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Julia Kearney

Primary Position
Assistant Attending Psychiatrist
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychiatry
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
I am a pediatrician and child psychiatrist with a focus on the psychiatric treatment of medically ill children. I work with patients, parents and families in pediatric oncology to provide support, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and symptom management.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Counseling Center
641 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
eMAIL
kearneyj@mskcc.org
Phone(s)
646-888-0028
Keywords
psycho-oncology
pediatrics
psychosomatic medicine
delirium
parenting
Publications of Interest

Kearney JA, Hay JL, Halpern L, Boulad F. Peritransplant Psychiatric Evaluations of Patients with Fanconi Anemia. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, In Press.

Silver GS, Kearney JA, Kutko M, Bartell A. Infant Delirium in Pediatric Critical Care Settings Am J Psychiatry October 2010. 167(10):1172-7. CME credits associated with article.

Kearney JA, & Lederberg M. (2008). Ethical Issues in Pediatric Oncology. In L. Wiener, M. Pao, A. Kazak, M. J. Kupst & A. F. Patenaude (Eds.), Quick Reference for Pediatric Oncology Clinicians: The Psychiatric and Psychological Dimensions of Pediatric Cancer Symptom Management. Published by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society. 2008.

Kearney JA & Bartell A. (2010). Psychotherapy with Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Patients. In D. Kissane & M. Watson (Eds.), Psychological Therapies in Cancer Care: the IPOS Academy Handbook. International Psychosocial Oncology Society