Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians

TSPP CHAPTERS

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

Austin Psychiatric Society

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

  • President – Kari Whatley, MD
  • Vice-President – Kristin Lasseter, MD
  • Secretary/Treasurer – Kristin Lasseter, MD
  • Ethics Representative(s) – Constance George, MD/Emily Doyle, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Melissa Eshelman, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – Aurora Osteen, MD

 

Bexar County Psychiatric Society

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

  • President – Melinda Fierros, MD
  • President-Elect – Victor Gonzalez, MD*
  • Vice-President –  Sara Noble, MD
  • Secretary/Treasurer – Giancarlo Ferruzzi, MD*
  • Ethics Representative(s) – Melissa Deuter, MD/Melinda Fierros, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Michael Arambula, MD
  • Counselor (Immediate Past President) – Rene Olvera, MD
  • Counselor At Large – Amritpaul Chatrath, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – Melinda Fierros, MD
  • Alternate Representative to Executive Council – Philip Balfanz, MD
 

Brazos Chapter

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

Corpus Christi

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

East Texas

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 Counties: El Paso

Galveston-Brazoria

Chapter Counties: Brazoria, Galveston

  • President – Derek Neal, MD
  • President-Elect Navin Oorjitham, M.D.
  • Secretary/Treasurer – Kaelan Temple, M.D.
  • Ethics Representative(s) – Michael Miller, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Edythe Harvey, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – Derek Neal, MD
  • Alternate Representative to Executive Council – Edythe Harvey, MD
 

Heart of Texas

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

Houston Psychiatric Society

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

  • President – Micah Knobles, MD
  • Vice-President – Iram Kazimi, MD
  • Secretary/Treasurer – Julia Ridgeway-Diaz, MD / Melissa Allen, MD
  • Ethics Representative(s) – Daryl Knox, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Chad Lemaire, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – Daniel Garza, MD
 

Lone Star

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

  • President – J. Clay Sawyer, MD
  • President-Elect – David Beyer, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – J. Clay Sawyer, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – J. Clay Sawyer, MD

 

North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians

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

  • President – Sarah Baker, MD
  • President-Elect – Karma Hudson, MD
  • Treasurer – Karma Hudson, MD
  • Ethics Representative(s) – Karma Hudson, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Osman Ali, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – John Debus, MD
  • Resident Representatives – Donald Egan, MD, and Emily Nguyen, MD
 

Panhandle

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

  • President – Wail Amor, MD
  • President-Elect – Amy Stark, MD
  • Secretary/Treasurer – Yasin Ibrahim, MD
 

Red River

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

South Texas

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

  • President – German Corso, MD
  • President-Elect – Ruben Pinero, MD
  • Vice-President – Lorena Reyna, MD
  • Secretary/Treasurer – Jose E. Igoa, MD
  • Ethics Representative(s) Henry Weisman, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Fructuoso Irigoyen, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – Esteban Gonzalez, MD
  • Alternate Representative to Executive Council – Alcides Amador, MD
  • UTRGV Resident Representative – Niang Mung, MD
 

Southeast Texas

Chapter Counties: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Tarrant County

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

  • President – Ken Hopper, MD
  • Secretary – Jordan Yee, MD
  • Treasurer – Jordan Yee, MD
  • Ethics Representative(s) – Cheryl Hurd, MD
  • Fellowship Representative – Debra Atkisson, MD
  • Representative to Executive Council – Daniel Goggin, MD
  • Resident Representative – Gabrianna Saks, DO, Bethany Hughes, MD, Paresh Jaini, D.O. (alternate)
 

Victoria

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

West Texas

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

Representative to Executive CouncilJohn Casada, MD

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