Katherine L. Wisner, M.S., M.D.
Perinatal Psychiatrist
Katherine L. Wisner, M.S., M.D., joined the Developing Brain Institute at Children’s National Hospital in October 2023 as Perinatal Psychiatrist. Dr. Wisner is internationally recognized as an expert in the treatment of mood disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period. She has received over $23 million from the National Institutes of Health and has more than 280 peer-reviewed publications (h-index=67) and 23 book chapters.
Key Studies
| October 2025 | Osborne LM, Appelbaum P, Watson K, Yonkers K, Burnett-Zeigler I, Epperson CN, Monk C, Wisner KL. US Abortion Restrictions and the Neuropsychiatric Health of Pregnant Individuals and Families. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 1;82(10):1025-1029. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.1376. PMID: 40668571 | view |
| June 2025 | Nielsen AM, Stika CS, Wisner KL. Perinatal Psychiatry: Balancing Maternal-Fetal Exposures to Mental Disorders and Drug Treatments. Seminars in Perinatology. 2025 Jun;49(4):152076. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2025.152076. Epub 2025 Mar 29. PMID: 40157858 | view |
| May 2024 | Wisner KL, Murphy C, Thomas MM. Prioritizing Maternal Mental Health in Addressing Morbidity and Mortality. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 May 1;81(5):521-526. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5648. PMID: 38381408 | view |
| April 2024 | Wisner KL, Avram MJ, George AL Jr, Abramova TV, Yang A, Caritis SN, Costantine MM, Stika CS. Concentrations of Fluoxetine Enantiomers Decline During Pregnancy and Increase After Birth. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2024 Mar-Apr 01;44(2):100-106. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001821. PMID: 38421920; PMCID: PMC10906734 | view |
Date: April 2022
Seed M, Limperopoulos C. In Utero Brain Growth Matters for Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2022 Apr 12;145(15):1120-1122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058683. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35404677
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35404677
Date: January 2010
Limperopoulos C, Tworetzky W, McElhinney DB, Newburger JW, Brown DW, Robertson RL Jr, Guizard N, McGrath E, Geva J, Annese D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Trainor B, Laussen PC, du Plessis AJ. Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease: Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2010 Jan 5;121(1):26-33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865568. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID: 20026783; PMCID: PMC2819908
View: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2819908
Date: February 2024
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. Brain Structural and Functional Outcomes in the Offspring of Women Experiencing Psychological Distress During Pregnancy. Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;29(7):2223-2240. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02449-0. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38418579; PMCID: PMC11408260
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418579
Date: April 2022
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Association of Elevated Maternal Psychological Distress, Altered Fetal Brain, and Offspring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes at 18 Months. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403