Amanda Klass, DO

Amanda Klass, DO is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She earned her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and completed her residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center.  Since joining the faculty at the University of Kansas Health System in 2016, she has grown her practice to include inpatient consultative liaison psychiatry work, director of electroconvulsive therapy services, and medical director of the acute inpatient psychiatric units at Strawberry Hill in addition to being the organization's first sports psychiatrist.

She has actively partnered with the sports medicine department at the health system to develop her involvement as a sports psychiatrist to athletes across the spectrum including high school, college, professional, and recreational athletes.  She treats individuals in a variety of sports both team and individual.  She is on the Major League Baseball therapeutic use exception registry as well as the USOPC clinician registry.  Furthermore, she is the primary psychiatrist to The University of Kansas Team Health and Athletics department.  Additionally, she works with the Kansas City Chiefs organization.  She has found her passion for consultative liaison psychiatry provided an excellent framework for the work with athletes and the interdisciplinary collaboration that often fosters.