Connecting Primary Care with Child Psychiatry.

 KY MARK Child Psychiatrists

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.

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Caitlin Briggs, MD

             

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.

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Amy Meadows, MD

         

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.

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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 Department of Psychiatry. 

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  Ariel King, MA


Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Temple University and a Master of Arts 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.


 


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Program Evaluators

~Abby Hoffman, PhD.


~Melissa Kondor, MS


KY MARK Advisory Board Members

Ivanora Alexander

Executive Director, 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, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (BHDID)


Alissa Briggs, Ph.D., NCSP

Licensed Psychologist


Caitlin Briggs, M.D.

Child Psychiatrist, University of Kentucky — KY MARK Tertiary Center Consultation Team for Eastern Kentucky


Melissa B. Dennison, M.D.

General Pediatrician


Tim Houchin, M.D., MHCDS

Behavioral Health Care Director, WellCare Health Plans


Beth M. Jordan, M.S.

Manager, Children’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Branch

Bobbi Lakin, M.D.

Family Medicine and Obstetrics, St. Elizabeth Center for Family Medicine


W. David Lohr, M.D.

Child Psychiatrist, University of Louisville — KY MARK Tertiary Center Consultation Team Lead for Western Kentucky


Amy Meadows, M.D., M.H.S., FAAP, FAPA, DFAACAP

Child Psychiatrist, University of Kentucky — KY MARK Tertiary Center Consultation Team Lead for Eastern Kentucky


Amalia Mendoza

Senior Policy and Program Administrator, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky


Jaime Pittenger Kirtley

Pediatric Residency Program Director, University of Kentucky


Mandakini Sadhir, M.D., FAAP

Chief, Adolescent Medicine, University of Kentucky


Judy Ann Theriot, M.D., CPE

Medical Director, Department for Medicaid Services