CURRICULUM VITAE
Kathleen A. Koth DO
Kathleen A. Koth DO
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Division of Pediatric Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Division of Pediatric Psychiatry
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
- 1995 B.A., Loyola College, Baltimore, MD |
- 2005 D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
2005 - 2008 Resident, Psychiatry, University of Maryland/Sheppard Enoch Pratt Hospital, 701 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
2008 - 2009 Fellow, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland/Sheppard Enoch Pratt Hospital, 701 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
2009 - 2010 Chief Fellow, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, , University of Maryland/Sheppard Enoch Pratt Hospital, 701 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
1998 - 2001 Adjunct Faculty, Science and Technology, Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 |
2011 - 2012 Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2012 - 2019 Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2019 - Present Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2012 - 2019 Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Medical College of Wisconsin,, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2019 - Present Director, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Section Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Wisconsin, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2012 - 2023 Director and Attending Physician, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinic (3rd and 4th year medical students, 1st and 2nd year child psychiatry fellows), Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 8915 W Connell Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 |
2013 - Present Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows, Normal Development Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2013 - 2015 Director, Child Seminars (M3 core psychiatry), Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2013 - 2021 Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Neurology Rotation, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 6 |
2013 - 2021 Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Elective, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2013 - 2021 Co-Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, M3 Elective, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2020 - Present Co-Director M2 Neurology/Psychiatry Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2022 - Present Behavioral Medicine Block Director, Phase 1, MCWFusion curriculum, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
1995 - 1998 Clinical Assistant, Neurobehavioral Unit, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205 |
2010 - 2014 Attending Child Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent inpatient and day treatment services, Rogers Memorial Hospital, 11101 West Lincoln Ave.,, West Allis, WI 53227 |
2012 - Present Attending Child Psychiatrist, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Ambulatory Clinic, Neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 8915 W Connell Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 |
2012 - Present Director, Psychopharmocology Training Clinic, , Administrator and Attending Psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 8915 W Connell Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 |
2012 - Present Child Psychiatrist, Velocardiofacial Syndrome Clinic, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 8915 W Connell Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 |
2014 - 2016 Site Director and Attending Child Psychiatrist, Carmelite Home for Boys, 1214 Kavanaugh Pl, Milwaukee, WI 53213 |
2019 - 2023 Fellowship Site Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Children's Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
General Psychiatry and Neurology | 2010 | None |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 2011 | None |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
H0065800 | 03/2007 | None | |
53989-021 | 02/2010 | 10/2023 | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1994 Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society, Loyola College in Maryland |
2004 Dr. Angus Gordon Cathie Award for excellence in Anatomy and Osteopathy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2013 - 2014 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2018 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2018 - 2019 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 - Present Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2019 - 2020 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Clinical Excellence Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Anthony D. Meyer, MD Teaching Award, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - 2023 Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2007 - Present American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2012 - 2019 American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training |
2019 - 2022 American Psychiatric Association |
2021 - Present International Society for Autism Research |
2023 - Present Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2021 - Present European Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2022 - Present Frontiers in Psychology |
2023 - Present International Journal of Developmental Disabilities |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2011 - 2012 Medical Executive Committee, Member at Large – Rogers Memorial Hospital |
2013 - 2019 Resident and Fellowship Funding Committee, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin |
