Department of Mental Health
July 2010-present
Faculty Appointment- Georgetown University Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Assistant Professor
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Rotation Supervisor
Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University
June 2011- present
Faculty Appointment Howard University Department of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry, Howard University Hospital
January 2012 - present
Chief Resident for Clinical and Academics Development
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2008-June 2009
Senior Resident Inpatient Team Leader
Department of Psychiatry, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
July 2008 December 2009
Lead Instructor Introduction to Psychiatric Writing and Documentation
Department of Psychiatry, Residency Training, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2008- June 2009
Lead Instructor PRITE Review
Department of Psychiatry, Residency Training, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2008-June 2009
Lead Instructor Orientation to Psychiatric Residency
Department of Psychiatry, Residency Training, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2008-June 2009
Instructor Co-Leader Introduction to Psychiatry for 2nd Year Medical Students Small
Groups
Department of Psychiatry, Residency Training, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
July 2008- June 2009
Editorial Board Member
The Candidate Journal
New York Psychoanalytic Institute
New York, 2008- 2009