Dr. Kara M. Brown, MD

Concierge Psychiatry physician, New Orleans, LA

NOLA Reproductive Psychiatry

Dr. Kara M. Brown is a board-certified psychiatrist who founded NOLA Reproductive Psychiatry in New Orleans in 2021.

723 Hillary St, #6, New Orleans, LA 70118
At a glance
Board certification
Board-certified psychiatrist
Focus
Reproductive psychiatry
Visits
Telehealth and in-person

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About Dr. Brown

Dr. Brown is a board-certified psychiatrist. Her interest is reproductive psychiatry. She trained further in women's mental health, with a fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2015-16. In 2021, she founded NOLA Reproductive Psychiatry in New Orleans to provide perinatal mental health care and educate the community about reproductive mental health.

She offers diagnostic evaluations, second opinions, ongoing individual psychotherapy and medication management. She builds individualized treatment plans, uses a range of psychotherapy approaches and prescribes medication when necessary. As a reproductive psychiatrist, she offers one-time consultations or ongoing treatment for conditions such as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, PMDD, infertility, birth trauma, miscarriage and stillbirth, and perimenopause.

She does not provide routine care to minor children. She offers both telehealth and in-person visits. She has co-authored journal articles and book chapters on women's mental health and related topics.

Membership and fees

The practice does not currently accept any insurance.

Services

Diagnostic evaluations Second opinions Individual psychotherapy Medication management Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders Postpartum PTSD Birth trauma PMDD Infertility Miscarriage and stillbirth Perimenopause Eating disorders
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Education and credentials

Degree
MD
Fellowship
Women's Mental Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2015-16
Board certification
Psychiatry
NPI
1477848562

Hospital and practice affiliations

Founder, NOLA Reproductive Psychiatry, 2021

Location

723 Hillary St, #6, New Orleans, LA 70118
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Recognition and research

Media and books

Took part with Dr. Daniela Carusi in a National Accreta Foundation discussion and presentation about accreta and maternal mental health
Was quoted as a reproductive psychiatrist in an article on postpartum psychosis

Publications

"The Mental and Physical Health Impacts of Overturning Roe v Wade," Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2022
"Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Women," Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2021, with the GAP Committee on Gender and Mental Health
"Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy," Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2021
"Traumatic Childbirth and Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder," book chapter in Postpartum Mental Health Disorders: A Casebook, Oxford University Press, 2020
"Mood Disorders in Pregnancy," book chapter in Neurology and Psychiatry of Women, Springer, 2019

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Questions patients ask

Is Dr. Brown board certified?

Yes, Dr. Brown is a board-certified psychiatrist.

Where did Dr. Brown train?

She completed additional training in women's mental health. Her Women's Mental Health Fellowship was at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2015-16.

What conditions does Dr. Brown treat?

As a reproductive psychiatrist, she offers one-time consultations or ongoing treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, PMDD, infertility, birth trauma and perimenopause, among others.

Does Dr. Brown offer telehealth?

Yes, she offers both telehealth and in-person visits.

Where is Dr. Brown's office?

Her practice is NOLA Reproductive Psychiatry in New Orleans.

Does Dr. Brown see children?

She does not provide routine care to minor children.

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