2014 - 2016 Fellowship Program Director Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 - 2016 Secretary & President Elect, Wisconsin Council of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Regional Organization of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2015 - 2022 Nomination Committee, Wisconsin Council of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2016 - 2018 President, Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Regional Organization of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2018 - 2022 Alternate, Representative Assembly of Regional Organizations, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2018 - 2022 Present Immediate Past President, Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Regional Organization of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2019 - 2020 Co-Chair, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting |
2020 - Present Member, Milwaukee Autism Initiative Committee |
2022 - Present Member, Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Regional Organization of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2023 - Present Member, START Initiative Subcommittee on Expand Training and Education of Provider Across the Service System to better Address Mental Health Needs of People with Intellectual Developmental Disorder |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2014 - Present Co-Chair, Work Group for Curriculum Development, Committee for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2016 - Present Committee Member, Committee for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2017 - 2018 Co-chair, Systems of Care Working Group, Committee for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2017 - 2019 Committee Member, Harris Neuropsychiatry Forum Working group, Committee for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2017 - 2019 Invited Expert Reviewer, AACAP Committee on Quality Issue, Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
2018 - Present Present Chair, Intellectual Developmental Disability Sub Committee, Committee for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2018 - Present Invited Expert, Consensus Group, Intellectual Disability Practice Parameter, Committee on Quality Issue, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2019 - Present Curriculum Co-Director, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical Essentials Course on Autism Spectrum Disorders |
2019 - Present Chair, Institute: A Clinical Update of Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Assessment and Management of Core and Co-Occurring Features, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2020 Chair, A Clinical Update of Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder), World Congress, International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professionals |
2020 Chair, Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder): A Review and Clinical Update, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting |
2020 Co-Chair, Autism Spectrum Disorder Through the Lifespan, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting |
2020 Chair, Clinical Perspective, Individuals with Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) Have Sexuality Too, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2021 Chair, Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder): A Review and Clinical Update, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting |
2021 Chair, Mental Health & Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Fundamentals and Frontiers in Science and Clinical Care, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2022 Chair, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Developments in Intellectual Developmental Disorder: What’s next?, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2022 Curriculum Director, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical Essentials Course on Autism Spectrum Disorders |
2022 Curriculum Director, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical Essentials Course on Intellectual Developmental Disorder |
2022 Discussant, Successfully Navigating the Often-Uncharted Seas of the Systems of Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disorders: Strategies for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
2023 Chair, Excellence in Care for Individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Relevant Updates on Best Practices, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Disorders of Childhood – Neurodevelopment Chapter,”, DSM-5 Training for Psychiatrists CME, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Training, Milwaukee, WI, 2013 |
Basic Introduction to Psychopharmocology in Children and Adolescents, Lecture as part of child psychology course, Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, Milwaukee, WI, 2013 |
Attachment: How It Develops and When It Doesn’t, Grand Rounds Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2013 |
DSM-5 Changes for Childhood and Adolescence, CEUs and state certificate credit, Wisconsin School Psychologist Association Annual Meeting, Baraboo, WI, 2014 |
Medication Possibilities in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin’s Spectrum of Support Series, Milwaukee, WI, 2015 |
What Causes Autism and Why is it everywhere?, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 |
Mentoring: Past, Present, and Future, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Update, Annual Wisconsin Child Psychiatry Consultation Program’s Pediatric Mental Health Conference, Milwaukee WI, 2021 |
Unseen but not unspoken: Giving Voice to Neurodiversity, Medical College of Wisconsin Kaleidoscope Series, Milwaukee, WI, 2022 |
Regional |
ADHD Basics, for CHOICES as part of AACAP and Child Mind Institute’s Speak UP for Kids and Child Mental Health Week, 2012 |
DSM-5 Changes for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CME,”, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 2014 |
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities, WACCP Webinar Series, Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Wisconsin Association of Pediatrics, Wisconsin, 2014 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Review of Current Treatments, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Stevens Point WI, 2017 |
