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Judith Kastenberg, MD

Staff Psychiatrist, University City Office
215-382-6680 ext. 4118

Dr. Kastenberg is an adult psychiatrist who treats people for mood and anxiety disorders. She also specializes in helping people cope with medical illnesses such as cancer, chronic pain, neurologic problems, and the special emotional challenges facing pregnant and post-partum women.

Dr. Kastenberg helps people regain control of their bodies, their medical care, and their emotional life. As a physician, she can understand your medical problem and serve as translator if needed, ensuring that you also understand your medical situation. Dr. Kastenberg enjoys working with a wide variety of patients, including those who have tried medications before without success or who have had too many side effects.

Navigating our complex medical system requires partnership and communication with all of your doctors. Dr. Kastenberg works with your treatment team and with you in order to give you complete care.

She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in two fields: Adult Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, a field where psychiatrists care for medically ill patients. A graduate of Princeton University and Tufts Medical School, Dr. Kastenberg completed her psychiatry residency and fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Dr. Kastenberg teaches on the clinical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Psychiatry Department working with the residents and medical students on a variety of topics. She is a member of the consultation-liaison division of the Department of Psychiatry at Penn.

She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and belongs to the Association for Medicine and Psychiatry, and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.

You can reach Dr. Kastenberg directly at 215-382-6680 ext. 4118.

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