Cara Tomaso, PhD

Cara Tomaso, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. She is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedics team at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, where she splits her time across general orthopaedics, sports medicine, and the Limb Lengthening and Restoration Program.

Dr. Tomaso loves working on multidisciplinary care teams and collaborates closely with orthopaedic providers at Yale to identify and treat mental health concerns that affect care for a child's medical condition. In this role, she works directly with youth to support adjustment to a range of orthopaedic conditions, provides behavioral pain management, and helps youth prepare for and recover from major surgery. Dr. Tomaso is also passionate about supporting the mental health of young athletes and treats youth struggling with anxiety or depression after an injury, disordered eating, and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs).

In addition to her practice in orthopaedics, Dr. Tomaso has expertise in psychological assessment and provides comprehensive evaluations at the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC). She also supervises doctoral fellows through the YCSC Psychology Fellowship Program.