Clinical Staff

Dr. Bryan Jepson - Dr. Jepson is the Director of the Medical Center at Thoughtful House Center for Children. Dr. Jepson graduated from the University of Utah, School of Medicine ...

Kelly Barnhill, MBA, CN, CCN - Kelly Barnhill, MBA, CN, CCN is the Director of the Nutrition Clinic at Thoughtful House Center for Children. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist ...

Lucas Ramirez, FNP-C - Paul Lucas Ramirez began his career as a registered nurse in a coronary intensive care unit in Salt Lake City ...

Deirdre Earls, RD, LD - Deirdre Earls, RD, LD, joins the nutritional counseling staff at Thoughtful House after a professional career in healthcare spanning over two decades.

Kirsten Bell, RD - Kirsten Bell, RD is a registered dietitian who has been working at Thoughtful House to meet the special dietary needs of children with developmental delays and disorders ...

Alan Gutierrez, MS, RD, LD - Alan Gutierrez, MS, RD, LD is a registered dietitian whose longstanding clinical and research interests include behavioral and environmental nutrition...

Research Staff

Dr. Laura Hewitson - Dr. Hewitson is the Director of Research for Thoughtful House Center for Children. Dr. Hewitson graduated with honors in Biology from ...

Nithya Karthik - Nithya Karthik is a certified bioinformatist through Bioinformatics National Certification in India. She then worked at Ranbaxy, a leading pharmaceutical company in India ...

Quinn Koelfgen Smelser - Quinn Koelfgen Smelser graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology PBK. While studying at UT ...

Administrative Staff

Anissa Ryland - Anissa Ryland is the Director of Operations for Thoughtful House Center for Children ...

Wendy Richardson - Wendy Richardson shares her talents and energy and sense of commitment with THCFC as our Family Care Coordinator ...

Daniel Hollenbeck, BSEE - Daniel Hollenbeck is the Director of Information Technology for Thoughtful House Center for Children ...