Karen Marie Lommel, DO

Karen Lommel, DO, MHA, MS, currently serves as the chief medical officer for behavioral health and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. Previously, she served as division chief of emergency psychiatry in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.

Dr. Lommel completed a dual-degree program to receive a medical degree and master's in healthcare administration, then went on to complete a combined residency training program in pediatrics, adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She practiced as a child psychiatrist embedded within the UK children’s hospital and trauma program for eight years, receiving NIH funding and conducting sponsored research while completing a master'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 and adolescent psychiatrist.

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