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.

 

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TEXAS SOCIETY OF PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIANS

GOVERNANCE- 2011-2012

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VOTING MEMBERS:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Patrick Holden, MD

President-Elect

Debra Atkisson, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

R. Andrew Harper, MD

Immediate Past President

Richard L. Noel, MD

COUNCILORS

Past Presidents

At-Large

Richard Noel, MD (2014)

Edward Furber, MD (2013)

William H. Reid, MD (2012)

Edgar Nace, MD (2014)

George D. Santos, MD (2013)

Franklin Redmond, MD (2012)

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE APA ASSEMBLY

A. David Axelrad, MD (2013)

J. Clay Sawyer, MD (2014)

Priscilla Ray, MD (2012)

 　

REPRESENTATIVES TO APA DIVISIONS

APA Division of Government Relations

Leslie Secrest, MD (2012)

APA Division of Public Affairs

Debra Atkisson, MD (2012)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Academic Psychiatry Committee

Scott Winter, MD

Chapter Leadership Forum

Patrick Holden, MD

Children and Adolescents Committee

Brigette Bailey, MD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Franklin Redmond, MD

Continuing Medical Education Committee

Jefferson E. Nelson, MD

Distinguished Fellowship Committee

Patrick Holden, MD

Ethics Committee

Daniel Pearson, III, MD

Finance Committee

Andrew Harper, MD

Forensic Psychiatry

Edward Furber, MD

Government Affairs Committee

Leslie Secrest, MD

Members-in-Training Section

Leslie Potter, DO

Nominating Committee

Richard Noel, MD

Professional Practices Management Committee

Mark Jacobs, MD

Public Mental Health Services Committee

Daryl Knox, MD

Strategic Planning and Coordinating Committee

J. Clay Sawyer, MD

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES

Austin Chapter

Jefferson Nelson, MD/Lowell McRoberts, MD

Bexar County Chapter

Susan Wynne, MD/Walter Root, MD

Brazos Valley Chapter

 　

Corpus Christi Chapter

　

East Texas Chapter

James Buckingham, MD/Jonathan Lockhart, MD

El Paso Chapter

　

Galveston-Brazoria Chapter

　

Heart of Texas Chapter

　

Houston Chapter

Edythe Harvey, MD/R. Andrew Harper, MD

Lone Star Chapter

J. Clay Sawyer, MD

North Texas Chapter

John Debus, MD/ Edgar Nace, MD

Panhandle Chapter

Valerie Robinson, MD/Terry McMahon, MD

Red River Chapter

　

South Texas Chapter

Esteban A. Gonzalez, MD

Southeast Texas Chapter

　

Tarrant Chapter

Edward S. Furber, MD/Daniel Goggin, MD

Victoria Chapter

　

West Texas Chapter

　

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NON-VOTING MEMBERS:

MEMBER-IN-TRAINING REPRESENTATIVES

Baylor College of Medicine

Andrea Nelsen, MD

Baylor Child/Adolescent

Farhan M. Khan, MD

Baylor Addiction Psychiatry

Benjamin Li, MD *

JPS Psychiatric Residency

Leslie Potter, DO

Texas A&M, Scott & White

Jason Sapp, DO

Texas A&M, Scott & White, Child/Adolescent

　

Texas Tech, El Paso

Texas Tech, Lubbock

Kerry Musick, MD *

UTHSC, Houston

Aarti Gupta, MD

UTHSC, Houston, Child/Adolescent

Desirae Reeder, MD

UTHSC, San Antonio

Tracey Cawthorn, MD

UTHSC, San Antonio, Child/Adol

Daniel Diaz, MD

UTMB, Galveston

Mechibelle Lynch, MD

UTMB, Child/Adolescent

　

UT Southwestern

Jadon Webb, MD

UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent

Phillip Balfanz, MD

UT Southwestern, Geriatric

Mary E. Camp, MD

UT Southwestern, Addiction

Xing-Chun Tang, MD *

UT Southwestern, Sleep Medicine

　

UT Southwestern Austin

Ian Crooks, MD

UT Southwestern Austin, Child/Adolescent

　

UT Southwestern Austin, Psychosomatic

 　

Wilford Hall

　

