Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Amelia Abbott-Frey, MD

Amelia completed her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, attended medical school at Columbia University, and trained in psychiatry at Stanford University before joining CU Denver to complete her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry. Amelia is interested in lifestyle psychiatry, psychotherapy, and treating across the lifespan. 

Kristina Flores, MD

Tina Flores was born and raised in the border city of El Paso, Texas, then shipped up to Boston to complete her BFA with a focus on painting, printmaking, and medieval art history. She’s had a long journey to child and adolescent psychiatry - doing everything from teaching art, doing cancer research while obtaining her MS in biomedical science, to landing herself in medical school back in her hometown of El Paso where her journey first began. She completed her psychiatry residency right here in Colorado at the University of Colorado Anschutz and loved it so much she decided to stay for fellowship! Her clinical interests are vast and include community mental health, working with refugees and recent immigrants, substance use treatment, art therapy, psychotherapy, and working with neurodiverse populations. Outside of work, Tina loves drawing, lifting weights, collecting oddities, curling up to watch a good (or bad) horror movie, making emergency Dairy Queen runs, spending time with friends, organizing Shrink Drinks, and going on new adventures with her partner and their corgi.

Michael Franklin, MD

Mike Franklin came to Colorado by way of Michigan, where he completed medical school and residency. He loves all parts of child psychiatry, but in particular he likes helping families work better together. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time outdoors (whether at a local park or in the mountains) and volunteering with local organizations fighting climate change.

Matthew Golub, MD

Born and raised in Evergreen, Colorado, Matthew is a second-year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at Children’s Hospital Colorado, where he is passionate about psychotherapy and the thoughtful, compassionate care of young people navigating mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and personality disorders. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester, earning degrees in Biochemistry and Psychology, before returning home to Colorado for medical school and residency at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. His clinical interests center on understanding the complex interplay between relationships, development, and mental health, with a particular appreciation for the power of psychotherapy to help patients and families find meaningful and lasting change. Outside of medicine, Matthew is a former collegiate tennis player who still enjoys chasing a good rally, and he is a singer-songwriter for his original music project, Splitstep. When he is not on the tennis court or working on music, he can usually be found hiking, skiing, traveling, or planning his next adventure, which may or may not involve chasing a total solar eclipse. He is always up for a good conversation, a new trail, and the occasional excuse to combine science, adventure, and a little bit of wonder.

Alexandra Naides, MD

Alexandra Naides completed her undergraduate degree at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. After completing the Pre-med Post Baccalaureate Program at Columbia University, she obtained her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed her General Psychiatry training at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Her interests are varied, but she has a special interest in perinatal/infant mental health, early childhood development and the dyadic relationships between parents and children, transitional age youth, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. She is excited to be completing her fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Colorado! In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, traveling, trying new restaurants, and watching prestige TV.

Emily Slominski, MD

Em Slominski was born and raised in Buffalo NY where they completed medical school. They finished their adult psychiatric residency at the University of Massachusetts and now are a second-year child and adolescent fellow at the University of Colorado. They have numerous clinical interests including psychotherapy, multidisciplinary care, and graduate student mental health. In their free time, they enjoy hiking with their dog Beanie and playing board games.

Tyler Weststeyn, DO

Tyler Weststeyn grew up in Los Angeles, California, but has called several places home including Arizona, Florida, and most recently Ohio, where they completed general psychiatry residency. Tyler is now a second-year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow pursuing various clinical interests including crisis and emergency management, ECT, Autism Spectrum Disorder, with a particular goal of focusing on the co-occurring mental health conditions within younger populations. In addition, Tyler is passionate about advocacy and supporting the mental health needs of LGBTQIA individuals. Outside of the clinic, Tyler is either skiing, playing pickleball, traveling for concerts, or experimenting with new recipes.

Class of 2028

DeWitt Jones, MD

Nacim Khalfe, MD

Originally from Houston, Texas, Nasim Khalfe moved to Colorado with her husband, Zane, a PM&R resident and their rescue dog, Stella. Her clinical interests include pediatric depression, anxiety, ADHD, and particularly working with children and adolescents with autism, with a focus on developmentally informed and culturally compassionate care. Her scholarly work has focused on autism and transgenerational trauma, and she is passionate about advocacy, mentorship, and diverse leadership in medicine. During medical school and residency, she served as Class President at Baylor College of Medicine and founded Humans of Psychiatry, a grant-funded narrative medicine project focused on community, connection, and wellness. She is passionate about utilizing story-telling as a powerful clinical instrument and integrating family systems into care by understanding each child within the broader context of their environment, identity, and relationships. Outside of medicine, she loves spending time with her family, hiking and being in nature, traveling, trying new restaurants, *learning* to cook, and practicing pilates and yoga.

Maggie Plattes, MD

Julia Rothschild, MD

Dilan Shah, MD

Dilan Shah is a first-year child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the University of Colorado. A Dallas native, he trained at the TCU Burnett School of Medicine before heading west for adult psychiatry residency at CU — and liked it so much he stayed for fellowship! Clinically, he is drawn to psychotherapy and to holistic, lifestyle-informed approaches to psychiatric care, with a particular interest in ADHD, autism, and eating disorders. He is also interested in the business and leadership side of psychiatry, and in how thoughtfully built practices can widen access to quality care. Outside the hospital, Dilan likes to travel whenever able, hike the many trails in Colorado, and spend time practicing yoga and meditation.

Quy Tat, MD

Salma Yazji, MD

Salma grew up in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley with Syrian roots. Her love for the outdoors brought her to Colorado for her Adult Psychiatry training & current Child & Adolescent fellowship. Her professional interests include family-focused psychiatric care for families with young children, with particular interest in refugee and immigrant populations, and in the impact of intergenerational trauma and chronic conflict exposure on wellness - approached through the lens of lifestyle, preventive, and cultural psychiatry. Outside of work, she treasures time with family by the water, on a mountain, or in a sunny field, with coffee, a film camera, and a good book nearby.