Dr. Kartiki Churi, MD

About Dr. Churi

Dr. Churi earned her medical degree at Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. She trained in psychiatry through a residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She also earned an Executive MBA, with a healthcare focus, at the University of Colorado Denver.

Dr. Churi worked for over seven years at Colorado Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser), and she also served as North Area Specialty Operations Chief. Before Axis, she held leadership roles at Family Care Center, moving up from Clinic Director to Regional Medical Director. At Axis, she is Chief Medical Officer and oversees clinical direction at all four of its Front Range locations.

She also leads the clinical teams that provide Deep TMS (BrainsWay) and Spravato (esketamine). She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Her clinical philosophy rests on evidence-based decisions, meeting patients where they are, and the idea that clinical quality depends on provider wellbeing.

She has a particular interest in using AI responsibly in healthcare.