Dr. Hatice Guncu Kurt, MD

About Dr. Hatice Guncu Kurt, MD

Hatice Guncu Kurt, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive international clinical, research, and academic experience. Dr. Guncu Kurt completed her psychiatry residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, following a Clinical Neuroscience of Mood Disorders Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Earlier in her career, she practiced as a psychiatrist in Istanbul, Turkey, after completing her medical degree at Ankara University School of Medicine. Her academic work spans a broad spectrum of psychiatric research, including mood disorders, psychopharmacology, maternal mental health, and the biological underpinnings of psychiatric illness. She has authored peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Frontiers in Psychiatry, Clinical Neuropharmacology, and Psychiatry Research, and received recognition for her research contributions, including the Best Clinical Poster Award at Texas Tech’s Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics. Dedicated to advancing mental health care, Dr. Guncu Kurt is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, and the Turkish Psychiatric Association. Her clinical expertise, combined with her integrative research background, positions her at the forefront of patient-centered, evidence-based psychiatric practice.