FEDERATION OF TEXAS PSYCHIATRY

             A United Voice for Texas Psychiatry

The Federation of Texas Psychiatry unites Texas' professional psychiatric organizations. Voting member organizations - the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, the Texas Academy of Psychiatry, and the Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Associate member organizations - the Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research, the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association - together represent about 45,000 physicians in Texas united in advocacy for patients and quality psychiatric care.


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TEXAS SOCIETY OF PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIANS

The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians was established in 1956 as the Texas District Branch Association of the American Psychiatric Association. It incorporated as a non-profit scientific organization in 1963. Following a membership vote in May, 1986, the Constitution and Bylaws were amended to reflect the new name, Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians. The name was changed to emphasize that psychiatry is the only branch of medicine which specializes in and deals with the delivery of care and treatment of persons with mental illness, and that it is the only mental health provider whose members are trained and licensed as physicians. By adopting the name change to the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, the Society underscored psychiatry’s special, unduplicated role in the care and treatment of mental illness. TSPP has 18 Chapters located throughout Texas (see below).

TSPPs purpose is summarized in its Mission Statement: The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians is dedicated to developing the highest quality of comprehensive psychiatric care for patients, families, and communities.

TSPPs objectives are to function in cooperation with, and as a component part of, the American Psychiatric Association:


★ to promote the best interests of patients and those actively or potentially making use of mental health services;

★ to advance the standards of all psychiatric services and facilities;

★ to foster the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social, and legal aspects of mental health and illness;

★ to make psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, to scientists in other fields of knowledge, and to the public; and,

★ to assist the American Psychiatric Association in the promotion of its aims and objectives.

 

TEXAS SOCIETY OF PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIANS
GOVERNANCE- 2009-2010



EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VOTING MEMBERS:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


President - George D. Santos, MD
President-Elect - Richard L. Noel, MD
Secretary/Treasurer - Patrick Holden, MD
Immediate Past President - Martha E. Leatherman, MD

COUNCILORS

Past Presidents
Martha Leatherman, MD (2012)
William H. Reid, MD (2011)
Leslie Secrest, MD (2010)

At-Large
Patrick Holden, MD (2010)
Lynda Parker, MD (2011)
Franklin Redmond, MD (2012)

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE APA ASSEMBLY

A. David Axelrad, MD (2010)
Priscilla Ray, MD (2012)
J. Clay Sawyer, MD (2011)

REPRESENTATIVES TO APA DIVISIONS

APA Division of Government Relations - Leslie Secrest, MD (2012)
APA Division of Public Affairs - Debra Kowalski, MD (2012)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Academic Psychiatry Committee - R. Andrew Harper, MD
Chapter Leadership Forum - George Santos, MD
Children and Adolescents Committee - Debra A. Kowalski, MD
Constitution and Bylaws Committee - Franklin Redmond, MD
Continuing Medical Education Committee - Jefferson E. Nelson, MD
Distinguished Fellowship Committee - Patrick Holden, MD
Ethics Committee - Milton Altschuler, MD
Finance Committee - Patrick Holden, MD
Forensic Psychiatry - William Reid, MD
Government Affairs Committee - Martha E. Leatherman, MD
Members-in-Training Section - to be determined
Nominating Committee - Martha Leatherman, MD
Professional Practices Management Committee - Mark Jacobs, MD
Public Mental Health Services Committee - Joseph Burkett, MD/Daryl Knox, MD
Strategic Planning and Coordinating Committee - Richard Noel, MD

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES

Austin Chapter - Jefferson Nelson, MD
Bexar County Chapter - Franklin C. Redmond, MD/Maria Ruiz Sweeney, MD
Brazos Valley Chapter -
Corpus Christi Chapter - Carlos Estrada, MD/Krishnaiah Rayasam, MD
East Texas Chapter - James Buckingham, MD/Jonathan Lockhart, MD
El Paso Chapter - David Briones, MD
Galveston-Brazoria Chapter - Sunil Athavale, MD
Heart of Texas Chapter -
Houston Chapter - R. Andrew Harper, MD
Lone Star Chapter - J. Clay Sawyer, MD
North Texas Chapter - Daniel Pearson, III, MD/John Debus, MD
Panhandle Chapter - Valerie Robinson, MD
Red River Chapter - Christopher Hasseltine, MD/Harvey Martin, MD
South Texas Chapter - Esteban A. Gonzalez, MD/Alex Kudisch, MD
Southeast Texas Chapter - James Creed, MD
Tarrant Chapter - Edward S. Furber, MD/Daniel Goggin, MD
Victoria Chapter -
West Texas Chapter -

