Faculty and Staff
Karen Marie Lommel, DO, MHA, MS
| Title: | Full Professor |
| Psychiatry/Behavioral Science | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | karen.lommel@prismahealth.org |
| Phone: | 864-455-4238 |
| Office: | 701 Grove Road-Department of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Background: | Dr. Lommel is currently the Behavioral Health Chief Medical Officer, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and previous Division Chief of Emergency Psychiatry in the Department of Emergency Medicine within Prisma Health-Upstate and USC School of Medicine Greenville. Dr. Lommel completed a dual-degree program to receive her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Mater of Healthcare Administration in 2000. Dr. Lommel then completed a combined residency training program in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child/adolescent psychiatry at the University of Kentucky in 2005. She practiced as a child psychiatrist embedded within the children’s hospital and the trauma program for 8 years. During her career at UK she received NIH funding and conducted sponsored research while completing an M.S. degree in Clinical and Translational Science. After achieving promotion and tenure to associate professor, she returned to complete another residency training program in Emergency Medicine. She currently practices as an emergency physician as well as an adult and child/adolescent psychiatrist. |
| Teaching Interest(s): | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Emergency Psychiatry Emergency Medicine Psychosomatic Medicine |
| Research Interest(s): | Virtual reality Collaborative care Crisis intervention training Healthcare architecture Trauma Emergency Medicine/Emergency Psychiatry |
| Honors & Awards: | American Academy of Emergency Medicine Photo Competition Winner UK Emergency Services Award Nominee UK Emergency Services High Performers (Press Ganey Scores) EMRA Augustine D’Orta Community Service Award Nominee Resident of the Month Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Templeton Injury Prevention Paper Competition Outstanding Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Supervisor Outstanding Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Individual Supervisor Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Injury Prevention Award W. R. Martin Senior Resident Research Mentor Award President’s Commission for Women, COPS Leadership Training American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Award Outstanding Child & Adolescent Supervisor Future Leaders in Psychiatry H.O. Kaak Outstanding Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Resident Outstanding Resident in Behavioral Pediatrics Dean’s Leadership Award in Health Sciences J. Gordon Zink, D.O., F.A.A.O. Memorial Award For Dedication and Commitment to Osteopathic Profession Ram’s Head Award for Outstanding Achievements in Osteopathic Manipulative Diagnosis and Therapy Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Aquinas Scholars Program Dean’s List Award in Health Sciences |
| Professional Affiliations: | Society for Critical Care Medicine Member American Academy of Emergency Physicians American College of Emergency Physicians-Trauma and Injury Prevention Section Member Emergency Medicine Residency Association Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Eastern Association For the Surgery of Trauma Member Pediatric Trauma Society Member Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine-Annual Meeting Program Committee Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine-Committee for Child Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Member Kentucky Pediatric Society Other - Chair American Academy of Pediatrics Kentucky Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-President Other - President Kentucky Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Vice President Other - Vice President Kentucky Pediatric Society-Member Recognition Committee Other - Chair |