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.

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.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2009-2010

President - George D. Santos, MD

President-Elect - Richard L. Noel, MD

Secretary/Treasurer - Patrick Holden, MD

Immediate Past President - Martha E. Leatherman, MD

President - Martha E. Leatherman, MD

President-Elect - George D. Santos, MD

Secretary-Treasurer - Richard L. Noel, MD

Immediate Past President - William H. Reid, MD

Gary Etter, MD (2009)

William H. Reid, MD (2011)

Leslie Secrest, MD (2010)

Patrick Holden, MD (2010)

Lynda Parker, MD (2011)

Franklin Redmond, MD (2009)

A. David Axelrad, MD (2010)

Priscilla Ray, MD (2009)

J. Clay Sawyer, MD (2011)

APA Division of Government Relations - Leslie Secrest, MD (2009)

APA Division of Public Affairs - Debra Kowalski, MD (2009)

Academic Psychiatry Committee - R. Andrew Harper, MD

Children and Adolescents Committee - Debra A. Kowalski, MD

Constitution and Bylaws Committee - Franklin Redmond, MD

Continuing Medical Education Committee - Jefferson E. Nelson, MD

Ethics Committee - Milton Altschuler, MD

Fellowship Committee - Patrick Holden, MD

Finance Committee - Richard L. Noel, MD/Conway L. McDanald, MD

Forensic Psychiatry - William Reid, MD

Government Affairs Committee - Martha E. Leatherman, MD

Members-in-Training Section - Simardeep Mann, MD

Nominating Committee - William H. Reid, MD

Professional Practices Committee - Lynda M. Parker, MD

Public Mental Health Services Committee - Jim Van Norman, MD/Joseph Burkett, MD

Socioeconomics Committee - Gary E. Miller, MD

Strategic Planning and Coordinating Committee - J. Clay Sawyer, MD

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES

Austin Chapter - Jefferson Nelson, MD

Bexar County Chapter - Franklin C. Redmond, 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

Victoria Chapter -

West Texas Chapter - Shirley Marks, MD

Austin Psychiatric Residency - Polly McKinney, MD

Austin Psychiatric Residency, Child/Adolescent - Charles Sweet, MD

Baylor College of Medicine - Amy Mayhew, MD*

Baylor Child/Adolescent -

JPS Psychiatric Residency - Casey Green, MD

Texas A&M, Scott & White -

Texas A&M, Scott & White, Child/Adolescent - Kyle Morrow, MD*

Texas Tech, El Paso - M. Amjad Khan, MD

Texas Tech, Lubbock - Ariel Vitali, MD

UTHSC, Houston - Felecia Garner, MD

UTHSC, Houston, Child/Adolescent -

UTHSC, San Antonio - Daniel L. Diaz, MD

UTHSC, San Antonio, Child/Adol - John Tobis, MD

UTMB, Galveston - Sandra Vale, MD

UTMB, Child/Adolescent - Howard Wong, MD

UT Southwestern - Simardeep Mann, MD

UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent - TaeY. Lee, MD

UT Southwestern, Geriatric -

UT Southwestern, Addiction -

UT Southwestern, Forensic -

Wilford Hall -

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 - Florence Eddins-Folensbee, MD

JPS Psychiatric Residency - Scott Winter, MD

Texas A&M, Scott & White - Jane Ripperger-Suhler, 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 - Paul Mohl, MD

UT Southwestern, Child/Adolescent - Maryam Rezai, MD

UT Southwestern, Geriatric - Mustafa Husain, MD

UT Southwestern, Addiction - Sidarth Wakhlu, MD*

UT Southwestern, Forensic - Heidi Vermette, MD

Wilford Hall - Catherine Bobenreith, MD*

Federation of Texas Psychiatry - Lauren Parsons, MD

Texas Academy of Psychiatry - Stuart Crane, 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 -

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

* Deceased

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

Ethics Committee - Marie Kelly, MD /George Trapp, MD

Fellowship Committee - Valerie Robinson, MD

Finance Committee -

Forensic Psychiatry -

Government Affairs Committee - Leslie Secrest, MD

Members-in-Training Section - Ariel Vitali, MD

Nominating Committee - Leslie Secrest, MD

Professional Practices Committee - Ed Nace, MD

Public Mental Health Services Committee -

Socioeconomics Committee - Ed Furber, MD

Strategic Planning and Coordinating Committee - Jacqueline McGregor, MD

Hospital Practices Subcommittee of Government Affairs, Chair - Edward Furber, MD

Executive Director - John R. Bush

Assistant Director - Debbie Sundberg

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

Austin (Chapter #6 / 119 Members)

President - Tiffany Ballard, DO

President-Elect - Lynn Spillar, MD

Vice-President - Michelle Magid, MD

Secretary/Treasurer - Brian Earthman, MD

Ethics Reps -

Fellowship Rep -

Rep to Exec. Council - Jefferson Nelson, MD

Alternate Rep -

President - Maria Ruiz-Sweeney, MD

President-Elect -

Vice President - Teresita Balderas, MD

Treasurer - Audra Ochsner, MD

Secretary - Cathleen Harrison, MD

Ethics Reps -

Fellowship Rep - Patrick Holden, MD

Rep to Exec. Council - Franklin C. Redmond, MD

Alternate Rep -

President -

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics Rep -

Fellowship Rep - David H. Rosen, MD

Rep to Executive Council -

Alternate Rep -

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

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

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 -

President - Sunil Athavale, MD

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics Rep -

Fellowship Rep -

Rep to Exec. Council - Sunil Athavale, MD

Alternate Rep -

President -

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics Rep - Joachim Sullivan, MD

Fellowship Rep -

Rep to Exec. Council -

Alternate Rep -

President - Edythe P. Harvey, MD

President-Elect - Jacqueline McGregor, MD

Vice President - Dawnelle J. Schatte, MD

Treasurer - Emilio Cardona, MD

Secretary - Christopher Martin, 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 -

President - Clay Sawyer, MD

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics Rep - Clay Sawyer, MD

Fellowship - Clay Sawyer, MD

Rep to Exec. Council Rep - Clay Sawyer, MD

Alternate Rep -

President - Nicole Cooper, MD

President-Elect - Ed Nace, MD

Vice President - Ed Nace, MD

Secretary/Treasurer - Rege Stewart, MD

Ethics Rep - Daniel Pearson, III, MD

Fellowship Rep - John Debus, MD

Rep to Exec. Council - Daniel Pearson, III, MD, MD

Alternate Rep - John Debus, MD

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 -

President - Joseph Black, MD

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics Rep - Joseph Black, MD

Fellowship Rep - Joseph Black, MD

Rep to Exec. Council - Christopher Hasseltine, MD

Alternate Rep - Harvey C. Martin, MD

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

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 -

President - Ross Tatum, MD

President-Elect - Daniel Goggin, MD

Vice President - Daniel Goggin, MD

Treasurer - Jordan Yee, MD

Secretary - Carol Nati, MD

Ethics Rep - Marie Kelly, MD

Fellowship Rep - A. Scott Winter, MD

Rep to Exec. Council - Edward S. Furber, MD

Alternate Rep -

President -

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics -

Fellowship -

Rep to Exec. Council -

President - Shirley Marks, MD

President-Elect -

Vice President -

Secretary/Treasurer -

Ethics Reps -

Fellowship Rep - Shirley Marks, MD

Rep to Exec. Council -Shirley Marks, MD

* Not a member

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