The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Corinne Catarozoli as the Co-Director of the Behavioral Health Integration and Innovation Program effective May 1, 2024.
Dr. Catarozoli is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. As a leader in pediatric integrated care at WCM, Dr. Catarozoli has worked across inpatient and outpatient medical settings to embed evidence-based mental health services into the continuum of care for children. Dr. Catarozoli has led mental health integration services within the Weill Cornell Pediatric Subspecialty practice since 2017, including the recent expansion to all pediatric divisions and the pediatric surgery service. She developed and oversees the Youth Cope program, which provides short-term co-located mental health treatment to children in both subspecialty and primary care. Dr. Catarozoli founded and directs the Pediatric Psychology and Integrated Care Fellowship Program and supervises multidisciplinary trainees within pediatric integrated care.
In her new role as Co-Director of the Behavioral Health Program, Dr. Catarozoli is working with Dr. Cori Green to develop and execute the strategic plan for the pediatric mental health integration program. She will oversee a team of integrated mental health providers across a variety of medical settings and serve as the chief liaison between the WCM Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Psychiatry and spearhead ongoing clinical and educational initiatives.
Dr. Catarozoli earned her B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University, her M.A. in Psychology from New York University, and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She completed her internship at Montefiore Medical Center/The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, where she received specialized training in pediatric psychology and the application of behavioral health interventions for children and adolescents coping with acute or chronic medical illness. Dr. Catarozoli came to Weill Cornell in 2016 for her fellowship with the Youth Anxiety Center and joined the WCM faculty in 2018. Dr. Catarozoli also serves as Co-Director for WCM Tourette Center of Excellence.