As a clinician, teacher, leader, researcher, and advocate, all of my professional experiences have led me to this practice where I weave together all that I’ve learned into a rich tapestry of personalized psychiatric care. My education began at the University of Texas at Austin where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with Highest Honors. Eager to become a physician, off I went to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where I received my Doctor of Medicine with honor. Fortunate to remain in the largest medical center in the world, I completed my internship and residency at the Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals Psychiatry Residency Program and soon after achieved certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
I’ve had the privilege of working in private practice, academic medicine at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, and in community health at Lone Star Circle of Care in Round Rock, Texas. All of these experiences—and each patient along the way—have taught me a great deal, making me the doctor I am today…more focused on who the patient is rather than what the patient has, and recognizing the power of holistic healing rather than being limited to what’s inside a pill.
I care about your mind, your body, your life, your loves, your losses and fears, your traumas and triumphs. As a psychiatrist and therapist, it is an indescribable privilege to be invited into someone’s soul…the place that is uniquely you, a place of discovery, worthy of sensitivity and respect, compassion and understanding…a timeless place, haunted by the past—both good and bad—hopeful in the promise of the future. Many of us struggle, locked up in the past or worried about the future; no matter where you find yourself, I’d like to help you live more in the present with peace and contentment, satisfied with who you are and all you wish to be.
In order to help you decide if I’m the right psychiatrist for you, I’ve highlighted my professional experiences below. Please click on the links if you’d like more details
I’ve had the privilege of working in private practice, academic medicine at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, and in community health at Lone Star Circle of Care in Round Rock, Texas. All of these experiences—and each patient along the way—have taught me a great deal, making me the doctor I am today…more focused on who the patient is rather than what the patient has, and recognizing the power of holistic healing rather than being limited to what’s inside a pill.
I care about your mind, your body, your life, your loves, your losses and fears, your traumas and triumphs. As a psychiatrist and therapist, it is an indescribable privilege to be invited into someone’s soul…the place that is uniquely you, a place of discovery, worthy of sensitivity and respect, compassion and understanding…a timeless place, haunted by the past—both good and bad—hopeful in the promise of the future. Many of us struggle, locked up in the past or worried about the future; no matter where you find yourself, I’d like to help you live more in the present with peace and contentment, satisfied with who you are and all you wish to be.
In order to help you decide if I’m the right psychiatrist for you, I’ve highlighted my professional experiences below. Please click on the links if you’d like more details
Board Certification 1992
Diplomate in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), one of 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. The ABPN serves the public interest and promotes excellence in the practices of psychiatry and neurology through its certification processes designed to identify qualified specialists through rigorous credential and training requirements and successful completion of board examinations.
Snapshot of Professional Experience
Accomplished, experienced and knowledgeable adult psychiatrist with a extensive background in:
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Neuropsychiatry
Integrated Behavioral Health
Private Practice of Psychiatry
Academic Psychiatry
Mental Health Executive Leadership
Education
Advocacy
Diplomate in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), one of 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. The ABPN serves the public interest and promotes excellence in the practices of psychiatry and neurology through its certification processes designed to identify qualified specialists through rigorous credential and training requirements and successful completion of board examinations.
Snapshot of Professional Experience
Accomplished, experienced and knowledgeable adult psychiatrist with a extensive background in:
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Neuropsychiatry
Integrated Behavioral Health
Private Practice of Psychiatry
Academic Psychiatry
Mental Health Executive Leadership
Education
Advocacy