Catherine O’Leary, MD

Catherine earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, where she was awarded the prestigious Hesburgh-Yusko Scholarship that emphasizes community service and social justice. She was also a DJ with her own show on the school’s radio station. She returned to her home state to attend the University of South Carolina for medical school as a Pillar Scholarship awardee where she continued her commitment to service and social justice. Her research project identifying common health barriers associated with social determinants of health in a low-income urban community won a Patient Impact Award.

• Hometown: Columbia, SC
• Professional Interests: Child and adolescent psychiatry, lifestyle psychiatry, forensic psychiatry 
• Future Plans: Considering child and adolescent fellowship
• Awards/Grants: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville Medical Student Summer Research Symposium, 2021, Pillar scholarship, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Hesburgh Yusko scholarship, University of Notre Dame 
• Memberships: American Psychiatric Association
• Hobbies: Running, weightlifting, reading theology books and hiking 

• MD, University of South Carolina Schools of Medicine Greenville, 2025
• BA, University of Notre Dame, 2021

O’Leary C, Humphrey M. Exploring the Social Determinants of Health in 20203. Proceedings of the 4th National Big Data Health Science Conference. BMC Proc. 2023 Nov 23;17(Suppl 19):32. doi: 10.1186/s12919-023-00281-y.