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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 2020-2021 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President: Jasleen Chhatwal, MBBS, MD, FAPA
Vice President: Maya Heck, MD
Treasurer: Stephen (Larry) Mecham, DO
Secretary: Yazhini Srivasthal, MD
Co Resident-Fellow Member Representatives: Alexandria Erickson, DO, Nathan Jones, MD,
and Ramsha Rao, MD
APA Assembly Representatives: Jason Curry, DO (serves term concluding 2021)
Gretchen Alexander, MD (one-year term concluding 2021) Gurjot Marwah, MD (two-year term concluding 2022)
Don J. Fowls, MD, Past President Aaron Wilson, 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; Stehen (Larry) Mecham, DO Communications: Tariq Ghafoor, MD, Chair Disaster Mental Health: Nicholas Ahrendt, MD, Chair Early Career Psychiatrists: (Position Open, Chair); Felicitas Koster, DO, Co-Chair 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. 1960-1961
Warren S. Williams, M.D. 1961-1963
T. Richard Gregory, M.D. 1963-1964
Boris Zemsky, M.D. 1964-1965
Hal J. Breen, M.D. 1965-1966
Joseph M. Green, M.D. 1966-1967
Irene M. Josselyn, M.D. 1967-1968
Hubert R. Estes, M.D. 1968-1969
Richard H. Bruner, M.D. 1969-1970
Thomas F. Kruchek, M.D. 1970-1971
David S. Burgoyne Sr., M.D. 1971-1972
Marshall W. Jones, M.D. 1972-1973
Harold D. Haeussler, M.D. 1973-1974
William B. Haeussler, M.D. 1974-1975
Edward S. Gelardin, M.D. 1975-1976
Hugo L. Cozzi, M.D. 1976-1977
Robert F. Meyer, M.D. 1977-1978
James E. Campbell, M.D. 1978-1979
Stuart M. Gould, M.D. 1979-1980
Elliot M. Heiman, M.D. 1980-1981
Stephen V. Shanfield, M.D. 1981-1982
Jerry A. Biggs, M.D. 1982-1983
Robert C. Shapiro, M.D. 1983-1984
Dennis C. Westin, M.D. 1984-1985
John H. Jarvis, M.D. 1985-1986
James G. Hill, M.D. 1986-1987
Robert P. Bevan, M.D. 1987-1988
Eugene J. Kinder, M.D. 1988-1989
James M. Campbell, M.D. 1989-1990
David S. Burgoyne II, M.D. 1990-1991
Stuart W. Hollingsworth, M.D. 1991-1992
Kevin J. Leehey, M.D. 1992-1993
Stephen S. Brockway, M.D. 1993-1994
Michael H. Stumpf, M.D. 1994-1995
Lauro Amezcua-Patino, M.D. 1995-1996
David S. Burgoyne II, M.D. 1997-1998
Glenn Lippman, M.D. 1998-1999
Lisa Jones, M.D. 1999-2000
David J. Coons, M.D. 2000-2001
James M. Campbell, M.D. 2001-2002
Bradley Johnson, M.D. 2002-2003
David W. Leicken, M.D. 2003-2004
Thomas N. Crumbley, M.D. 2004-2006
Jeffrey L. Schwimmer, M.D., M.P.H. 2006-2007
Stephen O. Morris, M.D. 2007-2008
Jack L. Potts, M.D. 2008-2009
Elizabeth A. Kohlhepp, M.D. 2009-2010
Michael E. Brennan, M.D. 2010-2011
Gretchen Alexander, M.D. 2011-2012
Tariq M. Ghafoor, M.D. 2012-2013
Joanna K. Kowalik, M.D., M.P.H., 2013-2014
Payam M. Sadr, M.D., 2014-2015
Roland Segal, M.D., 2015-2016
Gurjot Marwah, M.D., 2016-2017
Aaron Wilson, M.D., 2017-2018
Mona Amini, M.D., 2018-2019 Don J. Fowls, M.D., 2019-2020