Kaz (Katharine) Nelson
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Credentials
MD
Bio
I am a psychiatrist and advocate for compassionate and effective care through high-quality education and innovation for people living with psychiatric illnesses. I work in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School and at the University of Minnesota Medical Center providing inpatient psychiatry services. Medical education leadership has been the focus of my career and I have published, presented, and developed educational materials nationally and internationally as director of the UMN Psychiatry Education Research Laboratory (PERLab).
I am a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. My clinical interests lie in the area of best practices in the diagnosis and management of severe personality disorders, suicide, and psychotherapeutic communication with patients in acute settings. I also serve in the position of Associate Designated Institutional Official with leadership responsibilities across residency and fellowship programs.
Expertise
- Personality disorders
- Self-injury and suicide
Administrative Assistant
(for academic support only)
Natasha Hampton-Anderson
nhampton@umn.edu
In the Media
- 2023: Featured on CBS Minnesota television news titled, "Good Question: Can love improve your health? It may depend on the type of love you are experiencing".
- 2023: Guest on the Medicine and Machine Learning (MaML) Podcast titled, "Kaz Nelson - The Role of Chatbots in Mental Health".
- 2022: Interviewed on KXRA Newstalk Radio, audio distributed to local radio stations: "U of M doctor says pandemic is taking its toll on people".
- 2022: Interviewed for U News and Events in an article titled, "U of M Expert Alert: Living with COVID-19 in 2022".
- 2022: Quoted in a Washington Post article titled, "Why you feel better as soon as that covid test comes back negative".
- 2022: Quoted by Andy Steiner in an online news publication MinnPost titled, "For Minnesota’s leading critic of expanding access to cannabis, the issue is professional. And personal".
- 2021: Quoted by Dr. Dinah Miller in an article published by the online medical news publication Medscape Psychiatry titled, "The Mess that is Matching in Psychiatry".
- 2021: Quoted by Christine Kilgore in an article published by the online news publication OR Manager titled, "Mental Health in the Pandemic: New competencies required".
- 2021: Quoted by Macy Harder in the news publication The Minnesota Daily article titled, "Improving your relationship with social media doesn’t have to mean saying goodbye to the apps forever".
- 2021: Quoted by Emily Sohn in an article published by the online news publication Medscape titled, "'Empathy Fatigue' in Clinicians Rises With Latest COVID-19 Surge”.
Clinical Summary
Dr. Nelson practices at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and her clinical interests lie in the area of best practices in the diagnosis and management of severe personality disorders, suicide, and psychotherapeutic communication with patients in acute settings.