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Department Leadership

Department Leadership

Dr. Soares_mood disordersJair C. Soares, MD, PhD
Professor & Chairman,
Pat R. Rutherford, Jr. Chair in Psychiatry,
Director, Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders,
Faillace Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
Executive Director, UTHealth Houston John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Campus
Ronald E. Acierno, PhDRon Acierno, PhD
Professor,
Vice Chair For Veteran Affairs,
Executive Director, UTHealth Houston Trauma And Resilience Center,
Faillace Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
Elaheh AshtariElaheh Ashtari, PsyD
Associate Professor,
Chief of Psychology Services, UTHealth Houston HCPC,
Dr. de Quevedo treatment-resistant mood disordersJoao L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD
Professor,
Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Outreach,
Director, Translational Psychiatry Program,
Director, Treatment-Resistant Depression Clinic
Dr. Vineeth John geriatric psychiatryVineeth John, MD, MBA
Professor,
Vice Chair for Education,
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Section
Bobby Nix, M.D.Bobby Nix, MD
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs,
Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Director, UT Physicians Behavioral Health Outpatient Services
Dr. Lokesh ShahaniLokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Associate Professor
Chief Medical Officer, UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus
Vice Chair Inpatient Clinical Services , Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston
Cesar A. Soutullo, MD, PhDCesar Soutullo, MD, PhD
Professor,
Vice Chair and Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of ADHD Outpatient Program
Jeff TempleJeffrey R. Temple, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean of Clinical Research
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Texas Violence and Injury Prevention Research Center (VIPR)
Betty and Rose Pfefferbaum Chair in Child Mass Trauma and Resilience