- Anxiety
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Social anxiety
- Trauma related behavioral health
Katie Dalke, MD
she/her/they/them
Psychiatry
LGBTQ+ affirming provider
This provider is in Penn Medicine’s LGBTQ+ Affirming Care Network and is trained to provide inclusive care.
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Psychiatry Market Street 2nd Floor
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Chief Medical Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital
- Director of Strategy and Alignment, Penn Medicine Program for LGBTQ+ Health
- Benjamin Rush Associate Professor in Psychiatry
My education and training
- University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineMedical School
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Highmark Blue Shield BlueCare Custom PPO
- Highmark Blue Shield Complete Blue PPO Choice Deluxe
- Highmark Blue Shield Complete Blue PPO Premier
- Highmark Blue Shield First Priority Life (FPLIC) - AffordaBlue PPO
- Highmark Blue Shield Freedom Blue PPO
- Highmark Blue Shield My Blue Access PPO
- Highmark Blue Shield My Direct Blue EPO
- Highmark Blue Shield PPO
- Humana Military (Tricare/Health Net Federal Services) HMO
- Humana Military (Tricare/Health Net Federal Services) PPO
- Imagine Health (Imagine Health 360) EPO
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Dalke is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Psychiatry, 2015
- AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists, National
- American Psychiatric Association Council on Research, National
- American Psychiatric Association, National
- College of Physicians Philadelphia, Local
- Medical Advisory Board, InterConnect Support Group, National
- Medical Advisory Group, interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth, National
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, Local
- Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, Local
- LGBTQ+ health
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Tamminga M, Dalke KB Caring for Transgender Patients in a Shifting Landscape , Psychiatric News, 61(4): 2026
Volpe RL, Haidet P, Thompson BM, Dalke KB Relationships, Resilience, and Relative Value Units: A Qualitative Study of the Promotion and Erosion of Humanistic Practice , Journal of General Internal Medicine: 2026
Keller J, Beqiraj S, Gheihman G, Dalke KB, Levi B, Volpe R The Humanistic Practice Program: A Community of Practice for Humanistic Change-makers in Healthcare , Gold Humanism Summit (poster presentation): 2026
Nachnani, R.; Wang, J.C.; Baratz, A.B.; Flatt, J.D.; Dalke, K.B. Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Perceived Consent to Intersex-Related Surgeries Among Intersex Adults: Results from a National Non-Probability Sample. , Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health: 2026
Eckstrand KL, Fonseca E, Baker K, Dalke KB Mental Health and Care Denial in Transgender Youth , JAMA Psychiatry: 2025
Mar SA, Earp BD, Indig G, McNamara M, Boskey ER, Dalke KB, Dietz E, Carpenter M, Kraus C, Lorshbough E, McLamore Q, Zieselman K, Wenger HC. US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors: Statutory Inconsistencies Involving Intersex and Other Individuals , JAMA Health Forum, 6(11): 2025
Yu L, Eckstrand KL, Dalke KB An Interview Tool for Identifying Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity and Expression Change Efforts (SOGIECE) in Queer Youth , Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Online ahead of print.: 2025
Kamoun C, Dalke KB. Embracing Difference in Intersex Variations , Clin Pediatr (Phila), 64(6): 2025,753-760
Sara A. Mar, Gnendy Indig, Meredithe McNamara, Elizabeth R. Boskey, Katharine B. Dalke, Elizabeth Dietz, Morgan Carpenter, Cynthia Kraus, Erika Lorshbough, Quinnehtukqut McLamore, Kimberly Zieselman, Brian D. Earp, Hannah C. Wenger Intersex Exceptions in U.S. Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors , medRxiv: 2025
Grimstad, F., Haas-Kogan, M., Chubak, B., Boskey, E., Staffa, S., Streed, C., Dalke, K. Baratz, A., Ferrando, C. Reconstructive urologists can address the care gap for adults with intersex traits , Nature Reviews Urology: 2025