What Causes Autism?, Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association, Madison WI, 2020 |
Psychopharmacology of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association, Madison WI, 2020 |
The Science Behind Autism Spectrum Disorder, Medical College of Wisconsin Coffee Conversations with Scientists, Advancing and Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, Facebook Live, 2023 |
Contemporary Approaches in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Transitions for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Across the Lifespan, Door County Summer Institute, Egg Harbor, WI, 2024 |
National |
“Teaching Residents about Autism and Intellectual Disability,”, American Associations of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, Annual Meeting Workshop, Austin, TX, 2016 |
“Introducing the Multidisciplinary Team for Children with Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Disabilities”, Formal Didactic series for the Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Disabilities Committee’s National Curriculum, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016 |
“Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Individuals with Intellectual Disability,”, Formal Didactic series for the Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Disabilities Committee’s National Curriculum, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2017 |
“Clinical Perspectives: Developing a Community Based Continuum of Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities”, Presentation Co-Chair, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, D.C., 2017 |
“Using Clinical Vignettes to Teach Residents about Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability”, American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2017 |
“Interdisciplinary Practice Model for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities”, Systems of Care Special Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seattle, Washington, 2018 |
“Sorry, Not Sorry: Unapologetically Advancing Women in Academic Medicine”, Association for Academic Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2018 |
Co-Chair, Systems of Care Special Program,, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seattle, Washington, 2018 |
“Teaching Residents about Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability”, Annual Meeting of American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, California, 2019 |
“Current Diagnosis and Assessment of Intellectual Developmental Disorder”, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago, Illinois, 2019 |
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught: The Current State of Sex Education for Individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disorders, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent, San Francisco Virtual Meeting, 2020 |
The Chat: How to Help Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disorder Transition into Adulthood, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent, San Francisco Virtual Meeting, 2020 |
The Chat: How to Help Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disorder Transition into Adulthood, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Atlanta Georgia Virtual Meeting, 2021 |
Training the Next Generation of Psychiatrists to Treat Individuals with ASD and IDD from Baseline to Solutions, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Atlanta Georgia Virtual Meeting, 2021 |
Current Diagnosis of Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Virtual, 2021 |
Medical Management Practice: Psychopharmacology and Beyond for Individuals with IDD, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Atlanta Georgia Virtual Meeting, 2021 |
Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder Didactic Series, University of Maryland Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland, 2021 |
What Causes Autism? And why is it everywhere?, Grand Rounds, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana, 2023 |
Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Children and Youth with ASD and Challenging Behaviors: The “Golden Ticket for Better Outcomes, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, New York, 2023 |
Training the Next Generation: AACAP Autism and Intellectual Disability Committee’s Resources for Training Professionals for Working with Individuals with ASD and Intellectual Developmental Disorders, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, New York, 2023 |
Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Navigating Diagnosis and Assessments for Better Outcomes, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, New York, 2023 |
Being two places at once: running an asynchronous preclinical psychiatry course across multiple campuses at two different times, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA, 2024 |
International |
Current Diagnosis and Assessment of Intellectual Disability, World Congress, International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Singapore Virtual Meeting, 2020 |
Successfully Navigating the Often-Uncharted Seas of the Systems of Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disorders: Strategies for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, 2022 |
So What? How are Genetic Findings Relevant to my Clinical Practice?, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, 2022 |
Is that normal? What do we do?, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, 2022 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Idea of Neurodivergence, Neurology Medical Student Interest Groups of Medical College of Wisconsin and Koc Universities, Istanbul, Turkey, 2024 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Koth, K.A., Johnson, N., Carlson, M., Jepson, L., Lehman, S., Leventhal, A., Van Hecke, A., Battling the Bottleneck for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnosis: Primary Care Diagnosis for Children with Obvious Signs, Medical College of Wisconsin Community Engagement Poster Session, Milwaukee, WI, 2023 |
