Katrina Furey, MD
About
Biography
Dr. Katrina Furey is a board-certified adult psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health and reproductive psychiatry. She is a clinical instructor in the Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. She spends most of her clinical time treating patients in her private practice, Sound Psychiatry LLC, in Guilford, Connecticut. She is one of the only psychiatrists in the state offering psychotherapy, medication management, and expert consultation for women with depression, anxiety, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (including OCD), birth trauma, and menopausal mood and anxiety disorders. She also specializes in treating psychiatric sequelae of medical conditions, including infertility and cancer. Additionally, she has extensive experience treating young adults, college and graduate students, medical professionals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. She has been featured as a perinatal expert in Newsweek, Yahoo News, and CNN, among other publications.
Dr. Furey graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Biology with a Specialization in Neuroscience. She attended medical school at Boston University School of Medicine (now known as the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine). She completed psychiatry residency at Yale University where she served dually as Chief Resident at the Connecticut Veterans Affairs Hospital’s Psychiatric Emergency Room and Outpatient PTSD Clinic. While at Yale, she was elected by her peers to serve as co-president of Yale’s Psychiatry Residency Association where she acted as a liaison between residents and faculty members. Before transitioning into private practice, Dr. Furey worked at Yale University’s Mental Health and Counseling treating undergraduate and graduate students; at the Connecticut Veterans Affairs Hospital’s West Haven psychiatric emergency room and New London community-based outpatient clinic; and in collaboration with Yale New Haven Hospital treating medical and surgical residents.
Since 2022, Dr. Furey has been serving as a consultant for Access Mental Health for Moms CT. In this role, she is one of four perinatal psychiatrists offering psychiatric expertise and consultation to medical providers across the state of Connecticut treating women for mental health and/or substance use conditions during pregnancy and up to one year after delivery.
Dr. Furey is also the co-creater and co-host of “Analyze Scripts,” a weekly podcast analyzing the depiction of mental health in fictional television shows and film. The goal of the podcast is to use an entertaining medium to disseminate accurate information about mental health conditions, diagnoses, and treatments in attempts to combat the plethora of misinformation online. Listen on Apple, Spotify, and everywhere else you find podcasts. Watch podcast episodes on YouTube. Follow along on Instagram and TikTok.
Appointments
Education & Training
- Resident
- Yale University (2018)
- MD
- Boston University School of Medicine (2014)
- BA
- Boston University, Biology with a Specialization in Neuroscience (2009)
Board Certifications
Psychiatry & Neurology
- Certification Organization
- ABPN
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
Research
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
Publications
2017
Adolescents “Dabbing” With Marijuana: A Novel Mechanism for Smoking Highly Concentrated Tetrahydrocannabinol
Furey K. Adolescents “dabbing” with marijuana: A novel mechanism for smoking highly concentrated tetrahydrocannabinol. The American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal. 2016 June; 11(6): 12.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose?
Furey K, Wilkins K. Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2016, 18: 587. PMID: 27322992, DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2014
Larger A1/M1 Diameter Ratio Predicts Embolic Anterior Cerebral Artery Territorial Stroke
Shoamanesh A, Masoud H, Furey K, Duerfeldt K, Lau H, Romero J, Pikula A, Teal P, Nguyen T, Kase C, Babikian V. Larger A1/M1 Diameter Ratio Predicts Embolic Anterior Cerebral Artery Territorial Stroke. Stroke 2014, 45: 2798-2800. PMID: 25082805, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.005672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMiddle cerebral artery territory strokeTerritory strokeA1 diametersMiddle cerebral artery territoryTerminal internal carotid arteryAnterior cerebral arteryBoston Medical CenterInternal carotid arteryMiddle cerebral artery anatomyMultivariate regression analysisACA anatomyTerritorial strokeArtery territoryConsecutive patientsCerebral arteryArtery anatomyMean ageConsecutive casesTomographic angiographyCarotid arteryMedical CenterEmbolism rateStrokeRegression analysisArteryRegional alterations in purkinje cell density in patients with autism.
Skefos J, Cummings C, Enzer K, Holiday J, Weed K, Levy E, Yuce T, Kemper T, Bauman M. Regional alterations in purkinje cell density in patients with autism. PLoS One 2014, 9: e81255. PMID: 24586223, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081255.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Chapter 41 - Professionalism in American Psychiatric Association’s A Resident’s Guide to Surviving Psychiatric Training
Furey K. Chapter 41 – Professionalism in American Psychiatric Association’s A Resident’s Guide to Surviving Psychiatric Training, Third Edition. 2015; 158-164.Chapters
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Host
Media PresenceAnalyze ScriptsCo-creator and co-host of a weekly podcast analyzing the depiction of mental health in fictional television shows and filmDetails2023 - Presentactivity Consultant
Public ServiceAccess Mental Health for Moms CTOne of four psychiatrists offering psychiatric expertise and consultation to medical providers across the state of Connecticut treating women for mental health and/or substance use conditions during pregnancy and up to one year after deliveryDetails08/01/2022 - Presenthonor Henry J. Bakst Award in Community Medicine for Geriatrics
Other AwardBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineDetails06/01/2014United Stateshonor David R. Iverson Award for Excellence in Psychiatry
Other AwardBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineDetails06/01/2014United Stateshonor Gold Humanism Honor Society
National AwardArnold P Gold Foundation's Gold Humanism Honor Society, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine chapterDetails03/01/2013United States
Links & Media
News
- September 18, 2023Source: Yale Medicine
What to Know About Zurzuvae, the New Pill to Treat Postpartum Depression
- March 29, 2023Source: Yahoo! Life
From Forgetfulness to Fogginess, 'Mom Brain' is Surprisingly Common — and Frustrating
- February 05, 2023Source: Newsweek
'I Wanted To Put A Knife Into My Baby:" Moms On Their Postpartum Psychosis
- June 13, 2018
Residents, fellows, faculty honored at 2018 Commencement ceremony