Christopher K. Peters, MD

Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Medical Director, Outpatient Services, Norton Children's Mental and Behavioral Health

How long have you worked in Pediatrics?   15+ years

What is your favorite thing about your job?  I probably enjoy the variety of my job.  From giving a lecture, to clinical teaching, to providing care to a child or teen and his or her family, to working with a college athlete who needs mental health support it keeps me humbled, engaged and excited to go to work.

In the video, I am the second one to go, the bearded one...

What is your hometown?
Born and raised in Louisville, KY (J-town boy to be specific)

What is your favorite movie?
Difficult to narrow down, McFarland vs. Shawshank Redemption

Tell us about your family:
I am fortunate to have a wonderful wife, Mindi, whom I have been married to for 25+ years.  She is a nurse by trade but a gifted mother and a very creative and artistic individual.  We have two children, a son, Julian who is 19 and a Freshman at UofL (go cards!) and, a daughter, Ava, who will graduate from Atherton High School this year to join her brother at UofL.  Julian is our drummer and gamer, who does enjoy playing basketball.  Ava is our Lacrosse player and has inherited her mother's artistic ability. Bottom line, I am blessed!

Do you have pets?
Dog lover for sure; 3 rescue dogs at home, pit/lab mix and two mountain curs dogs. 

What are you doing, where are you going, for your next vacation?
We were supposed to go on a cruise to the Caribbean? Coronavirus Bust!

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
No kidding - a sanitation worker. I wanted to ride the big garbage truck!

What is one of your proudest accomplishments?
I have worked very hard to grow a Sports Psychiatry role at the University of Louisville.  I was honored to be awarded the 2019 University of Louisville National Girls & Women in Sports Day Award.

What is your favorite quote?
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine

What was your first job?
I washed dishes at Denny's

What is your favorite ice cream?
Coffee