Johnson, N., Fial, A., Bekhet, A., Whitmore, K., Meyer, K., Smith, N., Van Hecke, A., Koth, K., Primary Care Provider Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review, 24th Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference Bridges to Research Based Nursing Practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2023 |
Wrzosek, M., Koth, K.A., Mondok, L., Helms, A., The Canary in the Case Coal Mine: Fusion-focused lessons learned from the Discovery M2 course experience of an interactive case activity, MCW Innovations in Healthcare Education Research (IHER) annual conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2023 |
O’Grady, J.P., Koth, K.A., Evaluation of Psychiatry Resident Experience and Confidence When Treating Patients with Neurodevelopment Disorders, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2024 |
Manak, C., Koth, K.A., Kim, R. Wrzosek, M.I., Expanding the Pipeline: An M3 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Elective for Early Exposure, Association of American Medical College Central Group on Educational Affairs, Spring Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2024 |
Koth, K.A., Johnson, N., Carlson, M., Jepson, L., Lehman, S., Leventhal, A., Van Hecke, A., Knowledge, Attitudes, and Primary Care Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Practices Pre and Post STATTM Training for Healthcare Providers and Family Navigators in Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin Annual Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 2024 |
Wrzosek, M.I., Koth, K.A., Manak, C., You can be in two places at once: running an asynchronous preclinical course across multiple campuses, Association of American Medical College Central Group on Educational Affairs, Spring Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2024 |
Regional |
Teaching Residents about Autism and Intellectual Disability, American Associations of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training,, Annual Meeting Workshop, Austin, TX, 2016 |
Introducing the Multidisciplinary Team for Children with Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Disabilities, Formal Didactic series for the Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Disabilities Committee’s National Curriculum, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016 |
Clinical Perspectives: Developing a Community Based Continuum of Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities, Presentation Co-Chair, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington,D.C., 2017 |
Using Clinical Vignettes to Teach Residents about Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability, American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training, San Francisco, CA, 2017 |
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Individuals with Intellectual Disability, Formal Didactic series for the Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Disabilities Committee’s National Curriculum, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2017 |
Interdisciplinary Practice Model for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities, Systems of Care Special Program-Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2018 |
Systems of Care Special Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2018 |
National |
Muhle, R.A., Marrus, N., Koth, K.A., Gwynette, M.F., Hellings, J., Lohr, W.D., Rothman, M., Vasa, R.A., Piloting a Video Lecture Series to Improve Training of Future Psychiatrist IN Autism and Intellectual Disability, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia - Virtual Meeting, 2021 |
Verma, S., Vandana, P., Soda, T., Koth, K.A., Aguayo, P., Shaffer, R.C., Hellings, J., Muhle, R., Implementation of Telepsychiatry Services in Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialty Clinics: A Nationwide Survey Shows Rapid Implementation to Sustain Access To Mental Health Services, International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, 2022 |
Johnson, N. Carlson, M., Jepsen, L., Lehman, S., Koth, K.A. VanHecke, A., Primary Care Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis for obvious signs: An innovative training model, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference, Denver, CO, 2024 |
Koth, K., Nagy, L., Gwynette, M.F., Empowering Educators and Learners: Tool for Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 2024 |
International |
Johnson, N., Van Hecke, A., Carlson, M., Jepson, L. Koth, K.A., Battling the Bottleneck for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Wisconsin, USA, International Family Nursing Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2023 |
Van Hecke, A., Lehman, S., Carlson, M., Johnson, N., Koth, K.A., Jepson, L., Leventhal, A., Batting the Bottleneck for Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Care: Training a Primary Care Community Sample, International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 2023 |
Johnson, N., Carlson, M., Jepson, L., Koth, K.A., Lehman, S., Leventhal, A., Van Hecke, A., Knowledge, Attitudes, and Primary Care Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Practices Pre and Post STAT Training for Primary Care Providers and Family Navigators in Wisconsin, International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 2024 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2023 Child Program Training Committee, Division of Child Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2019 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Clinic Operations Committee, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Children’s Hospital of |
2012 - 2019 Educational Policy Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2023 Clinical Competency Committee, Division of Child Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2019 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Resident and Fellowship Funding Committee |
2014 - 2016 Appointed Fellowship Program Director Representative, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals |
