Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship Programs at Fletcher Allen and the University of Vermont


	Pediatric Psychiatry: Faculty & Staff
	Residency & Fellowship Programs > Psychiatry > Pediatric Psychiatry: Faculty & Staff

Program Director:

David C. Rettew, M.D.

Email: david.rettew@uvm.edu

Director, Division of Child Psychiatry:

Jim Hudziak, M.D.

Email: james.hudziak@uvm.edu

Residency Coordinator:Luciana DiRuocco

(802) 847-7817

Email: luciana.diruocco@vtmednet.org

FACULTY (Course and Rotation Directors)

NAME	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Thomas M. Achenbach, Ph.D. http://www.aseba.org/ Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology President, Research Center for the Vermont Center for Children, Youth, and Families	Empirically based assessment; Developmental psychopathology; Multi-cultural psychiatry;
Robert R. Althoff, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics	Dysregulation; Pediatric bipolar disorders; Latent variable modeling; Suicide prevention
Amy Bielawski-Branch, M.S. Program Director, Northeast Family Institute Hospital Diversion Program	Acute care; Anxiety disorders
Peter Bingham, M.D. Associate Professor of Neurology	Behavioral neurology; Epilepsy; Neonatal neurology
Laurie Brown, L.I.C.S.W. Director of Residential Treatment Howard Center	Crisis intervention; Acute care
Leslie Conroy, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Medical Director, Howard Center Child Youth and Family Services Medical Director, Northeast Family Services	Community psychiatry; Autism
Stephen Contompasis, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics	Developmental disorders; Autism
David Fassler, M.D. Clinical Professor Psychiatry Director, Otter Creek Associates Trustee At Large, American Psychiatric Association	Advocacy; Media relations; Public policy in child mental health
Jeanne Greenblatt, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics	Developmental disorders; Psychiatric care of deaf children
James Hudziak, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Pediatrics Thomas M Achenbach Chair in Developmental Psychopathology Professor and Endowed Chair on Genetics of Child Behaviour Problems, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Behavioral and molecular genetics; Family based approach; Classification of psychiatric disorders
Masha Ivanova, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry	Psychotherapy; Empirically based assessment; Multicultural aspects of psychiatry; Family cohesion
John Koutras, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics	Education; Emergency psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Substance abuse
Cynthia LaRiviere, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry	School consultation; Psychotherapy
Marlene Maron, Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Chief Psychologist, Psychological Services, FAHC	Consult Liaison Psychiatry; Psychotherapy
Stephanie McConaughy, Ph.D. Research Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology	Assessment and diagnosis; Interviewing; Empirically based assessment
William McMains, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Medical Director, Vermont Dept of Mental Health	Public psychiatry; Forensics
Julia Molson, Psy.D. Consulting Psychologist, Stern Center for Language and Learning	Assessment and testing; Autistic spectrum disorders
Robin Pesci, L.I.C.S.W. Director, First Call, Howard Center	Crisis assessment and intervention
Blanche Podhajski, Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor in Neurology President, Stern Center for Language and Learning	Learning differences; Psychological, cognitive, and language assessment
Alexi Potter, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry	ADHD; Aspergers disorder
Annie Ramniceanu, M.S.C Clinical Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services	Substance abuse; Psychotherapy; Community services
David C. Rettew, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Temperament and personality; Education;
James Tallmadge, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry	Psychotherapy; School consultation; Psychoeducational assessment
G. Scott Waterman, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry Associate Dean for Student Affairs	Philosophy of psychiatry; Neuroscience education; Mood and anxiety disorders

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