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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.
APS is your advocate and your representative in these challenging times. Without a strong and unified organization, who else will advocate for the interests of psychiatry?

ARIZONA PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY 2022-2023 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Stephen (Larry) Mecham, DO President-Elect: Gagandeep Singh, MDVice President: Nicholas Ahrendt, MDTreasurer: Srinivas Dannaram, MDSecretary: Margaret Balfour, MD, PhDCo Resident-Fellow Member Representatives: Reema Chopra, DO, Chase Crookham, DO, and Kailee Marin, DO
APA Assembly Representatives: Jason Curry, DO (serves term concluding 2023) Jasleen Chhatwal, MBBS, MD (two-year term concluding 2024)Payam Sadr, MD (one-year term concluding 2024) Jasleen Chhatwal, MBBS, 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, and Alan Anderson, MD Communications: Chair (Open) Disaster Mental Health: Chair (Open) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Jasleen CHhatwal, MBBS, MD Early Career Psychiatrists: Srinivas Dannaram, MD, and Nathan Jones, MD, Co-Chairs Education: Stephen (Larry) Mecham, DO, Chair
Ethics: Jehangir (Jay) B. Bastani, MD Forensic: Jack Potts, MD, and Scott Kirkorsky, MD, Co-Chairs Legislative: Don J. Fowls, MD, Chair Membership: Nicholas Ahrendt, MD, and Payam Sadr, MD, Co-Chairs 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
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