Optimae expands SE Iowa team

IOWA CITY — Optimae Behavioral Health Services, a division of Optimae LifeServices, has announced the addition of Kiran Annam, to its southeastern Iowa team. Annam will provide behavioral health services to Optimae’s Johnson and Washington county locations. At Optimae’s Iowa City offices, Annam will be working alongside McCulloch Hall and Stephanie Baumhover. At Optimae’s Washington offices, he will join McCulloch Hall, Susan Fowler and Angela Dossett.

“Kiran enjoys working with all individuals across the life span and is highly collaborative,” said Tracy Liptak, director of Optimae Behavioral Health’s southeastern Iowa region. “We are delighted by his professionalism, kindness and commitment to Optimae’s core values of choice, respect, teamwork and education.”

Annam is a board-certified advanced registered nurse practitioner who provides medication management through a holistic approach to pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.

After practicing in the family practice setting at the University of Iowa for the past 10 years, Annam was inspired to return to school to obtain his certification in psychiatric mental health. In his practice, Annam focuses on anxiety, depression, mood disorders and ADHD.

Annam obtained his Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Iowa and went on to obtain a family nurse practitioner certification in 2013, adult gerontology acute care certification in 2021 and his psychiatric mental health certification in 2022.