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Michael T. Sorter, MD Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Michael T. Sorter, MD, is a clinical and administrative psychiatrist whose career focus has been the expansion, improvement, and administration of clinical psychiatric services for children and families. In 2013, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is the largest pediatric hospital child psychiatric service in the country that offers a full continuum of care, including inpatient, residential, and partial hospital.

513-636-8336 michael.sorter@cchmc.org

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Drew H. Barzman, MD Director, Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Service

Drew H. Barzman, MD, and his child forensic research team developed the Brief Rating of Aggression by Children and Adolescents (BRACHA), a reliable instrument for predicting aggression and violence in the hospital. His team has also studied salivary biomarkers associated with future aggression by children. Currently, his team is combining fMRI, salivary biomarkers and the BRACHA to better predict pediatric aggression and violence. In addition, his child forensic team has developed one the largest databases on pediatric aggression and violence for analysis.

513-636-0807 drew.barzman@cchmc.org

Almeria Decker, MD

513-636-9900 almeria.decker@cchmc.org

Sergio V. Delgado, MD Medical Director of Outpatient Services, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Sergio V. Delgado, MD, is a clinical investigator who has clinical trial research programs in depression in the Division of Psychiatry.

513-636-4788 sergio.delgado@cchmc.org

Kelli C. Dominick, MD, PhD Psychiatrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Dominick is a clinical researcher, pediatrician and child psychiatrist who specializes in the clinical care and research of neurodevelopmental disorders. Her primary research interest is in the use of neuroimaging to examine neural development, early identification and treatment in autism spectrum disorder and Fragile X Syndrome.

513-636-6553 kelli.dominick@cchmc.org

Craig A. Erickson, MD

Craig A. Erickson, MD, investigates the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of neurodevelopmental disorders. The goal of his research is to develop new translational treatment options for these populations.
Behavioral and Developmental Neuropsychiatry

513-636-8375 craig.erickson@cchmc.org

Elana Harris, MD, PhD

Elana Harris, MD, PhD, is a neuroscientist with basic and translational interest in the neurophysiological underpinnings of obsessive-compulsive disorder. She uses magnetoencephalography to examine the frequency of oscillations in various components of the circuitry that supports this condition. Predicting treatment outcome is another focus of the lab.

513-636-2100 elana.harris@cchmc.org

Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP Psychiatrist, Division of Psychiatry

Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a general pediatrician within the primary care centers associated with the Division of General and Community Pediatrics. She also works as a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the College Hill outpatient campus. Her interests include working toward integration of mental health into primary care practice.

emily.harris@cchmc.org

Brian P. Kurtz, MD Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

is the director of the Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service at Cincinnati Children's. Prior to joining the faculty in 2011, he was the director of the Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA.

513-636-4788 brian.kurtz@cchmc.org

Martine Lamy, MD, PhD

513-636-6553 martine.lamy@cchmc.org

Katherine Lee, MD Psychiatrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

513-636-9900 katherine.lee@cchmc.org

Daniel Medeiros Almeida, MD Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Daniel Medeiros Almeida, MD, investigates long-chain omega-3 fatty acid (omega-3) levels and cognitive functions, primarily declarative memory, in adolescents with depressive disorders. The goal of this research is to target modifiable risk factors for poor academic outcomes in this population. The role of omega-3 fatty acids in neuronal differentiation, synaptogenesis and synaptic function has been gaining increasing scientific interest.

513-636-4788 daniel.almeida2@cchmc.org

Ernest Pedapati, MD, MS, FAAP

Ernest Pedapati, MD, MS, FAAP, is the director of the Cincinnati Children's Interventional Psychiatry Research Laboratory which is a non-surgical brain stimulation research program investigating childhood neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. This laboratory represents an expansion of the well-established child neurology Gilbert TMS Lab.
Visit the Gilbert / Wu / Pedapati Research Lab.

513-636-6553 ernest.pedapati@cchmc.org

Suzanne J. Sampang, MD Clinical Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

513-636-0807

Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD

Dr. Strawn’s current research involves the identification of risk factors for pediatric anxiety disorders as well as the pathophysiology and psychopharmacology of these conditions. He uses functional neuroimaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study the neurophysiology of pediatric generalized anxiety disorder and of the neurophysiologic effects of co-morbid anxiety on the neurobiology of other psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents. Additionally, Dr. Strawn utilizes functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify medication-related changes in brain circuits that precede clinical improvement. This work may identify early predictors of treatment response and may guide treatment choice in pediatric patients with anxiety disorders. Finally, he actively conducts clinical trials in youth with mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Strawn has authored nearly 120 peer-reviewed publications and is a fellow of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and a member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and has been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. Additionally, he is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research.

513-636-4788 strawnjr@uc.edu

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