ӰԺ

headshot

Christina L. Wichman, DO

Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology - Froedtert Hospital Specialty Clinics

Specialties

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychosomatic Medicine

Languages

  • English

Obstetrics and Gynecology – Froedtert Hospital

Education

  • DO - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Biography

Dr. Christina L. Wichman joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the ӰԺ in September 2009. After receiving her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center in 2003, she completed her residency in adult psychiatry, as well as fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Wichman has a subspecialty area of expertise in women's mental health, specifically within the area of psychopharmacology during pregnancy and lactation. Currently, Dr. Wichman is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the Director of Women's Mental Health as well as the Fellowship Director for the Consult-Liaison Fellowship Program. As the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, she oversees education for all trainees (medical student, resident, fellow) across the three ӰԺ campuses.

Dr. Wichman is the Medical Director of The Periscope Project, a free resource for health care providers treating pregnant and postpartum women with mental health and substance use needs. By offering real-time teleconsultation, education materials and community resource information, The Periscope Project builds provider’s capacity to care for their pregnant and postpartum patients.

Outside of ӰԺ, Dr. Wichman serves as on the governing council for the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. She is regularly named an Outstanding Medical Student Teacher for the Department of Psychiatry and recently received the John Gudman Golden Apple teaching award for resident education within the Department of Psychiatry. She has been consistently recognized by Best Doctors in America, as well as Milwaukee Magazine's Best Doctors in Milwaukee.

Dr. Wichman sees patients through her consultation work at Froedtert & the ӰԺ Froedtert Hospital Campus, as well as within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Research Interests

Dr. Wichman’s academic interests mainly surround women’s mental health issues, especially surrounding pregnancy and the post-partum period, and has performed clinical research in this area. She has published and lectured extensively, nationally and internationally, on these topics.

Publications

  • (Doering JJ, Wichman CL, Laszewski A, Kuehn S, Ke W.) Birth. 2023 Dec;50(4):764-772 PMID: 36939290 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150833889 03/21/2023

  • (Slocum SE, Wichman CL, Kuehn S, Doering J.) WMJ. 2021 Dec;120(4):281-285 PMID: 35025175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123459249 01/14/2022

  • (Bhat A, Wichman C, Mittal L, Byatt N.) Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021;71:145-146 PMID: 34053716 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111081894 06/01/2021

  • (Doering JJ, Wichman CL, Kuehn S, Laszewski A, Ke W.) Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021;70:78-79 PMID: 33765572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102782321 03/26/2021

  • (Pawar D, Huang CC, Wichman C.) J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2019 Jun;40(2):123-127 PMID: 29498902 PMCID: PMC6119640 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042912979 03/03/2018

  • (Wichman CL, Laszewski A, Doering JJ, Borchardt S.) Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019;59:51-57 PMID: 31163299 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066340205 06/05/2019

  • (Doering JJ, Maletta K, Laszewski A, Wichman CL, Hammel J.) Infant Ment Health J. 2017 Jul;38(4):523-535 PMID: 28618008 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021207115 06/16/2017

  • (Kruper A, Wichman C.) Psychiatric Annals. July 2017;47(7):368-373 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85023751230 07/01/2017

  • (Victor GS, Wichman CL, Malakkla N.) Psychiatric Times. June 2017;34(6) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85025126034 06/01/2017

  • (Bauer RL, Orfei J, Wichman CL.) Psychosomatics. 2017;58(4):450-452 PMID: 28501290 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019108705 05/16/2017

  • (Bock AM, Brunmeier A, Wichman CL, Bergl PA.) Psychosomatics. 2017;58(5):551-555 PMID: 28410778 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017377906 04/16/2017

  • (Spada M, Gopalan P, Wichman C.) Psychosomatics. 2017;58(3):328-329 PMID: 28233532 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85013179662 02/25/2017