Christine Bartow, D.O.

Christine Bartow, D.O., practices clinically at UT Health Austin in adult psychiatry, supervising resident physicians, and in the Amplify Center program, providing collaborative care consultation for transitional-age youth in the Austin community. Bartow also serves as clinical director for UT Health Austin’s psychiatry clinics.

Bartow grew up in Austin, Texas, and completed her undergraduate studies at Saint Edward’s University here, where she graduated magna cum laude with a major in biology. She completed medical school at The University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. She completed general psychiatry residency at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she served her final two years as chief resident. She completed her consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. She is board-certified in both general psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry.

Bartow has been consistently recognized for her leadership, administrative contributions and teaching skills. The general psychiatry residents have awarded her faculty mentor of the year and faculty member of the year. Her areas of special clinical interest include psychiatric treatment of individuals with chronic medical conditions and early identification and interventions for transitional-age youth. She is passionate about general psychiatry resident education, curriculum development, leadership development, efficiency in practice and physician well-being. She is an active member of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.