UW Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Sam Warn, MD

Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Warn is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry with UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. He primarily specializes in consult-liaison psychiatry. Originally from Montana, Dr. Warn joined the Air Force after high school and served 6 years while traveling the globe. He found a passion for medicine when he deployed to Afghanistan and started his journey to become a physician. After separating, he received a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience at the University of Miami, FL. He went on to complete medical school at OHSU in Portland, OR. He completed general psychiatry residency at Creighton University and subsequently Child & Adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he served as Chief Fellow. He has a passion for teaching and collaborative care.
Primary Specializations
  1. Consult liaison psychiatry
  2. General Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  3. Anxiety Disorders
Publications:
  • Warn, S., & Smith, J. (2024). Variations in Legislation for the Care of Anorexia Nervosa Across States. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, S2667-2960(24)00061-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaclp.2024.05.005
  • Smith, J. R., York, T., Warn, S., Borodge, D., Pierce, D. L., & Fuchs, D. C. (2023). Another option for aggression and self-injury, alternative benzodiazepines for catatonia in profound autism. Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology, 33(3), 109-117.
  • Mause, A., & Warn, S. (2022). Suicidal Ideation on Day of Discharge. American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal.