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- 2012-2013

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VOTING MEMBERS:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Debra Atkisson, MD

President-Elect

R. Andrew Harper, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Mark S. Jacobs, MD

Immediate Past President

Patrick Holden, MD

COUNCILORS

Past Presidents

At-Large

Patrick Holden, MD (2015)

Edward Furber, MD (2013)

Richard Noel, MD (2014)

Matthew D. Jeffreys, MD (2015)

George D. Santos, MD (2013)

Edgar Nace, MD (2014)

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE APA ASSEMBLY

A. David Axelrad, MD (2013)

J. Clay Sawyer, MD (2014)

Priscilla Ray, MD (2015)

 　

REPRESENTATIVES TO APA DIVISIONS

APA Division of Government Relations

Leslie Secrest, MD (2015)

APA Division of Public Affairs

Nakia Scott, MD (2015)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Academic Psychiatry Committee

Scott Winter, MD

Chapter Leadership Forum

Debra Atkisson, MD

Children and Adolescents Committee

Brigette Bailey, MD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Terry McMahon, MD

Continuing Medical Education Committee

Gary Etter, MD

Distinguished Fellowship Committee

Patrick Holden, MD

Ethics Committee

Daniel Pearson, III, MD

Finance Committee

Mark Jacobs, MD

Forensic Psychiatry

Edward Furber, MD

Government Affairs Committee

Leslie Secrest, MD

Members-in-Training Section

Noor Jarun, DO

Nominating Committee

Patrick Holden, 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

Brian Earthman, MD

Bexar County Chapter

Walter Root, MD/Anette Scott, 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

 　

Red River Chapter

　

South Texas Chapter

Esteban Gonzalez, MD

Southeast Texas Chapter

Michelle Doguet, MD

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

　

Baylor Child/Adolescent

Kurt Cousins, MD

Baylor Addiction Psychiatry

 　

JPS Psychiatric Residency

Jamie Huff, MD

Texas A&M, Scott & White

　

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

　

Texas Tech, El Paso

　

Texas Tech, Lubbock

　

UTHSC, Houston

　

UTHSC, Houston, Child/Adolescent

Rose Sembrano, MD

UTHSC, San Antonio

　

UTHSC, San Antonio, Child/Adol

Daniel Diaz, MD

UTMB, Galveston

　

UTMB, Child/Adolescent

　

UT Southwestern

Nick Piotrowski, MD and Cameron Culver, MD

UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent

German Corso, MD

UT Southwestern, Geriatric

Claire Williams, MD and Tania Amin, MD

UT Southwestern, Addiction

　

UT Southwestern, Sleep Medicine

　

UT Southwestern Austin

　

UT Southwestern Austin, Child/Adolescent

　

UT Southwestern Austin, Psychosomatic

 　

Wilford Hall

　

MEMBER-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATORS

Baylor College of Medicine

Andrea Stolar, 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, MD *

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

Rajbir Bakshi, 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

Richard Noel, MD

Texas Academy of Psychiatry

Martha Leatherman, MD

Texas Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Thomas Matthews, 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*

2011 - Patrick Holden, 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

Benigno Fernandez, MD

Chapter Leadership Forum

Andrew Harper, MD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

　

Continuing Medical Education Committee

Leslie Secrest, MD /Patrick Holden, MD

Consultant: Jefferson Nelson, MD

Distinguished Fellowship Committee

Mark Jacobs, MD

Ethics Committee

Marie Kelly, MD /Lynda Parker, MD

Consultant: Milton Altschuler, MD

Finance Committee

Conway McDanald, MD

Forensic Psychiatry

Joseph Penn, MD

Government Affairs Committee

 　

Members-in-Training Section

Consultants: Adam Brenner, MD/Terry McMahon, MD

Nominating Committee

Richard Noel, MD

Professional Practice Management Committee

Lynda Parker, MD/Gary Miller, MD

Public Mental Health Services Committee

Sheila Loboprabhu, MD

Strategic Planning and Coordinating Committee

Jacqueline McGregor, MD/Richard Noel, 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 / 133 Members)

President

Lowell McRoberts, MD

President-Elect

Melissa Eshelman, MD

Vice-President

Robin May-Davis, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

Constance George, MD

Fellowship Representative

Melissa Eshelman, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Brian Earthman, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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

Bexar County (Chapter #7 / 167 Members)

President

Walter Root, MD

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

Anette Scott, MD

Treasurer

Sharon Martini, MD

Secretary

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

Melissa Deuter, MD/Walter Root, MD

Fellowship Representative

Patrick Holden, MD

Representative to Executive Council

Walter Root, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

Anette Scott, 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 / 12 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 / 25 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 / 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: El Paso

Galveston-Brazoria (Chapter #17 / 21 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 / 21 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 / 374 Members)

President

Daryl Knox, MD

President-Elect

Dan Garza, MD

Vice-President

Mark Kunik, MD

Treasurer

Katherine Cowan, MD

Secretary

Paul Homsy, MD

Ethics Representative(s)

Daryl Knox, 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 / 18 members)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

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 / 232 Members)

President

Catherin Roberts, MD

President-Elect

Carol North, MD

Vice-President

Carol North, MD

Treasurer

Leonora Stephens, MD

Secretary

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

John Sadler, 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/ 27)

President

 　

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

Secretary/Treasurer

 　

Ethics Representative(s)

 　

Fellowship Representative

　

Representative to Executive Council

 　

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

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 / 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: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger

South Texas (Chapter #9 / 14 Members)

President

Esteban Gonzalez, MD

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

 　

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

Michelle Doguet, MD

Alternate Representative to Executive Council

 　

Chapter Counties: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

Tarrant (Chapter #11 / 86 Members)

President

Cheryl Hurd, MD

President-Elect

 　

Vice-President

Jordan Yee, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Maryrita Mallet, 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 / 15 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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