Caris Talburt Fitzgerald, M.D. Sleep Medicine Physician
Overview
- Area of Expertise
- Behavioral Health
- Patient Type
- Adults
- Language
- English
Primary Appointment Location
Sleep Clinic
11300 Financial Centre Parkway
Little Rock, AR 72205
- Appointment Phone Number
- (501) 686-8000
New and Returning Patients

About Dr. Fitzgerald
Clinical Biography
Dr. Caris Talburt Fitzgerald, M.D., is currently an assistant professor of Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Fitzgerald completed medical school and a residency in Psychiatry at UAMS. She then completed a fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Sleep Medicine Institute before returning back to the UAMS campus.
Dr. Fitzgerald is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She treats a wide variety of sleep disorders at both the Central Arkansas Veteran’s Healthcare System and the UAMS West Little Rock Sleep Clinic. Her research foci have included sleep and suicidality; exploring relationships between sleep related breathing disorders and treatment resistant depression in the setting of electroconvulsive therapy; and elucidating the interaction between sleep, media exposure, and physical activity.
She is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, American Psychiatric Association, and a founding member of the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Conditions Treated
UAMS providers care for a broad range of conditions, some of which may not be listed below.
Medical Treatments and Procedures Performed
UAMS providers perform and prescribe a broad range of treatments and procedures, some of which may not be listed below.
Dr. Fitzgerald's Areas of Expertise
Dr. Fitzgerald's Academic Background
Faculty Appointments
- Psychiatry
- Assistant Professor
Education
- Medical School
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Residency
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Fellowship
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professional Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Associations
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Psychiatric Association
- Arkansas Psychiatric Society
- Association of Women Psychiatrists
- Sleep Research Society
- Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Locations Where Dr. Fitzgerald Practices

Sleep Clinic , Primary Location
11300 Financial Centre Parkway
Little Rock, AR 72205
- Appointment Phone Number
- (501) 686-8000
New and Returning Patients

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS)
4300 W. Seventh St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
- Appointment Phone Number
- (501) 257-2992
New and Returning Patients