Kirsten Ann Salmela, MD

Kirsten Ann Salmela, MD
  • Academic Title: Acting Assistant Professor
  • On Staff Since: July 2025

  • Biography

    Board Certification(s)

    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Psychiatry

    Education

    Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI

    Residency

    MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

    Fellowship

    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

    Clinical Interests

    Dr. Salmela's clinical and research interests include working with primary care physicians through an integrated care model, working with intergenerational family systems including perinatal and infant/early childhood populations, and working to improve mental health outcomes for system-involved youth and families. She has completed research, lectures, and publications regarding how to best support parents during the transition to parenthood and how to expand the infant/early childhood mental health workforce. She also is interested in quality improvement initiatives to continually better our healthcare system and increase mental healthcare access and equity. 

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Primary Office

Seattle Children's - Child Psychiatry
4800 Sand Point Way NE
OA.5.154
Seattle, WA 98105
Tel: 206-987-2164

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