Bio

Dr. Kate Dahl specializes in working with children and families who are affected by medical illness. She has practiced at Stanford since 2014 and is the primary pediatric psychologist for the kidney transplant team. She also serves as the Director of the Medical Coping and Wellness Clinic in Child Psychiatry. Her work focuses on adjustment to new diagnosis, coping with illness and treatment, and adherence to the medical regimen. Dr. Dahl is particularly interested in the experience of adolescents with chronic medical conditions and leads groups for teens who have received kidney transplants.

Clinical Focus

  • Dialysis
  • Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
  • Kidney transplant
  • Children and adolescents with chronic medical illness

Academic Appointments

Professional Education

  • Fellowship: Stanford Univ Hosp Psychiatry (2014) CA
  • PhD Training: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2011) IL
  • BA, Georgetown University (2004)
  • PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2013)
  • Internship, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and the Children's Health Council (2013)

Contact

  • Clinical (Primary)  Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic 401 Quarry Rd MC 5719 Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 724-7389 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Graduate and Fellowship Programs