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NON-VOTING MEMBERS:

MEMBER-IN-TRAINING REPRESENTATIVES

Austin Psychiatric Residency -
Austin Psychiatric Residency, Child/Adolescent - Jean Dunham, MD
Baylor College of Medicine - Sandya Prashad, MD
Baylor Child/Adolescent -
JPS Psychiatric Residency - Casey Green, MD
Texas A&M, Scott & White - Anita Karnik, MD
Texas A&M, Scott & White, Child/Adolescent - Anita Karnik, MD
Texas Tech, El Paso - Farhan M. Khan, MD
Texas Tech, Lubbock -
UTHSC, Houston - Melissa Allen, MD
UTHSC, Houston, Child/Adolescent - Peter Ly, MD
UTHSC, San Antonio - Daniel L. Diaz, MD
UTHSC, San Antonio, Child/Adol - Rana Sibai, MD
UTMB, Galveston - Michelle Doguet, MD
UTMB, Child/Adolescent -
UT Southwestern - Brandy Gallien, MD
UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent - Tae Y. Lee, MD
UT Southwestern, Geriatric -
UT Southwestern, Addiction - Soo Chong, MD*
UT Southwestern, Forensic -
Wilford Hall -

MEMBER-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATORS

Austin Psychiatric Residency - Kari Wolf, MD
Austin Psychiatry Residency, Child/Adol - Beverly Sutton, MD
Baylor College of Medicine - Kim-Lan Czelusta, MD
Baylor Child/Adolescent - Laurel Lyn Williams, DO*
JPS Psychiatric Residency - Scott Winter, MD
Texas A&M, Scott & White - Virginia Flores, MD*
Texas A&M, Scott & White, Child/Adolescent - Gail Eisenhauer, MD/Kyle Morrow, MD
Texas Tech, El Paso - Frank Giordano, MD
Texas Tech, Lubbock - Terry McMahon, MD
UTHSC, Houston - Anu Matorin, MD
UTHSC, Houston, Child/Adolescent - Cynthia Santos, MD
UTHSC, San Antonio - Kenneth Matthews, MD
UTHSC, San Antonio, Child/Adolescent - Thomas Matthews, MD
UTMB, Galveston - Cindy Wigg, MD*
UTMB, Child/Adolescent - Christopher Thomas, MD
UT Southwestern - Adam Brenner, MD
UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent - Paul Croarkin, DO
UT Southwestern, Geriatric - Mustafa Husain, MD
UT Southwestern, Addiction - Sidarth Wakhlu, MD*
Wilford Hall - Matthew Faubion, MD*

OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

Federation of Texas Psychiatry - Leslie Secrest, MD
Texas Academy of Psychiatry - Arthur Farley, MD
Texas Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Valerie Robinson, MD
Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research - Linda J. Rhodes, MD
TMA Interspecialty Society Committee - Richard Noel, MD/Clay Sawyer, MD
TMA Board Representative - Clifford Moy, MD
Texas Depart. of State Health Services - Emile Becker, MD

