Sheppard Pratt | AACAP 2026

Learn about programs, referrals, careers, and free CMEs.

A comprehensive behavioral health system with endless possibilities for you and your patients.

Whether you want to refer a patient for top quality specialized care, learn from renowned experts in the field through free continuing education opportunities, train directly with our clinicians for your psychiatry residency or fellowship, or grow your career, you can do it all at Sheppard Pratt.

AACAP’s Annual Meeting is the world’s largest gathering place for leaders in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, children’s mental health, and other allied disciplines.

Join our experts at the following sessions:

Monday, October 26, 2026 | 4 pm - 6 pm
Clinical Perspectives 11: Best Practices for Integrating Advanced Practice Providers Into Higher Levels of Care: Understanding the Provider Perspective for Innovative Staffing Models
Thomas Ricart, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic, Martinsville, NJ and Todd Peters, MD, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 1 pm - 4 pm
Workshop 8: Innovative Pathway to Adulthood: A Hands-On, Data-Driven Framework for Transition-Focused Psychiatric Care
Sara Uram, LCSW-C, Center for Autism, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD; Robert J. Schloesser, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD and Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD; Emily Berich-Anastasio, MPH, Center for Autism, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 2 pm - 4:30 pm
Motherhood and the Early Career Psychiatrist: Impactful Experiences and Sustainability
Kiran Khalid, MD, Virginia Tech/Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA; Adefolake Akinsanya, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sheppard Pratt, Towson, MD; Paloma L. Reinoso, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Chioma A. Onyejiaka, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, New York, NY; Soha Suleman, DO, MD, Rush University System for Health, Chicago, IL; Jenny Tumba, MD, University of Wisconsin/Lyra Health, Madison, WI

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Clinical Perspectives 96: Taking on the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis at the Front Line: Developing and Leading Emergency Psychiatry Services
Rakin Hoq, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC and Todd Peters, MD, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD

Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 11 am - 12:30 pm
Special Interest Study Group 8: Clinics and C-Suites: The Roles of MBAs, MHAs, and Formal Business Training for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Leaders
Mary Lynn Dell, MD, DMin, MHA, Institute of Living/University of Connecticut/Quinnipiac University, Avon, CT; Rajeev Krishna, MD, PhD, MBA, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD and Ujjwal Ramtekkar, MD, MBA, University of Missouri, Dublin, OH

Important Links

Join Us for a Reception at the AACAP Annual Meeting

Eat, drink, and connect with friends and colleagues at the Regency V, Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Thursday, October 29
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Regency V, Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Meet the Team at AACAP

Todd Peters, MD, DFAACAP, DFAPA

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Specialties:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), LGBTQ+ Mental Health Issues, Medical Informatics, Pediatric Mood Disorders, Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Adefolake Akinsanya, MD

Service Chief, Adolescent Female Unit

Specialties:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Rajeev Krishna, MD, PhD, MBA

Chief of Medical Staff

Specialties:

Acute Mental Health, Adolescent Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Innovation, Crisis Psychiatry, Healthcare Management, Medical Informatics, Quality Improvement in Psychiatry
Sara Uram, LCSW-C

Social Worker

Specialties:

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Emily Berich-Anastasio, MPH, LCPC

Counselor, Hospital Outpatient Clinic and The Center for Autism
Robert J. Schloesser, MD

Service Chief, Residency Outpatient Clinic and Timonium Outpatient Mental Health Center; Medical Director, Director of Clinical Excellence and Informatics

Specialties:

Adult Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
Ronald Means, MD, DFAPA

Chief of Medical Staff

Specialties:

Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Healthcare Management, Systems of Care
Ronald Lee, MD

Service Chief, Adolescent Male Unit

Specialties:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Mood Disorders, Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Lauren Shiro

Manager, Provider Relations
Kelli Lillard

Senior Director, Customer Engagement

Specialty Programs at Sheppard Pratt

Comprehensive Outpatient Psychiatric Evaluation

Get to the root of your problems.

People Cared For:

Adults, Young Adults, Older Adults

Program Location:

Central Maryland
The Retreat by Sheppard Pratt

A private pay residential program for the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety, addiction, and more.

People Cared For:

Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Location:

Central Maryland
The Center for Autism

Comprehensive care for life

People Cared For:

Young Children, Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Location:

Central Maryland
The Center for OCD and Anxiety

A private pay outpatient center devoted to the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders.

People Cared For:

Adults, Older Adults, Young Adults

Program Location:

Central Maryland