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.

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Eric Lenze, MD

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

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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

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Celina Jacobi, MD

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

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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

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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

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Michelle Steiner

Senior Program Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

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Josh Hill, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow

Chief Fellow 2026-2027

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City – Kansas City, MO

Residency: WashU/BJH/SLCH/MBMC Consortium – St. Louis, MO

Professional Interests: Eating disorders, specifically severe anorexia or ARFID; medical systems and administration; and public policy

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Hamza Paracha, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow

Chief Fellow 2026-2027

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta

Medical School: International American University-College of Medicine – Saint Lucia, West Indies

Residency: Saint Louis University School of Medicine – St. Louis, MO

Professional Interests:  Sports psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, and global mental health