Katharine Brewster, MD (Psychiatry)

JAD profile

Affiliation(s): 

New York State Psychiatric Institute; Columbia University Medical Center

Areas of Interest: 

late-life depression, hearing loss, cognitive decline, age related dementias

Biography & Research: 

After graduating from Stanford University and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, I was trained in psychiatry at Columbia. Next, I stayed at Columbia to complete the ACGME-accredited Statewide Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship. In July 2020 I began the NIMH T32 Research Fellowship in Late-Life Neuropsychiatry and have also taken a position as an attending psychiatrist for a new clinical geriatric psychiatry program at Columbia. My research so far has focused on understanding the relationships between age-related hearing loss (ARHL), late-life depression and cognitive decline. In February 2022, I plan to apply for a K23 career development award to pursue an academic career in geriatric psychiatry research.