MEMBER-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATORS

Baylor College of Medicine

Kim-Lan Czelusta, MD

Baylor Child/Adolescent

Laurel Lyn Williams, DO*

Baylor Addiction Psychiatry

Daryl Shorter, MD *

JPS Psychiatric Residency

Scott Winter, MD

Texas A&M, Scott & White

Virginia Maxanne Flores, MD*

Texas A&M, Scott & White, Child/Adolescent

　

Texas Tech, El Paso

Henry Weisman, MD

Texas Tech, Lubbock

Stephen Manning, DO *

UTHSC, Houston

Vineeth John, MD*

UTHSC, Houston, Child/Adolescent

Cynthia Santos, MD

UTHSC, San Antonio

Brenda J. Talley, MD

UTHSC, San Antonio, Child/Adol

Thomas Matthews, MD

UTMB, Galveston

Cindy Wigg, MD*

UTMB, Child/Adolescent

Christopher Thomas, MD

UT Southwestern

Adam Brenner, MD

UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent

James Norcross, MD

UT Southwestern, Geriatric

Mustafa Husain, MD

UT Southwestern, Addiction

Sidarth Wakhlu, MD*

UT Southwestern, Sleep Medicine

Greg Carter, MD*

UT Southwestern Austin

Emily Doyle, MD

UT Southwestern Austin, Child/Adolescent

Jane Ripperger-Suhler, MD

UT Southwestern Austin, Psychosomatic

Lowell McRoberts, MD

Wilford Hall

Kaustubh Joshi, MD*

* Not yet a member

OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

Federation of Texas Psychiatry

Steven Pliszka, MD

Texas Academy of Psychiatry

Clay Sawyer, 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

Emilie Becker, MD

PAST PRESIDENTS COUNCIL

1956 - John L. Otto, MD *

1986 - Myron F. Weiner, MD

1957 - Bruce Beard, MD *

1987 - Robert L. Zapalac, MD

1958 - William Cantrell, MD *

1988 - Victor J. Weiss, MD *

1959 - Hamilton Ford, MD *

1989 - Doyle I. Carson, MD

1960 - Clarence Hoekstra, MD *

1990 - Paul H. Wick, MD

1961 - Robert Stubblefield, MD*

1991 - Edward L. Reilly, MD

1962 - Cy Ruilmann, MD *

1992 - David F. Briones, MD

1963 - H. Harlan Crank, MD*

1993 - Bernard M. Gerber, MD

1964 - E. Ivan Bruce, Jr., MD *

1994 - Larry E. Tripp, MD

1965 - Perry Talkington, MD *

1995 - Arthur J. Farley, MD

1966 - Alfred Hill, MD *

1996 - Conway McDanald, MD

1967 - James K. Peden, MD *

1997 - Robert G. Denney, MD

1968 - Alexander Bankhead, MD *

1998 - Jefferson E. Nelson, MD

1969 - Pete C. Palasota, MD*

1999 - A. David Axelrad, MD

1970 - Marshall L. Fowler, Jr., MD*

2000 - Deborah C. Peel, MD

1971 - Irvin M. Cohen, MD

2001 - Charles L. Bowden, MD

1972 - Wade H. Lewis, MD

2002 - R. Sanford Kiser, MD

1973 - E. Winston Cochran, MD*

2003 - Priscilla Ray, MD

1974 - Harry K. Davis, MD

2004 - J. Clay Sawyer, MD

1975 - Thomas H. Allison, MD*

2005 - Gary L. Etter, MD

1977 - Walter E. Reifslager, MD

2006 - Leslie H. Secrest, MD

1978 - Laurence C. McGonagle, MD*

2007 - William H. Reid, MD

1979 - Jane H. Preston, MD*

2008 - Martha Leatherman, MD

1980 - William A. Cantrell, MD*

2009 - George D. Santos, MD

1981 - Tracy R. Gordy, MD

2010 - Richard L. Noel, MD

1982 - Keith Johansen, MD*

 　

1983 - Grace K. Jameson, MD

　

1984 - Frank P. Schuster, MD *

 　

1985 - Spencer Bayles, MD*

 　

* Deceased

COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRS and CONSULTANTS

Academic Psychiatry Committee

Tim Wolff, MD

Children and Adolescents Committee

Jadon Webb, MD

Chapter Leadership Forum

Debra Atkisson, MD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

　

