About the Arizona Psychiatric Society
why belonging to your progressional organization is important
- APS is a strong voice in Arizona Legislature and at the state regulatory agencies - advocating for the profession and our patients.
- APS provides representation of psychiatry at the Arizona Medical Association.
- APS participates and provides leadership in coalitions with other mental health professionals, patient, and family groups in advocating for access to quality care, ending stigma and discrimination against patients and psychiatric treatments.
- Coalitions that APS participates in include the Interprofessional Behavioral Health Association of Arizona, the Arizona Coalition for Insurance Parity, and the Arizona Healthcare Advocacy Coalition. APS offers quality CME programs through scientific meetings.
- APS represents Arizona psychiatrists in matters before the American Psychiatric Association
- APS provides its members with the opportunity to have input and participation through committees positions of leadership.
ARIZONA PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY 2020-2021 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President: Jasleen Chhatwal, MBBS, MD, FAPA
President-Elect: Stephen (Larry) Mecham, DOVice President: Yazhini Srivasthal, MDTreasurer: Nicholas Ahrendt, MDSecretary: Srinivas Danaram, MDCo Resident-Fellow Member Representatives:
Reema Chopra, DO,
Nathan Jones, MD, and Kailee Marin, DO
APA Assembly Representatives:
Jason Curry, DO (serves term concluding 2023)Gretchen Alexander, MD (one-year term concluding 2022)
Don J. Fowls, MD, Past President
The Society thanks these members for their leadership.
we invite you to contribute to leadership
The work of the Arizona Psychiatric Society is achieved through the efforts and contributions of many different Committee Chairs and their supporting committee members. Members are invited to join and contribute to committees of interest; contact teri@azmed.org to be added. The Committees of the Society and their current Chairpersons are as follows:
APS Delegates to the Arizona Medical Association House of Delegates: Brian Espinoza, MD, Alan Anderson, MD, and Stehen (Larry) Mecham, DO
Communications: Yazhini Srivathsal, MD, Chair, and Ramsha Rao, MD, Associate Chair
Disaster Mental Health: Nicholas Ahrendt, MD, Chair
Early Career Psychiatrists: Felicitas Koster, DO, and Srinivas Dannaram, MD, Co-Chairs
Education: Jasleen Chhatwal, MBBS, MD, Chair
Forensic: Jack Potts, MD, and Scott Kirkorsky, MD, Co-Chairs
Legislative: Don J. Fowls, MD, Chair
Membership: Gagandeep Singh, MD, Chair
Nomination: Gurjot Marwah, MD, Chair
Resident-Fellow Member (Co-Chairs Elected Representatives Above)
Women's Group: Bahar Altaha, MD, Chair
Celebrating our members
ARIZONA PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY past presidents
Otto L. Bendheim, M.D. 1960-1961Warren S. Williams, M.D. 1961-1963T. Richard Gregory, M.D. 1963-1964Boris Zemsky, M.D. 1964-1965 Hal J. Breen, M.D. 1965-1966Joseph M. Green, M.D. 1966-1967Irene M. Josselyn, M.D. 1967-1968Hubert R. Estes, M.D. 1968-1969Richard H. Bruner, M.D. 1969-1970Thomas F. Kruchek, M.D. 1970-1971David S. Burgoyne Sr., M.D. 1971-1972Marshall W. Jones, M.D. 1972-1973Harold D. Haeussler, M.D. 1973-1974William B. Haeussler, M.D. 1974-1975Edward S. Gelardin, M.D. 1975-1976Hugo L. Cozzi, M.D. 1976-1977Robert F. Meyer, M.D. 1977-1978James E. Campbell, M.D. 1978-1979Stuart M. Gould, M.D. 1979-1980Elliot M. Heiman, M.D. 1980-1981Stephen V. Shanfield, M.D. 1981-1982Jerry A. Biggs, M.D. 1982-1983Robert C. Shapiro, M.D. 1983-1984Dennis C. Westin, M.D. 1984-1985John H. Jarvis, M.D. 1985-1986James G. Hill, M.D. 1986-1987Robert P. Bevan, M.D. 1987-1988Eugene J. Kinder, M.D. 1988-1989
James M. Campbell, M.D. 1989-1990David S. Burgoyne II, M.D. 1990-1991
Stuart W. Hollingsworth, M.D. 1991-1992Kevin J. Leehey, M.D. 1992-1993Stephen S. Brockway, M.D. 1993-1994Michael H. Stumpf, M.D. 1994-1995Lauro Amezcua-Patino, M.D. 1995-1996David S. Burgoyne II, M.D. 1997-1998Glenn Lippman, M.D. 1998-1999Lisa Jones, M.D. 1999-2000David J. Coons, M.D. 2000-2001James M. Campbell, M.D. 2001-2002Bradley Johnson, M.D. 2002-2003David W. Leicken, M.D. 2003-2004Thomas N. Crumbley, M.D. 2004-2006Jeffrey L. Schwimmer, M.D., M.P.H. 2006-2007Stephen O. Morris, M.D. 2007-2008Jack L. Potts, M.D. 2008-2009Elizabeth A. Kohlhepp, M.D. 2009-2010Michael E. Brennan, M.D. 2010-2011Gretchen Alexander, M.D. 2011-2012Tariq M. Ghafoor, M.D. 2012-2013Joanna K. Kowalik, M.D., M.P.H., 2013-2014Payam M. Sadr, M.D., 2014-2015Roland Segal, M.D., 2015-2016Gurjot Marwah, M.D., 2016-2017Aaron Wilson, M.D., 2017-2018Mona Amini, M.D., 2018-2019
Don J. Fowls, M.D., 2019-2020
Jasleen Chhatwal, M.B.B.S., M.D., 2020-2022