2014 - 2023 Education Committee, Child and Adolescent Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine |
2015 - Present Lead, Special Focused Site Review of Neonatology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals |
2017 - 2020 Research Committee, Child and Adolescent Division, Department of Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin |
2019 - 2021 Mentoring Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present M1-2 Basic Science Work Group, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Medical Student Education Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Gender Equality Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Joint Patient Care Committee, Children’s Wisconsin |
2022 - Present Co-Chair, Hardy Memorial Lectureship in Mental Health, Department of Pediatrics |
2023 - Present Chair, Hardy Memorial Lectureship in Mental Health, Department of Pediatrics |
2023 - Present Mental and Behavioral Health Epic Module Committee |
Hospital |
2010 - 2012 Physician Representative, Electronic Medical Record Committee, Rogers Memorial Hospital |
2011 - 2012 Member at large, Medical Executive Committee, Rogers Memorial Hospital |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
2013 - 2015 Child Psychiatry Introduction lecture series
as part of Core Rotations (M-3) |
2015 - 2023 M1 Normal Development Course. Preschool Development, 2 hours a year, M1 class |
2019 - Present M2 Neurology/Psychiatry Unit, Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2 hours a year |
2024 - Present Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Phase 1, MCWFusion Curriculum, 1 hours a year |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2012 - 2023 Supervisor and Administrator Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Clinic 1 clinic per week year-round (first and second year fellows) |
2012 - 2018 Journal Club 12 lectures/year (first and second year fellows) |
2013 - Present Integrative Psychiatry series, Course Director 3-5 lectures for first and second year fellows, 3 years |
2013 - 2019 Normal Development didactic series, Course Director 19 lectures, (first and second year fellows), four years |
2014 - Present Psychopharmacology 101 in Children, Orientation Series for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows.1 lecture/ year (first year fellows), 6 years |
2014 - 2018 School Consultation Lectures, Community Psychiatry Series. 2 lectures (first and second year fellows), 3 years |
2014 - 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment series 2 lectures/year (psychiatry residents), 6 years |
2014 Puberty in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental, Disabilities Department of Adolescent Medicine, 1 hour, 1 year |
2014 Practice Parameters series, Course Director, 6-10 lectures (first and second year fellows), 2 years |
2015 2015 Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment. 1 lecture/ year, (child neurology fellows), 2 years |
2015 - Present Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Course Director. 5-9 lectures (first and second year child fellows), 3 years |
2016 - 2018 Billing for Ambulatory Psychiatry. 1 lecture/year (first year fellows), 4 years |
2019 - Present Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pediatric Residency Core Didactic. 1 lecture/year |
2023 Adult Neurodevelopmental Patients in the Emergency Department, 1 lecture, Emergency Medicine Residency Program |
Pharmacy Student Education |
2019 - Present Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment, Mental Health Issues and Therapies Elective, 1 lecture |
2019 - Present Tic Disorders, Mental Health Issues and Therapies Elective, 1 lecture |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Medical Student Education |
2014 - 2021 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Director, M3 Psychiatry Elective Rotation |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2009 University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt, Development through the life Cycle (PGY-2s) |
2010 - 2012 University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PGY-3s) |
2010 - 2012 University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt, Reactive Attachment Disorder (PGY-3s) |
Continuing Medical Education |
1998 - 2001 Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, Laboratory Instructor, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, and Chemistry |
1998 - 2001 Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, Tutor, Students with Learning Disabilities |
1999 - 2000 Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, Director, Kids on Campus summer enrichment programs classes. Science Experiments for Junior High Students and Junior Medic |
2010 Maryland Telemedicine Consortium, Reactive Attachment Disorde |
2011 AACAP and Child Mind Institute’s Speak UP for Kids and Child Mental Health Week, When to Worry About Your Child’s Worries”A presentation for CHOICES |
2020 - Present University of Maryland, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Didactics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, five lectures to first and second year fellows annually |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
Chelsea Keihl, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015 - 2019 M4 Advisor, current
resident in psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
Alexandra Lynch, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2018 M4 advisor, Currently Child Fellow at University of Maryland |
George Helding, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2023 - 2024 M4 advisor, currently applying to psychiatry residency |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
Gunjan Khandpur, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - 2014 clinical and career mentor, currently attending at Milwaukee County Behavioral Health and Milwaukee Wraparound and clinic faculty at MCW |
Jody Langford, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - 2013 clinical and career mentor, Medical Director of Eating Disorders, Rogers Memorial Hospital |
