Leadership and Treatment Team

Brandi Kroese, MBA, CACIII

Vice President

Administrative Assistant: Manuela Pasterz
MPasterz@WestSpringsHospital.org

William Elsass, MD

Chief Medical Officer

A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Dr. Elsass attended medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and completed both his psychiatric internship and residency at the Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He also completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio and psychoanalytic training with the New England Academy of Psychoanalytic Studies in Portland, Maine. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Elsass most recently served as the Behavioral Medical Director with UnitedHealth Group.

In his spare time, he enjoys skiing in the winter and trail running and obstacle courses in the summer.

Administrative Assistant: Sally Silliman
SSilliman@MindSpringsHealth.org

Frank Lotrich, MD, PhD

Medical Director

Board Certification: Psychiatry
Areas of Clinical Interest: Depression, pharmacogenetics, sleep, and neuroscience
Academic Interests and Accomplishments: Prior to joining Mind Springs Health and West Springs Hospital in June 2017, Dr. Lotrich was Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, Director of Interventional Psychiatry Research, Director of the Geriatric Psychopharmacology Laboratory, with over 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Areas of Educational Interest: Depression Prevention
Honors and Awards: Psychiatry Award of Excellence 2002, associate member of America College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Administrative Assistant: Manuela Pasterz
MPasterz@WestSpringsHospital.org