Faculty Search Filter Chair Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD Professor & Chairman, Pat R. Rutherford, Jr. Chair in Psychiatry, Director, Executive Director Vice Chairs Ronald E. Acierno, PhD Professor, Vice Chair for Veteran Affairs, Executive Director of the UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Elaheh Ashtari, PsyD Assistant Professor, Director of Psychology Services, Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion Joao L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Outreach, Director, Director Vineeth John, MD, MBA Professor, Vice Chair for Education, Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Section Scott D. Lane, PhD Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Director, Neurobehavioral Laboratory, Director of Research Elizabeth Newlin, MD Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chief of Child and Adolescent Services Bobby Nix, MD Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor, Director Professor Emeritus Louis A. Faillace, MD Professor Emeritus Robert W. Guynn, MD Professor Emeritus Professors Patricia Butler, MD Professor, Vice Dean for Educational Programs Joao L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Outreach, Director, Director Vineeth John, MD, MBA Professor, Vice Chair for Education, Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Section Scott D. Lane, PhD Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Director, Neurobehavioral Laboratory, Director of Research Deborah M. Little, PhD Professor, Director of Research Katherine A. Loveland, PhD Landmark Charities Professor in Autism Research and Treatment, Director, Director, Director Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, MD, PhD, MSc Professor, Director Ossama Osman, MD Professor Deborah A. Pearson, PhD Professor, Director, Associate Director, Co-Director Anilkumar Pillai, PhD Professor and Director of the Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Louis A. Faillace, MD, Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Teresa Pigott, MD Professor, Director Cynthia Santos, MD Clinical Professor Joy M. Schmitz, PhD Louis A. Faillace, M.D. Professor, Director Salih Selek, MD Professor, Director of the Refractory Mood Disorders Program Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD Professor & Chairman, Pat R. Rutherford, Jr. Chair in Psychiatry, Director, Executive Director Cesar A. Soutullo, MD, PhD Professor, Director, ADHD Outpatient Program Antonio L. Teixeira, MD, PhD, MSc Professor, Director Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM Professor, Medical Director Consuelo Walss-Bass, PhD Professor and John S. Dunn Foundation Distinguished Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director, Director, Co-Director Associate Professors J. Chase Findley, MD Associate Professor, Director Angela M. Heads, PhD Associate Professor Melba Hernandez-Tejada, PhD, DHA Associate Professor Thomas D. Meyer, PhD Associate Professor, Director, Co-Director Elizabeth Newlin, MD Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chief of Child and Adolescent Services Bobby Nix, MD Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor, Director Marsal Sanches, MD, PhD, FAPA Associate Professor, Research Track Residency Training Director Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Director, Director Peggy Stephens, MD Associate Professor Luba Yammine, PhD, APRN, FNP-C Associate Professor Cristian P. Zeni, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Director, Director Assistant Professors Mohammed Ahmed, MD Assistant Professor Kendra M. Anderson, PhD Assistant Professor Jose A. Arriola Vigo, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Elaheh Ashtari, PsyD Assistant Professor, Director of Psychology Services, Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion Taiwo Babatope, MD, MPH, MBA Assistant Professor Jennifer Bahrman, PhD Assistant Professor Tatiana Barichello, PhD Assistant Professor Jeffrey Barr, MD Assistant Professor Glenn Belz, MD Assistant Professor Kawal Bir, MD Assistant Professor Charoo Chouhan, MD Assistant Professor Alexandra Duran, MD Assistant Professor Rania Elkhatib, MD, MPS Assistant Professor Luis A. Fernandez, MD Assistant Professor, Chief of Psychiatry Services Christopher Frederick, DO Assistant Professor, Director of Psychiatry Services, Director of Psychiatry Services Gabriel R. Fries, PhD Assistant Professor Melissa Goldberg, PsyD Clinical Assistant Professor Omar D. Gonzales, MD Assistant Professor George E. Groves, MD Assistant Professor Silvia Hafliger, MD Assistant Professor Jane E. Hamilton, PhD, MPH, LCSW Assistant Professor Shaojie Han, MD, MS Assistant Professor Amanda Helminiak, MD Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Training Director Umair Hemani, DO Assistant Professor, Director, Telemedicine Gregory Hestla, MD Assistant Professor Jennifer B. Hughes, PhD Assistant Professor Nesreen Ibrahim, MD Assistant Professor Benson M. Irungu, PhD Assistant Professor Jason James, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Director Shitij Kapoor, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Tyler S. Kimm, MD Assistant Professor Micah J. Knobles, MD Assistant Professor Vinay Kothapalli, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Luca Lavagnino, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Allison S. Marshall, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Saba Memon, MD Assistant Professor Ruben Mendez, MD Assistant Professor Olivia Moffitt, MD Assistant Professor Caesa Nagpal, MD Assistant Professor Elizabeth T. Nguyen, MD Assistant Professor Justin Nguyen, MD Assistant Professor Maria J. Orejarena, MD, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor Nicholas Patniyot, MD Assistant Professor Omar F. Pinjari, MD Assistant Professor Nicola Riccardo Polizzotto, MD Assistant Professor Alan R. Prossin, MBBS Assistant Professor, Director, Director Segundo Robert-Ibarra, MD Assistant Professor, Director Sumera Salamat, MD Assistant Professor Kimberly Samuels, PhD Assistant Professor Laurie Schneider, MD Assistant Professor Kairav Shah, MD Assistant Professor Lokesh Shahani, MD, MPH, FACP Assistant Professor, Chief Medical Officer , Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Program Anuj Shukla, MD Assistant Professor Janis Smeal, DO Clinical Assistant Professor John L. Sneed, MD Assistant Professor Robert Suchting, PhD Assistant Professor Nilesh S. Tannu, MD, MS Assistant Professor Andrea N. Taylor, PhD Assistant Professor Leslie K. Taylor, PhD Assistant Professor, Clinical Director of Child Services Ana M. Ugueto, PhD Assistant Professor Alia R. Warner, PhD Assistant Professor Hanjing Emily Wu, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Zeshen Wu, MD Assistant Professor Jun Yin, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Jin H. Yoon, PhD Assistant Professor Jason Yu, PhD Assistant Professor Marion Zahn, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Student Counseling Services Instructor Giselli Scaini, PharmD, MSc, PhD Instructor Staff Physicians Ramprasad Kalavapalli, MD Staff Physician
