Christian Kohler, MD

Dr. Kohler received his doctorate in medicine from Innsbruck University, Austria, in 1985. He underwent training in psychiatry at Wright State University and neurology at the University of Cincinnati, both in Ohio. Dr. Kohler subsequently completed a neuropsychiatry fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty in 1997. Dr. Kohler is the Clinical Director of the Neurodevelopment and Psychosis Section with special interest in evaluation and treatment of young persons with first onset of mental illness, and persons with behavioral problems in the setting of neurological or complex medical disorders. His research has focused on the area of emotion processing in healthy people and patients with brain disorders. His work has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, Stanley Foundation, NARSAD/Brain Behavior Research Foundation and American Epilepsy Foundation and private industry (Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis).

Education

• 1979-1985 – Innsbruck University Medical School, Austria
• 1986-1990 – Resident in Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton OH                     
• 1990-1993 – Resident in Neurology, Dept. of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, OH                                
• 1994-1997 – Fellow in Neuropsychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Academic Positions

• 7/1993 - 6/1994 – Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
• 7/1997 - 6/2006 – Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• 7/2003 - 6/2006 – Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• 7/2006 - 6/2019 – Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• 7/2019 -present – Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Hospital and Administrative Appointments

• 1991-1994 – Staff Psychiatrist, Pauline Warfield Lewis Center, Cincinnati OH                   
• 1993-1994 – Staff Neurologist/Staff Psychiatrist, University Hospital, Cincinnati OH
• 1994-present – Neuropsychiatrist, Brain Behavior Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA  
• 1995-1997 – Neuropsychiatrist, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, The Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia PA

Honors:

• 1999, 2006, 2009, 2013 – University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Psychiatry, Residency Teaching Award
• 2002 – Philadelphia Magazine: Top Doc (Neuropsychiatry)
• 2002 – University of Pennsylvania, Finalist for Berwick Memorial Teaching Award    
• 2004, 2009, 2013 – University of Pennsylvania, Finalist for Lindback Teaching Award
• 2007 – Association for Academic Psychiatry,  Regional Teaching Award for Region III
• 2010, 2011 – University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Psychiatry, Albert J. Stunkard Faculty Recognition Award