Michelle VandenNoven, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - 2013 clinical and career mentor, private practice at Cornerstone Counseling, Brookfield, WI |
Shikha Verma, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - 2013 clinical and career mentor, medical director for Northern California Evolve Treatment Centers |
Pradeep Tatagari, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - 2013 clinical and career mentor, attending Texoma Medical Center, Denison, Texas |
Matthew Krasucki, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014 - 2016 clinical and career mentor, currently in private practice in Milwaukee |
Anna Berg, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014 - 2016 clinical and career mentor, currently attending at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital |
Kirstin Kirshner, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015 - 2017 clinical and career mentor, currently in private practice in Seattle, Washington |
Jason Burns, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015 - 2017 clinical and career mentor, currently attending at Zablocki VA medical center and MCW faculty |
James Stevens, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2019 clinical and career mentor, current attending for Milwaukee County Juvenile Detention Center |
Fanisha Porter, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2019 clinical and career mentor, completed forensic fellowship at MCW, currently attending in Atlanta, Georgia |
Nisha Shah, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2019 clinical and career mentor, currently faculty at MCW |
Amit Bhavan, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2019 clinical and career mentor, current faculty at Oregon Health Sciences University |
Reena Kumar, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2020 clinical and career mentor, Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship at University of Arizona |
Sally Lohs, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2020 clinical and career mentor, private practice in Brookfield, WI |
Youngchan Park, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2020 clinical and career mentor, currently MCW faculty in outpatient practice |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Student |
2014 - 2015 New M3 elective in child psychiatry. As the medical school developed an M3 elective for the first time, developed curriculum and rotation for both a 2 week and 4-week elective. |
2019 - 2022 Psychiatry course, When stepping into directorship revamped the course to meet the current needs of students and updated it with new DSM versions. |
2022 - 2024 MCWFusion, a complete redesign of all four years of the medical school curriculum started with the design of each basic science block. |
Fellow |
2013 - 2014 expanded and revised normal development course for child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship to a 19-week course covering normal cognitive, social, and emotional development from birth to adulthood |
2013 - 2014 Developed and taught a new lecture series for child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship on integrative psychiatry |
2014 - 2015 Developed course on autism spectrum disorder for the PGY-2 psychiatry residents. |
2015 - 2016 Developed a course on intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder for the child and adolescent psychiatry fellows |
Faculty |
2017 Developed American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry special program: Systems of Care Improving Care for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. |
2017 Developed the curriculum and organized the Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry annual meeting focused on mental health delivery to the juvenile justice population in Wisconsin. |
2018 developed the curriculum and organized the Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry annual meeting |
2019 developed a day long program for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry updating and reviewing the current clinical practices for youth with intellectual disability. |
2019 Clinical Essentials, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CME, Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
2020 developed a day long program for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry looking at Intellectual Disability from its history to the latest in precision medicine. |
2020 development and production of a series of didactic videos on autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. |
2020 developed a two-day program for the Wisconsin Psychiatric Association focused on updates for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. |
2022 Clinical Essentials, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CME, Intellectual Developmental Disorder. |
2022 Clinical Essentials, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CME, Autism Spectrum Disorder. Developed the curriculum for a five hour online CME course |
2023 Developed a day long program for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry looking at Intellectual Disability from its history to the latest in precision medicine. |
Clinical Programs |
2013 - 2014 Developed new rotation at current site of Rogers Memorial Hospital for Day Treatment. |
2014 - 2015 Established new rotation site and curriculum for inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital |
2015 - 2016 Change in school rotation from Milwaukee Public Schools to Milwaukee College Preparatory Schools. |
2016 - 2017 Change in sites for Rogers Memorial Hospital inpatient rotation from their West Allis location to the new Brown Deer location with change in site director and faculty. |
2017 - 2018 New rotation and site director for residential rotation at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc. |
2017 - 2018 New rotation at Juvenile Detention Center through Wraparound Milwaukee to provide a forensic experience for the fellows and required curriculum development. |
