Christina K Garza, MD

Psychiatry
Specialties
Psychiatry, more

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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    NY Signature
    NYP Employee Plan
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Beacon Health - Behavioral Health
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    Behavioral Health
    Medicaid Behavioral Health
    Medicare Behavioral Health
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    NY Signature
    NYP Employee Plan
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Beacon Health - Behavioral Health
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    Behavioral Health
    Medicaid Behavioral Health
    Medicare Behavioral Health
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Christina K Garza, MD


Dr. Garza is a double-boarded general adult and consultation-liaison psychiatrist at the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she collaborates with her medical and surgical colleagues in caring for patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric illnesses and supervises medical students, residents, and fellows performing inpatient psychiatric consultations on patients on the medical and surgical floors. In addition, Dr. Garza maintains a small outpatient psychotherapy practice through the Columbia Faculty Practice Organization. She has a particular interest in incorporating psychotherapy and integative techniques such as hypnosis and bright light therapy into her patients' treatment.


Board Certifications

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychosomatic Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • Thai

Specialties & Expertise

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • General Psychiatry
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Mental Health
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotherapy
  • Social Anxiety Disorder

Education

  • Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Awards & Honors

  • 2012: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Alexander Levay Award for Humanism in Psychiatry
  • 2013: Arnold P. Gold Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching
  • 2020: Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellow
  • 2022: Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research John F. O'Connor Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching
  • 2022: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Academy of Clinical Excellence

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