Dr. Nichols has a strong reputation as an extremely competent, caring, and highly respected clinician. In 2019, he was named one of Louisville’s ‘Top Doctors’ by Louisville Magazine, an award that is granted by vote of 3,000 physician members of the Greater Louisville Medical Society.

Combining years of experience in academic medicine, teaching, and private practice with a history of successfully treating hundreds of children and teens with ADHD, Dr. Nichols brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Dr. Nichols spends countless hours working with our expert treatment team to ensure our programs and treatment meet and exceed the needs of both parent and child. He is deeply involved in nearly every aspect of our Child and Adolescent Programs, helping to ensure that our members are provided with comprehensive ADHD treatment that works.

A Louisville native, Dr. Nichols attended the University of Louisville for medical school, completed psychiatric residency training at the University of Cincinnati, and returned to Louisville to complete a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. During training, he served as Chief Resident in Child Psychiatry and received numerous clinical and teaching awards, including several awards for Humanism in Medicine.

Dr. Nichols has been involved in research, published a number of scholarly articles, and presented for international conferences. He has served on the full-time teaching faculty at the University of Louisville as Medical Director of the Psychiatry Unit at Kosairs Children’s Hospital and was awarded the ‘Golden Apple’ teaching award.

He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.