2018 - 2019 New rotation at Aurora Family Services as a new type of community psychiatry experience working with families in the community and not large mental health centers. |
DATABASE, VIDEO, OR OTHER RESEARCH/CLINICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: |
2019 Koth, K.A., The Autism Spectrum Disorder/Intellectual Developmental Disorder School Intervention Process and Professional Team https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/ASD-ID/training_education/T_E_Videos/ASD-ID_Developmental_Disorder_School_Intervention_Process.aspx, 2019 |
2019 Koth, K.A., Intellectual Disability. Video Didactic on Diagnosis. https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/ASD-ID/training_education/T_E_Videos/Intellectual_Disability.aspx |
WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN: |
2016 Wisconsin Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Website design and content development, for the group’s first website
https://www.wisccap.org/
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2020 Autism and Intellectual Disability Resources on the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Website, organization, design, and content
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/ASD-ID/Resources.aspx
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2022 Autism and Intellectual Disability Resources on the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Website, major update and redesign
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/ASD-ID/Resources.aspx
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Martin R, Srivastava T, Koth K, Wheelan. Using Hyperbaric Oxygen for Autism Treatment: A Review and Discussion of Literature. Journal of Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. 2015, Volume 42, No.4, p 353-359. |
2. Gwynette MF, McGuire K, Fadus MC, Feder JD, Koth KA, King BH. Overemphasis of the ADOS Evaluation Subverts a Clinician’s Ability to Provide Access To Autism Services. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019 |
3. Koirala A, Van Hecke A, Yu Z, Koth KA, Zheng Z, Schiltz H. An exploration of using virtual reality to assess the sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2019. 12 June 2019:293-300. |
4. Gwynette MF, Koth KA, Marrus N, Hellings JA, Lohr WD, Muhle RA, Vasa RA, AACAP Autism and Intellectual Disability Committee’s Training Workgroup. Developing Freely Accessible Educational Videos to Enhance Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Jan;61(1):1-2. |
5. Verma S, Vandana P, Soda T, Koth KA, Aguayo P, Shaffer RC, Hellings J, Muhle RA. Incorporation of Telepsychiatry for Patients with Developmental Disorders into Routine Clinical Practice-A Survey of Specialty Clinics Adapting to Telepsychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Dec;52(12):5280-5284. PMCID: PMC9109664 |
6. Marrus N, Koth KA, Hellings JA, McDonald R, Gwynette MF, Muhle R, Lohr WD, Vasa RA. Psychiatry training in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: Ongoing gaps and emerging opportunities. Autism. 2023 Apr;27(3):679-689. |
7. Johnson NL, Fial A, Van Hecke AV, Whitmore K, Meyer K, Pena S, Carlson M, Koth KA. A Scoping Review of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Primary Care. J Pediatr Health Care. 2023;37(5):519-527. |
8. Martin R, Srivastava T, Lee J, Raj N, Koth KA, Whelan HT. Using hyperbaric oxygen for autism treatment: A review and discussion of literature. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2015;42(4):353-9. |
9. Gwynette MF, McGuire K, Fadus MC, Feder JD, Koth KA, King BH. Overemphasis of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Evaluation Subverts a Clinician's Ability to Provide Access to Autism Services. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Dec;58(12):1222-1223. |
10. Sternberg, K.F., Cloutier, J.G., Moore, C., Koth, K.A., Soda, T., Malhi, N.K., Verma, S., Yeh, L.C., McLaren, J.L., Exploring the Intersection of Gender Diversity and Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, In Press. |
11. Koth, K.A., Autistic-Like Behaviors In: Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics, 2nd Edition, 2022. Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323761741 |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Koth, K.A. Book Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Advances in Psychotherapy Evidence Based Practice. Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2016, Volume 55, Issue 5. P 424-425. Invited
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2. Koth, K.A., Farris, J., Nicholas, J. Borkowski, J. Intellectual Disability In: Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2nd Edition. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1566-2. |
3. Koth, K.A., Farris, J., Nicholas, J. Borkowski, J. Intellectual Disability In: Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2nd Edition, 2017. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1566-2 |
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other |
1. Kaplan, D., Bethrod, S., Kalb, L., Drummond, T., Braun, C., Akinton, A., Gonzalez, N., Koth, K. A., Kunkel, R., Auman, K., Knight, J., Colbert, S., Koliatsos, V.E. The Establishment of a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities. The National Association of Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2007, Volume X, Number 4, Article 4. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Hellings JA, Gwynette, MF, Vasa RA, Marrus N, Koth K, Muhle R, Lohr D. (September/October 2019). Promoting Autism/Intellectual Disability Capacity in Training Programs and Clinical Practice. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry News. 50 (5): 225-227 |
Software, Software Modules |
1. Ankit, K. Yu, Z., Schiltz, H., Van Hacke, A., Koth, K.A., Zheng, A., (2019). An Exploration of Using Virtual Reality to Assess the Sensory Abnormalities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2019 ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference |
