John Elgin Wilkaitis, M.D., M.S - Chief Medical
Officer
John Elgin Wilkaitis, M.D., M.S. is Chief Medical Officer of
Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare. He is a graduate of University of
Mississippi Medical School and completed a general psychiatry
residency there as well. From there he completed a two year
fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital, one of the leading children’s hospitals in the
country. There, he was involved with some of the leading research
in the areas of pediatric bipolar disorder with Dr. Melissa
Delbello. He is board certified in both adult and child and
adolescent psychiatry. He is an active member of The Mississippi
Youth Suicide Prevention Council and The Pediatric Mental Health
Task Force. He is also an adjunctive assistant professor at The
University of Mississippi Medical Center in the department of
psychiatry. He remains interested in research topics in bipolar
disorder, ADHD, and sleep disorders.
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John Elgin Wilkaitis, M.D., M.S. is Chief Medical Officer of
Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare. He is a graduate of University of
Mississippi Medical School and completed a general psychiatry
residency there as well. From there he completed a two year
fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital, one of the leading children’s hospitals in the
country. There, he was involved with some of the leading research
in the areas of pediatric bipolar disorder with Dr. Melissa
Delbello. He is board certified in both adult and child and
adolescent psychiatry. He is an active member of The Mississippi
Youth Suicide Prevention Council and The Pediatric Mental Health
Task Force. He is also an adjunctive assistant professor at The
University of Mississippi Medical Center in the department of
psychiatry. He remains interested in research topics in bipolar
disorder, ADHD, and sleep disorders.