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Chrisantha E Anandappa MD

Chrisantha E. Anandappa, MD

Psychiatrist

Chrisantha E. Anandappa, MD is a highly-anticipated and welcomed addition to the SunCloud Health team (as of January 2022).

Chrisantha graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2008 and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Michigan in 2012 and a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry in 2013. He also earned a Certificate in Sex Therapy from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. He then completed the Student Mental Health Fellowship at the University of Chicago in 2014 before joining Loyola’s campus Wellness Center as the Staff Psychiatrist from 2013 to 2017. In January 2018, he joined Compass Health Center, an Intensive Outpatient/Partial Hospitalization Program located in Chicago and worked with adult, young adult, OCD/complex anxiety, trauma and the adolescent patient populations. He recently completed the Duke University Fellowship in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in 2021.

He also is Clinical Assistant Professor at Loyola University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

He is native Chicagoan and in his spare time enjoys reading, watching films and music as well as volunteering with the Asian Health Coalition. He recently spent a fun week in Austin, TX enjoying enough music, food and museums to make up for the lack of travel in 2020.

Preferred pronouns: He, him and his.

Elizabeth E. Sita, MD
Medical Director of Adult Services
Dr. Elizabeth E. Sita, MD, is a Board Certified psychiatrist specializing in the care of patients with eating disorders. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Chicago and graduated with Highest Honors. She then earned her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and was recognized with the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Psychiatry. She subsequently completed residency with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, where she was elected Chief Resident and received the Resident Psychiatrist Leadership & Service Award. Upon completing her training, Dr. Sita came to Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, where she served as Assistant Medical Director of the Center for Eating Disorders and Director of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Services before transitioning to lead the new inpatient eating disorder unit as Medical Director of Eating Disorder Services at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago. In these roles, she has cared for a multitude of adolescents and adults struggling with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders as well as severe, cooccurring mood, trauma, personality, and substance use disorders. Dr. Sita has been recognized throughout her training and practice for a commitment to excellence in patient care and for her ability to engage patients in their most challenging moments. Her passions include the care of treatment-resistant eating and mood disorders as well as questions of medical capacity and end-of-life decision making. She believes that, first and foremost, human connection is key to mental health and well-being and strives to share this philosophy in each and every patient encounter. She is excited to bring her expertise to SunCloud Health as the Medical Director of Adult Services!   VIDEO: Meet Elizabeth E. Sita, MD, Medical Director of Adult Services  
Lacey Lemke, PsyD
Assistant Vice President of Clinical Services

Dr. Lacey Lemke (she/her) is a licensed clinical health psychologist with specialized expertise in the treatment of eating disorders and the practice of medical and health psychology. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology with a Primary Care emphasis at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Lemke went on to complete both her predoctoral clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship through Ascension Health, where she gained advanced training working with individuals experiencing eating disorders and self-injurious behaviors, as well as within pediatric subspecialty settings including endocrinology, neurology, and adolescent medicine.

Dr. Lemke is deeply committed to providing evidence-based, compassionate care and collaborates closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive treatment. Her professional mission is to support patients in achieving their fullest potential by guiding them to the most appropriate level of care and empowering them to make meaningful, sustainable progress toward improved health and well-being.