Identifying and applying new treatment options for children and adolescents affected with mental health and developmental disorders requires a commitment to training 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.

Cynthia Rogers, MD

Cynthia 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

T Eric Spiegel, MD

T Eric Spiegel, MD

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

Celina Jacobi, MD

Celina Jacobi, MD

Instructor, Department of Psychiatry (Child)
Associate Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Alecia Vogel-Hammen, MD

Alecia Vogel-Hammen, MD

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

Fellowship Coordinator for Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Eric Lenze, MD

Eric Lenze, MD

Wallace and Lucille K Renard Professor Chairman, Department of Psychiatry

Chhavi Chaudhary , MD

Chhavi Chaudhary , MD

Chief Child Psychiatry Fellow

Hometown: Mission, TX

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston, TX

Residency:  University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Tyler, TX

Professional Interests: Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, Social Determinants of Health, Medical Student Education and Mentorship, Advocacy

Asmit Sanghera, DO

Asmit Sanghera, DO

Chief Child Psychiatry Fellow

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ

Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

Professional Interests: Consults, Emergency Psychiatry, Early Childhood Mental Health, Child Development, Psychotherapy