Second Year Fellows

Omaymah Al-Otoom, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: omaymah@wustl.edu
Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Medical School: University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Professional Interests: Autism, Women’s Mental Health, Young Adult/College Student Mental Health, Teaching, Nutritional Psychiatry and the Psychology of Eating

Annie Chang, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: annie.chang@wustl.edu
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Medical School: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Interventional Psychiatry, Substance Use in Adolescents

Steve Irwin, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: irwins@wustl.edu
2025-2026 Fellowship Wellness Champion
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults, Psychotherapy

Eli Smith, MD, MPH
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: eqsmith@wustl.edu
Chief Fellow 2025-2026
Hometown: Hot Springs, AR
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Utilization of Video Games as Therapy, Screen Addiction, Social Media Effects on Mental Health, Early-Onset Schizophrenia

Swetha Uppalapati, DO
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: swetha.u@wustl.edu
Chief Fellow 2025-2026
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Medical School: Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ
Residency: Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN
Professional Interests: Trauma-Focused and School-Based Support/Care
First Year Fellows

Josh Hill, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: jahill@wustl.edu
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Eating Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Public Policy.

Sara Jones, MD, MPH
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: jsara@wustl.edu
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Medical School: University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Residency: Washington Univeristy in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Collaborative Care and Anxiety Disorders

Maddy Newman, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: madeline.n@wustl.edu
Hometown: Skokie, IL
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Care, General Outpatient, and Transitional-Age Youth

Hamza Paracha, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: hamzap@wustl.edu
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Medical School: International American University-College of Medicine, Saint Lucia, West Indies
Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Professional Interests: Sports Psychiatry, Inpatient Psychiatry, and Global Mental Health

Brandon Trojanowski, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
- Email: tbrandon@wustl.edu
Hometown: Fairfield, CA
Medical School: Rush Medical College-Rush University, Chicago, IL
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
Professional Interests: Intersection of Social Media and Gaming on Mental Health, Substance and Behavioral Addictions, Trauma, and ADHD