PAST PRESIDENTS COUNCIL

1956 - John L. Otto, MD *
1957 - Bruce Beard, MD *
1958 - William Cantrell, MD *
1959 - Hamilton Ford, MD *
1960 - Clarence Hoekstra, MD *
1961 - Robert Stubblefield, MD*
1962 - Cy Ruilmann, MD *
1963 - H. Harlan Crank, MD*
1964 - E. Ivan Bruce, Jr., MD *
1965 - Perry Talkington, MD *
1966 - Alfred Hill, MD *
1967 - James K. Peden, MD *
1968 - Alexander Bankhead, MD *
1969 - Pete C. Palasota, MD*
1970 - Marshall L. Fowler, Jr., MD*
1971 - Irvin M. Cohen, MD
1972 - Wade H. Lewis, MD
1973 - E. Winston Cochran, MD*
1974 - Harry K. Davis, MD
1975 - Thomas H. Allison, MD*
1977 - Walter E. Reifslager, MD
1978 - Laurence C. McGonagle, MD*
1979 - Jane H. Preston, MD*
1980 - William A. Cantrell, MD*
1981 - Tracy R. Gordy, MD
1982 - Keith Johansen, MD*
1983 - Grace K. Jameson, MD
1984 - Frank P. Schuster, MD *
1985 - Spencer Bayles, MD
1986 - Myron F. Weiner, MD
1987 - Robert L. Zapalac, MD
1988 - Victor J. Weiss, MD *
1989 - Doyle I. Carson, MD
1990 - Paul H. Wick, MD
1991 - Edward L. Reilly, MD
1992 - David F. Briones, MD
1993 - Bernard M. Gerber, MD
1994 - Larry E. Tripp, MD
1995 - Arthur J. Farley, MD
1996 - Conway McDanald, MD
1997 - Robert G. Denney, MD
1998 - Jefferson E. Nelson, MD
1999 - A. David Axelrad, MD
2000 - Deborah C. Peel, MD
2001 - Charles L. Bowden, MD
2002 - R. Sanford Kiser, MD
2003 - Priscilla Ray, MD
2004 - J. Clay Sawyer, MD
2005 - Gary L. Etter, MD
2006 - Leslie H. Secrest, MD
2007 - William H. Reid, MD
2008 - Martha Leatherman, MD

* Deceased

COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRS

Academic Psychiatry Committee - Scott Winter, MD
Children and Adolescents Committee - Brigette Bailey, MD
Constitution and Bylaws Committee -
Continuing Medical Education Committee - Leslie Secrest, MD /Patrick Holden, MD
Distinguished Fellowship Committee - Valerie Robinson, MD
Ethics Committee - Marie Kelly, MD /Benigno Fernandez, MD
Finance Committee - Conway McDanald, MD
Forensic Psychiatry -
Government Affairs Committee - Leslie Secrest, MD/Sylvia Muzquiz, MD
Members-in-Training Section -
Nominating Committee - Bill Reid, MD
Professional Practice Management Committee - Lynda Parker, MD/Gary Miller, MD
Public Mental Health Services Committee -
Strategic Planning and Coordinating Committee - Jacqueline McGregor, MD


TSPP EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Executive Director - John R. Bush
Assistant Director - Debbie Sundberg



CHAPTER GOVERNANCE

The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has 18 Chapters geographically distributed in Texas.

Austin (Chapter #6 / 121 Members)
President - Lynn Spillar, MD
President-Elect - Michelle Magid, MD
Vice-President - Brian Earthman, MD
Secretary/Treasurer - Lowell McRoberts, MD
Ethics Reps -
Fellowship Rep -
Rep to Exec. Council - Jefferson Nelson, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Mason, Travis, Williamson

Bexar County (Chapter #7 / 165 Members)
President - Melissa Deuter, MD
President-Elect - Vivek Singh, MD
Vice President - Susan Wynne, MD
Treasurer - Audra Ochsner, MD
Secretary -
Ethics Reps - Melissa Deuter, MD/Vivek Singh, MD
Fellowship Rep - Patrick Holden, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - Franklin C. Redmond, MD
Alternate Rep - Maria Ruiz Sweeney, MD

Chapter Counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, DeWitt, Dimmitt, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Lavaca, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Wilson, Zavala

Brazos Valley (Chapter #12 / 4 Members)
President -
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics Rep -
Fellowship Rep - David H. Rosen, MD
Rep to Executive Council -
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Walker, Washington

Corpus Christi (Chapter #13 / 15 Members)
President - James May, MD
President-Elect - UR Maruvada, MD
Vice President - UR Maruvada, MD
Treasurer - James May, MD
Secretary - Carlos Estrada, MD
Ethics Rep - Krishnaiah Rayasam, MD/UR Maruvada, MD
Fellowship Rep - Cecil Childers, MD
Rep to Executive Council - Carlos Estrada, MD
Alternate Rep - Krishnaiah Rayasam, MD

Chapter Counties: Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio

East Texas (Chapter #3 / 21 Members)
President - Joseph Arisco, MD
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary-Treasurer - James Buckingham, MD
Ethics Reps - Wendy J. Burke, MD
Fellowship Rep -
Rep to Executive Council - James Buckingham, MD
Alt. Rep to Executive Council - Jonathan Lockhart, MD

