Erica Arrington, MD is the Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She joined the department in September 2018 and provides leadership for the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry while continuing her clinical, educational, and academic responsibilities.

Dr. Arrington received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill in 1999. She completed both her residency training in General Psychiatry and fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UNC. She has extensive experience in academic medicine, including the teaching and training of child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, general psychiatry residents, and medical students. In addition, she has clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has held administrative leadership positions within behavioral healthcare delivery systems in multiple states.

Dr. Arrington's professional interests include the treatment of early-onset psychotic and mood disorders; the education and training of child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, general psychiatry residents, and medical students; and systems-based approaches to behavioral health, including population health and behavioral health systems of care. She is a member of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Arrington sees patients through the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Clinic at Children's Wisconsin and is committed to advancing clinical care, education, and innovation in child and adolescent mental health.