Finding and applying new treatment options for children and adolescents affected by mental health and developmental disorders requires commitment to training and new talent who will lead efforts into new frontiers in biochemistry, neuroscience, genomics, pharmacology, and related fields.

Meet the team responsible for championing the division’s goals of educating the next generation of leaders.

Eric Lenze, MD

Eric Lenze, MD

Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry

Cynthia E. Rogers, MD

Cynthia E. Rogers, MD

Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Vice Chair and Director, Division of Child Psychiatry
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Interim Section Chief for Research, Division of Child Psychiatry
Co-Director, Perinatal Behavioral Health Service

Celina Jacobi, MD

Celina Jacobi, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry (Child)
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

T. Eric Spiegel, MD

T. Eric Spiegel, MD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry (Child)
Associate Director, Division of Child Psychiatry
Section Chief for Training, Division of Child Psychiatry
Associate Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry Services, St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Alecia Vogel, MD, PhD

Alecia Vogel, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry (Child)
Assistant Director for Research, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Faculty Sponsor, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Student Interest Group in Child Psychiatry

Michelle Steiner

Michelle Steiner

Program Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Eli Smith, MD, MPH

Eli Smith, MD, MPH

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow

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

Swetha Uppalapati, DO

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow

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