Mission
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​The objectives of the Chapter are to function in cooperation with, and as a constituent part of the Texas District Branch and the American Psychiatric Association; to assist the American Psychiatric Association in the promotion of its aims and objectives:
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To advance the standards of all psychiatric services and facilities;
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To foster the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social, and legal aspects of mental health and illness; and to make psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, to scientists in other fields of knowledge, and to the public;
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To promote the best interests of patients and those actively or potentially making use of mental health services.
Chapter Counties
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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
Meet The Team
Melinda Fierros, MD
President
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Victor Gonzalez, MD
President-Elect
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Sara Noble, MD
Vice-President
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Giancarlo Ferruzzi, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
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Melissa Deuter, MD/Melinda Fierros, MD
Ethics Representative(s)
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Michael Arambula, MD
Fellowship Representative
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Rene Olvera, MD (past-president)
Ami Chatrath, MD (at large)
Counselors
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Rene Olvera, MD
Representative to Executive Council
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Phillip Balfanz, MD
Alternate Representative to Executive Council