Patricia Al-Adsani, MD

"Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Coleman earned her doctorate degree from Oklahoma State University. Her internship was with the Munroe Meyer Institute where she worked within a rural integrated care setting by providing individual therapy, parent training, and psychological testing. Before joining CHKD, Dr. Coleman completed a fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital where she specialized in addressing and treating severe and challenging behaviors. Dr. Coleman believes centering the patient and family within the treatment is the first step in ensuring the patient’s values and goals are included as part of the treatment."

Dr. Shajihan is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at CHKD with years of experience treating children with autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Shajihan received her medical degree from Calicut University in India and moved to the United States to pursue her dream of becoming a child psychiatrist. Dr. Shajihan completed her residency and fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where she also served as chief resident in her third year of residency.

Dr. Kathryn Scott is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in CHKD's mental health program. Dr. Scott obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology from Sam Houston State University in 2020. She has provided clinical services in a variety of clinical settings in Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Virginia, including state psychiatric hospitals, juvenile probation departments and detention centers, federal prisons, and community mental health centers.