Chapter Counties: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

El Paso (Chapter #10 / 24 Members)
President - Nicholas Baida-Fragoso, MD
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics -
Fellowship - David Briones, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - David Briones, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: El Paso

Galveston-Brazoria (Chapter #17 / 34 Members)
President - Sunil Athavale, MD
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics Rep -
Fellowship Rep -
Rep to Exec. Council - Sunil Athavale, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Brazoria, Galveston

Heart of Texas (Chapter #5 / 32 Members)
President -
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics Rep -
Fellowship Rep -
Rep to Exec. Council -
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Bell, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, San Saba, Somervell

Houston (Chapter #1 / 393 Members)
President - Jacqueline McGregor, MD
President-Elect - Dawnelle J. Schatte, MD
Vice President - Emilio Cardona, MD
Treasurer - Christopher Martin, MD
Secretary - Daryl Knox, MD
Ethics Reps - William Patrick Moore, MD
Fellowship Rep - Mark Jacobs, MD/John Marcellus, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - R. Andrew Harper, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Harrison, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto,Waller, Wharton

Lone Star (Chapter 16 / 17 members)
President - Clay Sawyer, MD
President-Elect -
Vice President - David Beyer, MD
Secretary/Treasurer - Melanie Illich, MD
Ethics Rep - Clay Sawyer, MD
Fellowship - Clay Sawyer, MD
Rep to Exec. Council Rep - Clay Sawyer, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Bosque, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Limestone, Llano, McLennan

North Texas (Chapter #4 / 254 Members)
President - Ed Nace, MD
President-Elect - Catherin Roberts, MD
Vice President - Catherin Roberts, MD
Secretary - Carol North, MD
Treasurer - Margaret Balfour, MD
Ethics Rep - Daniel Pearson, III, MD
Fellowship Rep - Rege Stewart, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - Daniel Pearson, III, MD
Alternate Rep - John Debus, MD

Chapter Counties: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Rockwall

Panhandle Chapter (Chapter #18/ 22)
President - Ashot Azatian, MD
President-Elect - Valerie Robinson, MD
Vice President - Terry McMahon, MD
Secretary/Treasurer - Kathleen Stanley, MD
Ethics Rep - Lynda Parker, MD/Terry McMahon, MD
Fellowship Rep - Valerie Robinson, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - Valerie Robinson, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam,Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Yoakum

Red River (Chapter #14 / 7 Members)
President - Thu T. Le, MD
President-Elect - Thu T. Lee, MD
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics Rep -
Fellowship Rep -
Rep to Exec. Council - Christopher Hasseltine, MD
Alternate Rep - Harvey C. Martin, MD

Chapter Counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger

South Texas (Chapter #9 / 14 Members)
President - Estaban A. Gonzalez, MD
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer - Jose Igoa, MD
Ethics Rep -
Fellowship Rep - Fructuoso Irigoyen, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - Esteban Gonzalez, MD
Alternate Rep - Alex Kudisch, MD

Chapter Counties: Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy, Zapata

Southeast Texas (Chapter #2/ 6 Members)
President - James Creed, MD
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics Rep -
Fellowship Rep - James Creed, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - James Creed, MD
Alternate Rep -

Chapter Counties: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

Tarrant (Chapter #11 / 82 Members)
President - Daniel Goggin, MD
President-Elect/VP - Ross Tatum, MD
Treasurer - Jordan Yee, MD
Secretary -
Ethics Rep - Marie Kelly, MD
Fellowship Rep - A. Scott Winter, MD
Rep to Exec. Council - Edward S. Furber, MD
Alternate Rep - Daniel Goggin, MD

Chapter Counties: Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, Young

Victoria (Chapter #15 / 6 Members)
President -
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics -
Fellowship -
Rep to Exec. Council -

Chapter Counties: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Jackson, Live Oak, Matagorda, McMullen, Refugio,Victoria

West Texas (Chapter #8 / 25 Members)
President -
President-Elect -
Vice President -
Secretary/Treasurer -
Ethics Reps -
Fellowship Rep -
Rep to Exec. Council -

Chapter Counties: Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Jones, Kimble, Loving, Martin, McCullough, Menard, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackleford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Winkler



* Not a member

 

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