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Timothy Allen, MD Timothy Allen, M.D.
Director, UK Adult Forensic Clinic
Interests: Forensic Psychiatry
Robert Aug, MD

Robert Aug, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Resident Supervisor, Oakwood and Kentucky School for the Deaf
Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; ADHD; Psychotherapy

Allen Brenzel, MD

Allen Brenzel, M.D., MBA
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Pediatrician
Co-Director, CATS Clinic (Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Service)
Consultant, Department of Family-Based Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Director, UK Outpatient Child Blue Team
Interests: Psychopharmacology; Child Abuse; Chronic Illness in Children; ADHD; Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents

Cletus Carvalho, MD

Cletus Carvalho, M.D.
Residency Training Director for Adult Psychiatry
Medical Director, UK Inpatient Psychiatry
UK Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist
Interests: ECT; Geriatric Psychiatry; Resident Education; Administrative Psychiatry

Todd Cheever, MD Todd R. Cheever, M.D.
Adult Psychiatrist
Associate Residency Training Director
Director, Second Year Psychiatry Course
Interests: Medical Student Education; Suicide Prevention; Organized Psychiatry; Psychiatry in Cinema
Jose de Leon, MD Jose de Leon, M.D.
Director, UK Research Office, Eastern State Hospital
Director, Residency Education, Eastern State Hospital
Interests: Schizophrenia; Chronic Mental Illness; Psychopharmacology; Bipolar Disorder; Smoking and Mental Illness; Cytochrome P-450; Polydipsia
Maureen Dennis, MS, LLP Mareen Dennis, M.S., L.P.P.
UK Outpatient Therapist
Education Coordinator for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Psychological Testing
Interests: Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy; Psychological Testing of Children and Adolescents
Diane R. Follingstad, Ph.D.
Women's Circle Endowed Chair, Center for Research on Violence Against Women
Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Board Certified in Forensic Psychology, ABPP
Interests: Forensic – Evaluations for criminal competencies, Battered Women’s cases, Psychological damages evaluations for civil cases
Research and Teaching: Intimate Partner Violence; Factors impacting Battered Women’s Homicide cases; Assessment of psychological aggression; Teaching of Psychotherapy and Assessment/Testing
Marc Frisiello, MS Marc Frisiello, MS, EdS, LPCC, CADC
UK Outpatient Therapist
Interests: Substance abuse, Depression and Anxiety, Child and Adolescent Trauma Survivors
Teresa Gevedon, MD Teresa Gevedon, M.D.
Director, UK Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic
UK Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist
Interests: Psychopathology and Treatment of Women; Affective Disorders
Paul Glaser, MD, PhD Paul Glaser, M.D., Ph.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; Pediatrician; Triple Board Graduate
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry
Researcher in Psychiatry and Anatomy Departments
UK Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Interests: Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Developmental Pediatrics; Neuroscience Research
Lon Hays, MD, MBA Lon R. Hays, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair
UK Outpatient Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist
Interests: Addiction; Opioids; Geriatrics; Administration; Finance
William Heffron, MD William Heffron, M.D.
UK Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Director, Mental Health Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Interests: Systems of Care; Juvenile Delinquency; Telemedicine Services
Beth Higgins, LCSW Beth Higgins, LCSW, DAPA, CRS, CFC
Psychotherapist
Diplomate of the American Psychotherapist Association
Certified Relationship Specialist
Certified Forensic Consultant
Interests:Forensic Practice, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Abuse, Infertility
Kelly Hill, MD Kelly Hill, M.D.
Medical Director, Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Pediatrician; Psychoanalyst; Triple Board Graduate
UK Outpatient Psychiatrist
Interests: Eating Disorders; Adult and Child Psychoanalysis
Timothy Houchin, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Forensic Psychiatrist, Eastern State Hospital; University of Kentucky
Interests: Expert Witness Testimony, Competency to Stand Trial and Insanity Defense, Juvenile Justice Issues
Steve Johnson, MSW Steve Johnson, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
UK Outpatient Therapist
Education Coordinator for Adult Psychiatry
Interests: Individual, Couples and Family Therapy using CBT and Psychodynamic Modalities; Sexual Orientation Issues; Addictions
Otto Kaak, MD Otto Kaak, M.D.
Co-Director, UK CATS (Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Service)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Interests: Attachment Disorders; Parent Training; Infant Psychiatry; Psychotherapy
Karen Lommel, DO

Karen Lommel, D.O., M.S., M.H.A
Director, Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison service for Kentucky Children's Hospital
Director, Child & Adolescent Medico-Psych (ChAMPs) Clinic
Clinical and Research Interests: Psychiatric issues with acute and chronic medical issues, pediatric psycho-oncology, traumatic grief and bereavement

Ginny Luftman, MSW Virginia Luftman, R.N., M.S.W., L.C.S.W., PhD.
UK Outpatient Therapist
Interests: Eating Disorders, Family Therapy, Trauma Survivors, Child Custody
Gray Manis, MSW Gray Manis, L.C.S.W., C.A.D.C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Interests: Addictions, Trauma, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Dual Diagnosis
Catherine Martin, MD Catherine Martin, M.D.
Division Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Interests: Biological Markers for High-Risk Behaviors in Adolescents; Substance Abuse; ADHD; Adolescent Smoking and Smoking Interventions
Edward Maxwell, MD Edward Maxwell, M.D.
UK Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Deputy Commissioner, Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology; Systems of Care; Healthcare Administration
Daniel Nahum, MD Daniel Nahum, M.D.
UK Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist
Medical Director, Ridge Outpatient Intensive Care Services
Interests: Individual Psychotherapy; Group Therapy; Computerized Medical Decision Support in Psychiatry; Affective Disorders; Chemical Dependency
James Norton, PhD James Norton, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Area Health Education Center and Community-Based Education
Neuropsychologist
Interests: Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education; Rural Health Education; Personality Disorders
Photo Not Available Amy O'Neill, M.D.
UK Adult Psychiatrist, Bluegrass Comprehensive Care Center, Lexington
Residency Education Coordinator, Bluegrass Comprehensive Care
Interests: Chronic and Severe Mental Illness; AIDS in Psychiatric Patients
John Ranseen, PhD John Ranseen, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist
Director of Neuropsychological Testing
Interests: Neuropsychology; Forensic Testing; Adult ADHD; Test Accommodations for Mental Disabilities on Professional Licensing Exams; Malingering
Erin Salomon, M.S.W.,C.S.W.
UK Outpatient Therapist
Interests:Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychotherapy, Play Therapy, Child Abuse, Anxiety and Depression
Robert Simon, MD Robert Simon, M.D.
Program Director, Triple Board Residency Training Program
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; Pediatrician; Triple Board Graduate
Director, UK Child White Team Clinic
Consultant, Department of Juvenile Justice
Interests: Tourette's Syndrome; Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Childhood; ADHD; Conduct Disorders
Marian Swope, MD Marian Swope, M.D.
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program
UK Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Co-Director, Blue and White Child Team Clinics
Interests: ADHD; Community-Based Care of Children
Julie Tincher,MSW, LCSW Julie Tincher, MSW, LCSW
UK Outpatient Adult, Child, Adolescent therapist
Interests:Child Abuse, Play Therapy, Divorce Adjustment issues for parents and children
Richard Welsh, MSW Richard Welsh, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
UK Outpatient Adult, Child and Adolescent Therapist
Interests: ADHD; Disruptive Behavior Disorders; ADHD Parent Training; Family and Couples Therapy; Sexual Dysfunction Therapy
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