Tasia York, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Tasia York is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. York graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine with academic distinction and completed her residency in adult psychiatry at Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital. She completed her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she served as Chief Fellow and received the Marc H. Hollender Award, presented by the Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry faculty to the graduating resident or fellow considered to be the most outstanding psychiatrist. During her fellowship, Dr. York completed subspecialty training in neuromodulation, including electro-convulsive therapy.

Dr. York is actively involved in undergraduate and graduate medical education. She serves as the course director of the Advanced Clinical Experience in Child and Adolescent Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry for the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and provides clinical teaching and supervision for medical students, residents, and fellows in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Clinical Interests

In her clinical work, Dr. York serves as a pediatric consultation-liaison psychiatrist at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and at the Vanderbilt Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody. Her clinical interests include the interface of medical and psychiatric illness, pediatric delirium and catatonia, and trauma and stressor-related disorders.

Research Information

Representative Publications

Simon K, York T, Anglero-Diaz Y. Kleptomania: 4 Tips for Better Diagnosis and Treatment. Current Psychiatry. 2020;19(8).

Smith JR, York T, Warn S, Borodge D, Pierce DL, Fuchs DC. Another Option for Aggression and Self-Injury, Alternative Benzodiazepines for Catatonia in Profound Autism. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2023 Apr;33(3):109-117. doi: 10.1089/cap.2022.0067. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37023406.

Smith JR, Baldwin I, York T, Anderson C, McGonigle T, Vandekar S, Wachtel L, Luccarelli J. Alternative psychopharmacologic treatments for pediatric catatonia: a retrospective analysis. Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023;2:1208926. doi: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1208926. Epub 2023 Jun 20. PMID: 37397642; PMCID: PMC10312099.

Smith JR, York T, Baldwin I, Fuchs C, Fricchione G, Luccarelli J. Diagnostic features of paediatric catatonia: multisite retrospective cohort study. BJPsych Open. 2024 Apr 30;10(3):e96. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.61. PMID: 38686558; PMCID: PMC11060083.