Christina Kitt Garza, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Candidate, Adult Psychoanalysis
Private Office
622 West 168th Street
Presbyterian Hospital 16-Center
New York, NY 10032
Areas of Interest
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (formerly known as Psychosomatic Medicine)
- Medical Education*Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in the Medically Ill
- Use of Clinical Hypnosis in the Medical Setting
- Use of Chronotherapeutics in the Medical Setting
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medicine
Professional Biography
Dr. Garza is a double-boarded general adult and consultation-liaison psychiatrist at the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she collaborates with her medical and surgical colleagues in caring for patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric illnesses and supervises medical students, residents, and fellows performing inpatient psychiatric consultations on patients on the medical and surgical floors. In addition, Dr. Garza maintains a small outpatient psychotherapy practice through the Columbia Faculty Practice Organization. She has a particular interest in incorporating psychotherapy and integative techniques such as hypnosis and bright light therapy into her patients' treatment.
Selected Presentations and Publications
2019 Oral Presentation, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: “Fight, Flight, and Freud: Applied Psychodynamics in Complex Clinical Systems.” Nash SS, Garza CK, Critchfield AR, Muskin PR.
2018 Oral Presentation, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL: “I Hate You – Don’t Discharge Me: Using and Teaching Evidence-Based Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Borderline Personality Disorder in the Inpatient Medical Setting.” Garza CK, Critchfield AR, Levine MP, Taylor GP.
2018 Oral Presentation, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting,Orlando, FL: “Guns, Threats, Assaults: Examining the Role of the C-L Psychiatrist in Managing and Mitigating the Perpetuation of Violence.” Taylor KL, Garza CK, Shenoy A, Annas GD.
2017 Pre-conference Skills Course, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA: “Mind-Body Techniques at the Bedside: Knowledge and Skills for Breath Training, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis.” Gordon-Elliot J, Muskin PR, Chiaramonte G, Hedrick R, Daniels J, Garza CK.
Education and Training
BA Georgetown University 2001
MD Georgetown University School of Medicine 2008
Medical Internship: Columbia University Medical Center/New YorkPresbyterian Hospital 2009
Psychiatry Residency: Columbia University Medical Center/NYPH/NYSPI 2012
Fellowship: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry/Psychosomatic Medicine: Columbia University Medical Center/NYPH/NYSPI 2013
Honors
Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research John F. O'Connor Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching -- 2022
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Academy of Clinical Excellence -- inducted in class of 2022
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellow -- 2020
Arnold P. Gold Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching -- 2013
Columbia University Irving Medical Center Alexander Levay Award for Humanism in Psychiatry -- 2012