Erin N. Bider, M.D.

Professional Background

Erin Bider, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Bider is a perinatal psychiatrist specializing in mental healthcare for pregnant and postpartum individuals. She founded the Maternal Mental Health Clinic at The University of Kansas Health System in 2021. She also sees patients with treatment-resistant depression for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and esketamine (Spravato) treatments.

Dr. Bider is passionate about improving access to mental health services for the perinatal population. She serves as Medical Director for the state's perinatal access line (Kansas Connecting Communities) and serves on the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (KMMRC) to improve outcomes for perinatal individuals across Kansas.

Dr. Bider earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Kansas and her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. She completed her residency in adult psychiatry and perinatal training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she was on the Resident Academic Track.

Dr. Bider enjoys teaching trainees from a variety of specialties to comfortably and compassionately manage psychiatric issues that arise in this patient population. In addition to serving as an active lecturer to medical students and residents, as well as at Continuing Medical Education events, Dr. Bider is a rising scholar credited with numerous research poster presentations at national meetings and a growing number of peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Bider’s professional affiliations include the International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Psi Chi International Psychology Honor Society, Women Philanthropists 4 KU, and the University of Kansas Alumni Mentoring Program.

• BA, Psychology , University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS, Lawrence, KANSAS
• MD, Medicine , University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City, KS, Kansas City, Kansas
• Internship, Psychiatry , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Little Rock, AR, Little Rock, Arkansas
• Residency, Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Little Rock, AR, Little Rock, Arkansas

• Center for Research for Infant Birth and Survival (CRIBS), Member, 2025 - Present
• Kansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee (KMMRC), Member, 2022 - Present
• Kansas Psychiatric Society (KPS), Member, 2021 - Present
• Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health, Member, 2019 - Present

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Research

Overview

Dr. Bider’s research interests include the effect of trauma and PTSD on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Bider is involved in clinical trials evaluating new treatment options for postpartum depression, as well as treatment-resistant depression in the general adult population.

As part of the grant program with Kansas Connecting Communities (KCC), she works on developing resources to increase timely detection, assessment, treatment, and referral of pregnant and postpartum women experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and/or perinatal substance use disorders using evidence-based practices.

• Kansas Connecting Communities (KCC) Perinatal Access Line, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• Infant and Early Childhood Training and Consultation, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• Maternal Health Access Project, University of Missouri