Our Clinicians: John C. Bambenek III, MD     Dr. Bambenek finished his undergraduate work in psychology at Macalester College in Minnesota.  He completed medical school at the University of Minnesota and went on to internship and a general psychiatry residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.  Dr. Bambenek also completed a Child and Adolescent Fellowship at Walter Reed.  Dr. Bambenek served as the Chief of Psychiatry at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.  After serving 10 years in the Army, Dr. Bambenek left the military and held Medical Directorship positions at 2 free standing psychiatric hospitals.  He has also served the Evansville community as Medical Director of Deaconnes Cross Pointe.  He has been in private practice since 1994.  Dr. Bambenek is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  He works with all ages, and especially loves working with ADD/ADHD children and autism / Aspergers clients. David M. Holajter, MD  Dr. Holajter graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in physiology.  He graduated from Indiana University Medical School in 1977 and from the Indiana University Psychiatric Residency Program in 1981.  After 6 years in the private practice of psychiatry in Evansville, Dr. Holajter joined the psychiatric staff of the Southwestern Indiana Mental Health Center where he worked for the next 14 years.  In 2002 he returned to the private practice of Psychiatry in his current position at Evansville Psychiatric Associates.  He is board certified in Adult Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Radha S. Tatineni, MD Dr. Tatineni earned her medical degree in the country of India and completed her Psychiatric Residency Training in 1986 at The Chicago Medical School.  She has twenty years of clinical experience working with clients in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry settings.  She worked with the Missouri Mental Health Department and later joined the Veteran's Health Care System.  She served the VA for 15 years in Hampton, Virginina and later here at the clinic in Evansville.  She practiced at Deaconness Cross Pointe in 2005 and 2006.  She joined us in private practice at Evansville Psychiatric Associates in the fall of 2006.  Dr. Tatineni is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both Adult Psychiatry and in Geriatric Psychiatry. Bruce E. Hust, PhD Dr. Hust is an Indiana Licensed Psychologist who attended the University of Connecticut for a Bachelor's Degree, and then earned a Master's and PhD from Ohio State University.  He completed a clinical internship in child and life-span psychology in Columbus, Ohio, and then a second clinical preceptorship in psychology while working for 13 years as a staff psychologist and supervising clinical coordinator at Southwestern Indiana Mental Health Center in Evansville.  He has been in private practice for the last 13 years in Evansville, and is currently happily affiliated with Evansville Psychiatric Associates.  He lives with his wife and two teenage daughters on six and a half  acres of westside land.  He is an avid antiquer and collector, and is a soccer enthusiast. Pat Easley, LCSW Pat Easley has over twenty years of psychiatric social work experience with individuals and families who are confronted with medical, emotional or relational crises.  She has a Masters of Social Work (1981), is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (1983), and has licensure for private practice (LCSW) in Kentucky (1988), and Indiana (1992).  Pat specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, couples relationships, abuse, post-traumatic stress, grief issues, women's issues and borderline personality disorder.  She uses cognitive and family systems therapy, has worked with E.M.D.R. and incorporates her concepts of humor as a therapeutic way to relieve stress. Michael Eatmon, LCSW Michael Eatmon obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. Meinrad College in 1980 and his Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois in 1984.  He received his LCSW in 1991 and ACSW in 1992.  He has been working in the field with emphasis upon substance abuse, young adult and mid-life issues.  He has also been involved in men's issues since the late 1980's, working with individuals, groups and weekend gatherings.  Mr. Eatmon has appointments available on Thursdays and Fridays only. Carol J. Hastings, LCSW Carol J. Hastings, MSW, LCSW completed her undergraduate work at Purdue University in W. Lafayette, Indiana with a double major in psychology and sociology.  She went on the earn her Master of Social Work degree at the Indiana University School of Social Service, located on the Indiana University Medical Center Campus, Indianapolis, IN.  After graduate school training, Ms. Hastings worked as a clinical social worker at Larue Carter Hospital, on the adult and adolescent units, also located on the Medical Center Campus.  During her 7 years tenure at Larue, she assisted in the training of graduate level social work students and interns in the mental health professions.  She has twenty years experience in private practice, is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Julie Kahre, LCSW Julie Kahre, MSW, LCSW completed her undergraduate (1994) and graduate (1997) degrees at the University of Southern Indiana.   Since 1997 she was employed as a private counselor at River Valley Behavioral Health in Henderson, KY.  She joined Evansville Psychiatric Associates in January 2006.  She works with children, teenagers, families and adults experiencing a variety of mental health issuers including ADHD, family issues, depression, PTSD and anxiety / panic.  We are honored to have her join our team.  Her warmth and wisdom are much appreciated by her clients.  Paul S. Mefford, LCSW Mr. Mefford is a 1984 graduate of the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville.  He has over 25 years of experience in a variety of mental health care settings and comprehensive training in marriage and family counseling, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, 12 step recovery, eating disorders, PTSD, child and adolescent counseling.  He has worked with individuals, couples, families and groups from preschool age through elderly clients and Hospice counseling. Charleen Moore Charleen Moore completed her Bachelor of Science degree at UE in the major areas of Biology and Counseling with minor studies in Speech and Drama.  She entered the Master's of Psychology at UE and finished in May 1986. She also completed a Certificate in Gerontology at that time. Charleen began her career at Evansville State Hospital, as a Behavior Clinician in the Psychology Department working primarily with chronically ill adult females.  At ESH she administered and scored the MMPI, WAIS, TAT and Rorschach tests. She also held individual and group therapy sessions. In June 1990 Charleen moved to the Deaconess Inpatient Adult Mental Health Unit where she continued with individual and group therapies. She also worked with chronic and terminally ill patients with diseases such as AIDS and Cancer. She led a support group for families and friends of persons with HIV+ sponsored by AIDS Resource group and Deaconess.  Working  with terminally ill patients, she became interested in helping people maximize their life experience and assisting persons with the illness and their families and friends work through the grief processes. In 1993 she took a position with Deaconess CONCERN until she retired on June 30, 2010. While at CONCERN studied with Albert Ellis, Ph.D. at the Albert Ellis Institute in NY, NY and  obtained a Primary Certificate in REBT, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, which proves to be a very effective process for patients to learn and use to help minimize their negative life experiences. Her  areas of interest include the treatment of depression and anxiety with children and adults and helping people of all ages through Grief processes related the loss of a loved one, divorce and other major life changes. She is particularly interested in helping clients learn self-management techniques by use of the REBT techniques and principles. Boris Vatel, MD Dr. Boris Vatel attended medical school at the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois and completed his Internship and Residency at Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program and a Fellowship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry and has 12 years clinical experience in inpatient, outpatient and long term psychiatric care with adult and geriatric patients. Dr. Vatel’s professional interests include medical education, psychiatric aspects of physical illness and the impact of culture on mental health. He especially enjoys treating mood and anxiety disorders. Angela Bradford-Heidorn,LCSW Angela Bradford-Heidorn is a native of Evansville, IN. She received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Indiana. In the past Angela has worked for the Warrick County Drunk Driving and Drug Court, Youth First of Evansville and most recently as a guidance counselor for the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation. She has been in private practice as a behavioral therapist since 2010 and specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents.