Karen Y Mechanic, MD

New in August, Dr. Mechanic is the first head of Psychiatry at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She provides general and consultation liaison psychiatry for Fox Chase patients.

Psychiatry

Director, Psychiatry

Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497

To make an appointment, call:
215-214-3940.

For general information, call:
1-888-FOX CHASE.
An oncology certified nurse will assist you.

Clinical Expertise:

Psychiatry

Medical Education:

MD, State University of New York Health Science Center – Brooklyn, 1993

Residencies:

Residency in Psychiatry, Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 1997-1998;
Residency in Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 1995-1997
;Resident in Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1994-1995

Certifications:

Board Certified Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Societies:

National Medical Association Chester Pierce, M.D. Research Symposium Award;
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Travel Award;
American Psychiatric Association Young Investigator Colloquium