Karen Giles, MD

Karen Giles, MD, MS, is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in Interventional Psychiatry and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy. She is passionate about treatment-resistant mental health conditions and cares for patients at Breakthru Psychiatric Solutions in Sandy Springs, Georgia, a suburb north of Atlanta.

Dr. Giles earned a Master’s degree in Molecular Neuroscience from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences and attended medical school and the Medical Scientist Training Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed her psychiatry residency at Emory University School of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident. Today, she serves as Adjunct Faculty at both Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine and is a member of the Emory Healthcare Network. She enjoys teaching the next generation of interventional psychiatrists and has trained Emory and Morehouse residents at Breakthru.

As an interventionalist, Dr. Giles approaches psychiatric conditions by targeting brain circuitry through neuromodulation and fast-acting alternatives to more traditional mental health pharmacotherapies. She is certified in administering IV Ketamine and esketamine by the Integrative Psychiatric Institute (IPI) and performs transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as an active member of the Clinical TMS Society.

Dr. Giles is certified in IV-Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy through the IPI. She will offer MDMA and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy as soon as they are FDA-approved.

A recognized leader in the field, Dr. Giles serves on the advisory board of Skyland Trail, presents at regional and national conferences including the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association (GPPA), and provides education to fellow clinicians through webinars on VNS Therapy implementation. Her work has also been recognized by The Atlantan magazine, which named her one of its “Influential Atlantans in Medicine,” and Atlanta Magazine, which presented her with a “Top Doctor” award.

Dr. Giles takes a comprehensive and collaborative approach with every patient and utilizes interventional modalities along with lifestyle optimization. She is committed to staying current on the latest treatment modalities for mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders and bringing them to her patients at Breakthru Psychiatric Solutions.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Giles enjoys pilates, hiking, learning to play golf, and traveling. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband Jim, tabby cat, and black lab.