Dr. Penelope Anne Carter, MD
At a glance
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Original Medicare, Centene Corporation, Aetna, Cigna · See all
Medical school listed
Medical school listed as University of Virginia School of Medicine · See training
Board certification listed
Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology · See credentials
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Specialty
Psychiatrist
A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders and adjustment disorders.
Also listed as
- Child and Adolescent PsychiatristChild & Adolescent Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry with additional skills and training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence.
Treatments & procedures
- Women's mental health
- Perinatal mental health
- Mood disorders
- Psychodynamic therapy
Credentials & Training
Education and training
- Harvard UniversityUndergraduate
- University of Virginia School of MedicineMedical school · Medicine · MD
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaResidency · Psychiatry
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship · Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- University of California Los AngelesEducation · Post-Graduate Pre-Medical Classes
- Northwestern UniversityEducation · Post-Graduate Pre-Medical Classes
Board certifications
- Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyCertification
Awards and honors
- Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia FellowshipPsychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia · Awarded 2018
2018-2019
- Stanley M. Kaplan Essay AwardUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine · Awarded 2015
second prize, for "Disrupted Mentalization and the Fragmented Self in Patient M: A Psychodynamic Reflection."
About
Penelope Carter, MD, is a psychiatrist and child and adolescent psychiatry-trained physician in Philadelphia. She works with the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, with a focus on perinatal mental health, women's mental health, mood disorders, and psychodynamic therapy. She completed her psychiatry residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- NPI
- 1861855975
- Primary taxonomy
- 2084P0800X
Frequently asked questions
What does Dr. Penelope Carter specialize in?
She is a psychiatrist with training in child and adolescent psychiatry and a focus on perinatal and women's mental health.
What conditions or therapies are listed for Dr. Carter?
Her profile lists mood disorders, women's mental health, perinatal mental health, and psychodynamic therapy.
Where does Dr. Carter practice?
She practices in Philadelphia, PA, at 3401 Civic Center Blvd.
What training and certification are listed for Dr. Carter?
She earned her MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, completed psychiatry residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and completed a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is board-certified in psychiatry.