Karen Hartwell is a Psychiatry physician affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina. OpenAlex indexes 80 publications with 2,941 citations (h-index 28); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 294250001
Telephone
843-792-2300Provider last certified this registry record 2 Nov 2020.
Clinical trials
- Gender Differences in Response to Nicotine Replacement Therapy and De-Nicotinized Cigarettes
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
- Impact of Varenicline on Blood-Oxygen-Level Dependent (BOLD) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Activation on Smokers
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
- Cue Induced Imaging in Nicotine Dependent Smokers
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Braeburn Inc.Program year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2026–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Empowering EMPATH Units: Training for Intergrated Mental Health and Opioid Disorder Management
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$453,000R61DA065218 - SEEDS (SEx differences EDucation in Substance Use Disorders)
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$354,135R25DA066276
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Trends in Self-Reported Fentanyl and Other Illicit Substance Use in South Carolina Emergency Department Patients, 2020-2022
Journal of Emergency Medicine
2023 - Oxytocin moderates corticolimbic social stress reactivity in cocaine use disorder and healthy controls
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
2022 - Retention in Treatment after Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine
Journal of Emergency Medicine
2021
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