Julie Farrington, MD

Clinical Biography

Julie Farrington, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist in both UT Health Austin’s Adult Psychiatry Clinic and UT Health Austin’s Trauma Recovery and Research Center. With more than 20 years of experience, she specializes in the treatment of anxiety in adults. Additionally, Dr. Farrington is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Farrington earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from The University of Texas at Austin and her medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She also completed graduate courses in economics at Rice University and graduate courses in neuropsychology at the University of Houston–University Park. She completed a residency in psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and a fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Emory University.

Dr. Farrington’s experience spans both private and solo practices. She currently serves as the Medical Director at Ascension Seton Shoal Creek Hospital and has served as the Medical Director for the Austin State Hospital and as a psychiatrist for a Women’s Correctional Institute.