Department of Psychiatry

Administration and Organization

Department Chair:  Robert Freedman, M.D.
Department Administrator: Anna John, M.A.
Department Payroll Manager: Nancy Plummer, (303) 315-5505
Office Administration: Elaine Steffen, (303) 315-8403
Office Administration: Lois Lilienthal, (303) 315-5249
IT Manager: Mark Onstott, (303) 315-6983

Vice Chairs/Directors

Addiction Research Treatment Service: Tom Brewster, L.C.S.W.
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs: Spero Manson, Ph.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Vice Chair, Marianne Wamboldt, M.D.
Developmental Psychobiology Research Group: Randy Ross, M.D.
Division of Substance Dependence: Thomas Crowley, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatry: Richard Martinez, M.D.
Irving Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental Health: Karen Frankel, Ph.D.
Medical Student Education: Vice Chair, Michael Weissberg, M.D.
Neuropsychology Laboratory: Laetitia Thompson, Ph.D.
Neuropsychiatry Service: David Arciniegas, M.D.
Program for Early Developmental Studies: Robert Emde, M.D.
Psychology: Josette Harris, Ph.D.
Research and Research Education: Randy Ross, M.D.
Residency Training Program : Vice Chair, Alexis A. Giese, M.D.
Schizophrenia Center: Robert Freedman, M.D.
Student Mental Health: Margaret Roath, L.C.S.W.
UCH Clinical Education and Evidence Based Medicine Integration: Vice Chair and UCH Practice Director, Robert Feinstein, M.D.
UCH Emergency and Consultation-Liaison Service: Michael Allen, M.D.
UCH Inpatient Psychiatry: Cheryl Chessick, M.D.
UCH Psychiatry Services: Vice Chair and Chief Medical Officer, Marshall Thomas, M.D.

Affiliated Hospitals and Centers
(Directors are members of the Executive Staff)

Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan: Keith LaGrenade, M.D.
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo: Albert Singleton, M.D.
Denver Health Medical Center: Robert House, M.D., Vice Chair
John F. Kennedy Center: Cordelia Robinson, Ph.D.
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine: Bruce Bender, Ph.D. and Frederick Wamboldt, M.D.
Veterans Administration Medical Center: Larry Adler, M.D., Vice Chair, Herb Nagamoto, M.D., Residency Program Director
Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis: Stacey Keller, M.D