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Caitlin Costello, MD

Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Pediatric Psychiatry & Psychology Mission Bay
877-822-4453
Portrait of Caitlin Costello
Portrait of Caitlin Costello
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Caitlin Costello, MD

Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Pediatric Psychiatry & Psychology Mission Bay
877-822-4453
  • Telehealth visits

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About me

Dr. Caitlin Costello is a psychiatrist who cares for pediatric patients. She has particular interests in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders, medical education and curriculum development, and child and adolescent forensic psychiatry (issues involving psychiatry and the law). She serves as medical director for child and adolescent ambulatory services at UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital, and as associate director for UCSF's fellowship program in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Costello earned her medical degree and completed a residency in psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at New York – Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in forensic psychology at UCSF.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship

  • Forensic Psychiatry, University of CA at San Francisco - Psychiatry GME
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell

Residency

  • Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - GME

Internship

  • Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - GME

Degree

  • MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Academic Title

  • Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Locations

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