Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty

Harinder S. Ghuman, MD
Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry

Jaswinder K. Ghuman, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and Researcher

Joanna Katsanis, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Psychology

Thomas M. Reichenbacher, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Voluntary Faculty

Sally Boeve, MD
Gary Hellmann, MD
Matthew Lally, MD
Ann Lettes, MD
Frances Moore, MD
Tim Musty, MSSW
Damian Parkinson, MD
Beverly Tobiason, PsychD
Howard Toff, MD
Josette Weibrecht, MD

2011-2012 Fellows

Syed Quadri, MD, Chief
Dr. Quadri has worked in Medicine, Surgery, Neuropsychiatry and General Psychiatry before joining the fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has been involved with clinical trials at University Of South Florida, Texas Tech University and John Hopkins University before joining University Of Arizona in 2009. He is currently the Chief Fellow and likes administration along with providing psychiatric care to children and adolescents in the future.

Kishore Sriram, MD, Second Year Fellow
Dr. Sriram is a second year fellow in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program. He graduated from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. He attended University of Texas at Dallas to pursue Masters in Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Disorders. He completed his Adult Psychiatry Residency at Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, and he then joined University of Arizona for his fellowship. His current interests include Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents, and HIV Psychiatry.

Cesar Berdeja, MD, First Year Fellow
Dr. Berdeja comes to us from Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, where he completed his residency and internship. Prior to that, he received his MD in 2008 from Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and his BA in 2003 from Rice University in Houston, TX. Dr. Berdeja's interests include anxiety disorders, child development, psychopharmcology, cultural issues in psychiatry, and sleep disorders.

Adolfo Martinez-Castelo, MD, First Year Fellow
Dr. Martinez Castelo was raised in Mexico and came back to his native Tucson after earning his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. He enjoys working with underserved populations, providing support services and mental health education primarily to Spanish speaking communities. He has participated in multiple clinical trials and done research on the efficacy of using telemedicine to treat depression in Hispanic patients. He completed three years of adult psychiatry at the University of Arizona and now joins the child psychiatry program to pursue his long term interest of providing care to the most vulnerable. Dr. Martinez’s interests include addictions, mood/anxiety disorders, child development and psychopharmacology. He spends his leisure time with family and friends, and he enjoys traveling, cooking and sports. 

Anna Shier, DO, First Year Fellow
Dr. Shier completed her first three years of adult psychiatry training at the University of Arizona and is enjoying her time in Tucson. She is originally from Minnesota, but her greatest passion is travelling which has led to her have lived in numerous places around the world such as the Philippines, Thailand, Mexico and England. She also enjoys the outdoors and frequently hikes the numerous trails in the Tucson area and in the Grand Canyon. She received the University of Arizona College of Medicine Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching by a Houseofficer in 2009 and the University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry Junior Residents' Award for Best Overall Performance 2009-2010.

Administrative Assistant

Patricia Klein | patsyk@email.arizona.edu
    Phone: 520-626-6473
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