Physical Address:
EFH 305-1720 University Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35233-0009
Telephone: (205) 975-8204 or 1-800-782-1133, (205) 934-5156
Residency Director: Lee I. Ascherman, M.D., MPH
Associate Residency Director: James Cullinan, DO
Mission:
- To provide excellence in clinical care, education and training, and research in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- To serve as a community and regional resource advocating for the needs of children and adolescents
Programs and Services
- Quality outpatient diagnostic evaluations
- Individualized treatment involving psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy and medication as indicated
- Psychological and Educational testing
- 35 Inpatient beds for evaluation and treatment
- Engel Day Treatment Program providing integrated longer term education and treatment of children and adolescents
- Consultation Liaison services to the Children’s Hospital of Alabama
- Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) fully accredited residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Accomplishments:
- Largest group of Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in the state
- Provides the largest range of child and adolescent psychiatry services in Alabama
- Liaison relationships with regional school systems and State of Alabama Youth Services for Children and Adolescents
- ACGME fully accredited training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Affiliation with The Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Jefferson County schools, the Family Court of Jefferson County, Sparks-Civitan Center, and Glenwood Mental Health Services, Inc.
- Engel School provides a nationally unique longer term setting for the integration of educational and treatment needs of children and adolescents.
Features:
- Two year residency program with strong biopsychosocial focus, 6 residents total usually distributed 3 residents per year
- Diverse, large, multidisciplinary faculty
- All clinical experiences on site on one city block in the midst of the UAB Medical Center
Outpatient Clinics
9 Child inpatient beds
16 Adolescent inpatient beds
Day Treatment (long term) Therapeutic School Preschool through High School
Consultation Liaison Services
- Strong affiliation with The Children's Hospital of Alabama (on site)
- Strong affiliation with community schools and agencies and state agencies including The Family Court of Jefferson County, the UAB Sparks Development Clinic, and the public school systems
University of Alabama at Birmingham Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty
Lee I. Ascherman, M.D., MPH
Tolulope Aduroja, M.D.
Nasima Amin, M.D.
James Cullinan, DO
Vivian Friedman, Ph.D.
LaTamia White-Green, M.D.
Francisca MgBodile, M.D.
Laura Montgomery-Barefield, M.D.
Samuel Rubin, M.D.
Lelland Tolbert, Ph.D.
Vinita Yalamanchili, M.D.
Volunteer Faculty
Kyle Echols, M.D.
Marisa Giggie, M.D.
Gonzalo Gurmendi, M.D.
Stephen Kowalski, M.D.
Janice Sandy, M.D.
UAB Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents
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Recent Graduates
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Psychiatry Residency
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Career Choices
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Nasima Amin, M.D. *
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UAB
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Academics
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Tolulope Aduroja, M.D., MP
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Morehouse School of Medicine
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Academics
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Nasreen Begum, M.D.
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Meharry Medical College
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Private Practice
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Nirmala Jetty, M.D.
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UAB
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Private Practice
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Suneel Katragadda, M.D. *
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UAB
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Private Practice
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Anuradha Kudumala, M.D.
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Delaware Psychiatric Center
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Private Practice
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Francisca MgBodile, M.D.
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Morehouse Medical College
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Academics
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Naila Siddiqui, M.D.
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UAB
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Private Practice
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Anika Wilson, M.D.
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UAB
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Private Practice
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LaTamia White, M.D.
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UAB
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Academics
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Vinita Yalamanchili, M.D. *
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Univ. Texas Southwestern
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Academics
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Anna Yumul, M.D.
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Univ. Tennessee-Memphis
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Private Practice
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* Chief Resident