Kiana Tregre, MD

Assistant Professor

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Department
Forensic Psych
Dr. Kiana Tregre

Education & Affiliations

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship: Tulane School of Medicine, 2016-2017
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: Medical University of South, Carolina 2014-2016
General Psychiatry Residency: University of South Alabama, 2011-2014
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Class of 2011
Graduate School: Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Class of 2002 (MPH)
College education: University of Florida, Class of 2000, BA in English (Literatures of the African Diaspora) minor in Zoology

Biography

Years at Tulane:
Since 2017

 

Clinical Duties:

Dr. Tregre currently serves as the director of the women's unit at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health Systems, provides clinical care to children and adolescents at Metropolitan Human Services District of Louisiana in New Orleans, and serves as a consulting psychiatrist at the Rivarde Juvenile Detention Center in Jefferson Parish.

 


Research/Presentations:
Study Title: Descriptive Analysis of Female Forensic Patients at a State Psychiatric Facility- Protocol currently in submission to IRB panel Descriptive Analysis of Female Forensic Patients at a State Psychiatric Facility  

 

Expert Testimony, Thursday, October 1, 2020: Provided testimony as an expert on the adolescent brain, chronic childhood trauma, rehabilitative capability in juvenile offenders in regards to House Bill 1 (HB1)- Parole eligibility for certain juvenile offenders, for the Louisiana Legislative 2nd Extraordinary Session 2020 at the Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La.


 
Tulane Forensic Psychiatry 20th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA April 13, 2019 Session Speaker on “The Female 48: Clinical Experiences Working with a Female In-Patient Forensic Population”

 

Expert Testimony, Tuesday, April 18, 2017: Provided testimony as an expert on the adolescent brain for Senate Bill 16 regarding repeal of Louisiana’s mandatory life without parole, as it complies with Miller v Alabama, for the Louisiana Legislative Session 2017 at the Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La.

 

National Medical Association Region III Annual Meeting, Columbus SC April 15, 2016 Session Speaker on “ADHD: Understanding Diagnosis, Treatment Options, and Common Comorbidities”
Andrew, K, Bernstein J, Singh, L, and Leonhardt, E. A Case of Hyperprolactinemia in a Deaf and Mute Adolescent Female presenting with Schizophrenia, Borderline Intellectual Functioning, and Waardenburg Syndrome APA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2015

Dr. Tregre is a child, adolescent, and adult forensic psychiatrist. She is interested in women's mental health in forensic settings, juvenile competency, juvenile delinquency alternatives, anxiety disorders in teens, and adolescent forensic evaluations.