Our team of dedicated child psychiatrists and care coordinators work collaboratively to provide the best care for children and adolescents in need of mental health support.
Assistant Professor at
the University of Kentucky
in the Department of
Psychiatry, Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry
Division. She is
board-certified in Psychiatry
as well as Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry by the American
Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology.
Triple-boarded pediatrician,
psychiatrist, and child and
adolescent psychiatrist at the
University of Kentucky where she
is the Dr. Laurie L. Humphries
Endowed Chair in Child Psychiatry
and Child Psychiatry Division
Director.
Professor in Division of Child
& Adolescent Psychiatry
and Pediatric Psychology,
Department of Pediatrics,
at the University of Louisville
School of Medicine. Since
January 2018 he has served
as the Chief Medical
Officer/Medical Director of
the Dept. for Community
Based Services in the KY
Cabinet for Health and
Family Services.
Our Care Coordinators are here to help!
Casey Thornton, CSW
Certified social worker for
eight years, working with
youth aging out of the foster care system. She graduated
from the University of
Kentucky with a Master of
Social Work in 2024. She
serves in the role of Senior Social Worker with UK Healthcare's Department of Psychiatry.
Ariel King, MA
Has a BA in Psychology from Temple University and an MA in School Counseling from Spalding University. Her current role is Research Coordinator at Norton Children's Research Institute, where she works on multiple quality improvement and research projects.
~Abby Hoffman, PhD.
~Melissa Kondor, MS
~Executive Director of the Office for Children
with Special Health Care Needs
Brittany A. Barber, M.Ed.
~ M.Ed. Early Childhood Mental Health
Program Administrator Department for
Behavioral Health, Developmental and
Intellectual Disabilities, BHDID/Frankfort
Allen J. Brenzel M.D., MBA
~Medical Director of the Department for
Behavioral Health, Developmental and
Intellectual Disabilities (BHDID)
Alissa Briggs, PhD, NCSP
~Licensed Psychologist
Caitlin Briggs, MD
~University of Kentucky Child Psychiatrist,
Tertiary Center Consultation Team for
Eastern Kentucky
Melissa B Dennison, MD
~General Pediatrician
Tim Houchin, MD, MHCDS
~Behavioral Health Care Director of Well
Care Health Plans
Beth M. Jordan, MS
~Manager of the Children’s Behavioral
Health and Recovery Services Branch
~Manager of the Children’s Behavioral
Health and Recovery Services Branch
Bobbi Lakin, MD
~Family Medicine and Obstetrics,
St. Elizabeth Center for Family Medicine
Jaime Pittenger Kirtley
~University of Kentucky, Pediatric Residency
Program Director
W. David Lohr, MD
~University of Louisville Child Psychiatrist,
Tertiary Center Consultation Team Lead for
Western Kentucky
Amalia Mendoza
~ Senior Policy and Program Administrator,
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Mandakini Sadhir MD, FAAP
~Chief, Adolescent Medicine,
University of Kentucky
Judy Ann Theriot, MD, CPE
~Medical Director of the Department for
Medicaid Services