Continuing Medical Education Committee

Leslie Secrest, MD /Patrick Holden, MD/Gary Etter, MD

Distinguished Fellowship Committee

Gary Etter, MD

Ethics Committee

Marie Kelly, MD /Lynda Parker, MD

Consultant: Milton Altschuler, MD

Finance Committee

Conway McDanald, MD

Forensic Psychiatry

 　

Government Affairs Committee

 　

Members-in-Training Section

Daniel Diaz, MD

Consultants: Adam Brenner, MD/Terry McMahon, MD

Nominating Committee

George Santos, 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 Dirtector

Debbie Sundberg

　

TSPP CHAPTER GOVERNANCE

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

Austin (Chapter #6 / 134 Members)

President

Brian Earthman, MD

President-Elect

Lowell McRoberts, MD

Vice-President

Melissa Eshelman, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Robin May-Davis, MD

Ethics Representative(s)

Constance George, MD/Melissa Eshelman, MD

Fellowship Representative

Melissa Eshelman, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Jefferson Nelson, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

Lowell McRoberts, MD

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

Bexar County (Chapter #7 / 178 Members)

President

Susan Wynne, MD

President-Elect

Walter Root, MD

Vice-President

 　

Treasurer

Sharon Martini, MD

Secretary

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

Melissa Deuter, MD/Walter Root, MD

Fellowship Representative

Patrick Holden, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Susan Wynne, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

Walter Root, 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 / 3 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

Corpus Christi (Chapter #13 / 13 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

East Texas (Chapter #3 / 24 Members)

President

Joseph Arisco, MD

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

James Buckingham, MD

Ethics Representative(s)

Wendy J. Burke, MD

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

James Buckingham, MD

Alternate Representative 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 / 28 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

Chapter Counties: El Paso

Galveston-Brazoria (Chapter #17 / 27 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

Chapter Counties: Brazoria, Galveston

Heart of Texas (Chapter #5 / 24 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

Houston (Chapter #1 / 375 Members)

President

Emilio Cardona, MD

President-Elect

Daryl Knox, MD

Vice-President

Dan Garza, MD

Treasurer

Mark Kunik, MD

Secretary

Katherine Cowan, MD

Ethics Representative(s)

William Patrick Moore, MD

Fellowship Representative

Mark Jacobs, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Edythe Harvey, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

R. Andrew Harper, MD

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

Lone Star (Chapter 16 / 16 members)

President

Clay Sawyer, MD

President-Elect

David Beyer, MD

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

Clay Sawyer, MD

Fellowship Representative

Clay Sawyer, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Clay Sawyer, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

North Texas (Chapter #4 / 247 Members)

President

Catherin Roberts, MD

President-Elect

Carol North, MD

Vice-President

Carol North, MD

Treasurer

Leonora Stephens, MD

Secretary

Bagya Arumugham, MD

Ethics Representative(s)

Daniel Pearson, III, MD/Nicole Cooper, MD

Fellowship Representative

Madeline Harford, MD

Representative to Executive Council

John Debus, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

Edgar Nace, MD

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

Panhandle Chapter (Chapter #18/ 23)

President

Ashot Azatian, MD

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

Terry McMahon, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

Terry McMahon, MD/Valerie Robinson, MD

Fellowship Representative

Valerie Robinson, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Valerie Robinson, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

Terry McMahon, MD

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 / 4 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

South Texas (Chapter #9 / 14 Members)

President

 Esteban Gonzalez, MD　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 Fructuoso Irigoyen, MD　

Secretary/Treasurer

 Jose Igoa, MD　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 Esteban Gonzalez, MD　　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

Southeast Texas (Chapter #2/ 6 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

Chapter Counties: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

Tarrant (Chapter #11 / 87 Members)

President

Joseph Burkett, MD

President-Elect

Cheryl Hurd, MD

Vice-President

Cheryl Hurd, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Jordan Yee, MD

Ethics Representative(s)

Marie Kelly, MD

Fellowship Representative

A. Scott Winter, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Edward S. Furber, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

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 Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

West Texas (Chapter #8 / 18 Members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive 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

　

　

 

 

 

 

 

　

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

　

　

 

 

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