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Katrina Furey, MD

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Katrina Furey, MD

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.

Education & Training

  • Resident
    Yale University (2018)
  • MD
    Boston University School of Medicine (2014)
  • BA
    Boston University, Biology with a Specialization in Neuroscience (2009)

Certifications

  • Board Certification
    ABPN, Psychiatry & Neurology (2018)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Henry J. Bakst Award in Community Medicine for GeriatricsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine2014
David R. Iverson Award for Excellence in PsychiatryBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine2014
Gold Humanism Honor SocietyArnold P Gold Foundation's Gold Humanism Honor Society, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine chapter2013

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Analyze ScriptsCo-creator and co-host of a weekly podcast analyzing the depiction of mental health in fictional television shows and film2023 - Present
Access 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 delivery2022 - Present