Ram Chettiar DO

Dr. Ram Chettiar is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He completed his residency in Psychiatry from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DFAACAP) and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA).

He treats a variety of psychiatric conditions with interests in bullying, the impacts of technology on mental health, and sports psychiatry. Dr. Chettiar works in the outpatient psychiatry setting and is active in educating medical students, residents, and fellows. He is the medical advisor for Red Card KC, a bullying awareness collaboration between Children’s Mercy Kansas City and the Major League Soccer team, Sporting Kansas City. He is also the medical director for the Depression and Anxiety in Youth (DAY) Clinic, a multidisciplinary specialty clinic for adolescents with depression and anxiety.