Caitlin Chen

Caitlin Chen, DO, is an Assistant Professor at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, specializing in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. She also serves as Associate Residency Program Director and Associate Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director.

• Education:
  • Biology and Psychology, Wellesley College (undergraduate)
  • Medical Degree, Touro University Nevada (2019)
  • Residency, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine (general psychiatry)
  • Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University (forensic psychiatry)

Dr. Chen's research focuses on interdisciplinary intersections between psychiatry and legal medicine, particularly competency to stand trial. She is board-certified in general psychiatry and actively engages in medical education through teaching medical students.

Her clinical work involves treating severely mentally ill patients at the UNLV Health Mojave Counseling Clinic, where she applies her expertise in forensic psychiatry.