Psychiatry chair's message - residency program
April 29, 2026This is the most exciting time in history to be in psychiatry, with amazing advances in our understanding of the brain's structure and function and tremendous innovation in treatment. Our department's programs capture this excitement, combining information from the latest scientific advances with the best of our humanistic traditions. We continue to grow, with ongoing expansion of our education, clinical and research programs. We are especially excited about our new special focus tracks in our residency program.
Education has long been the central priority for our faculty and the success of our undergraduate program, recruiting twice the national average of students into careers in psychiatry for over two decades, and the residency and fellowships recruiting a full cadre of outstanding young colleagues year after year, proves it. Our residents are repeatedly recognized nationally by receiving competitively awarded travel fellowships and program awards.
As you look through our website, the wide variety and extensive scope of our program will be apparent. But, of course, the only way to experience the excitement in our department is to come for a visit. We'll be glad to give you a warm Kentucky welcome!
David A. Casey M.D., DLFAPA
John J. and Ruby B. Schwab Endowed Chair in Family, Community and Social Psychiatry
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine
David A. Casey received his undergraduate degree in biology, with honors, and his medical degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Louisville. Casey completed his psychiatric residency training at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where he served as chief resident. He joined the faculty in 1985 and has assumed a variety of roles, including director of the geriatric psychiatry program. Casey received his board certification in general psychiatry in 1988 and certificate of added qualifications in geriatric psychiatry in 1991. In addition to his clinical service, Casey lectures to psychiatry residents on topics such as psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychopathology and administrative psychiatry. His interests include Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, geriatric depression, psychiatric education and the history of psychiatry, on which he has lectured and published.
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