The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) presented its 2002 NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrists Awards to 46 psychiatrists at APA’s 2002 annual meeting in Philadelphia.
The awards honor psychiatrists who have made substantial contributions and exhibited leadership in serving people with mental illnesses, especially in multicultural communities and with children and adolescents.
“These are the doctors that have gone the extra mile in treating their patients by providing extraordinary care for often underserved populations,” said NAMI Executive Director Richard Birkel. “They reflect the cutting edge of the former U.S. surgeon general’s most recent reports on mental health. They are helping our most vulnerable consumers and families to regain their lives.”
Joshua W. Calhoun, M.D., St. Louis, Mo.
Janis G. Chester, M.D., Dover, Del.
Robert R. Conley, M.D., Baltimore, Md.
Peter Davidson, M.D., Portland, Ore.
Walter Dietzgen, M.D., Wilmington, N.C.
Steven A. Epstein, M.D., Washington, D.C.
Carlos M. Figueroa, M.D., Rosemead, Calif.
Harold Fishbain, M.D., Yellow Springs, Ohio
Jean A. Frazier, M.D., Belmont, Mass.
William Fuller, M.D., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Linda Goldwater Gochfeld, M.D., Princeton, N.J.
David Goldman, M.D., Springfield, Ill.
Hisham M. Hafez, M.D., Nashua, N.H.
David W. Hartman, M.D., Floyd, Va.
Michael T. Jaworski, M.D., Austin, Tex.
Ethan H. Kisch, M.D., Middletown, R.I.
Leigh Lindsey, M.D., Patton, Calif.
Carlene Lyle, M.D., North Little Rock, Ark.
Donald A. Malone, M.D., Cleveland, Ohio
Prema Manjunath, M.D., Ft. Worth, Tex.
Michael Moran, M.D., Frankfort, Ky.
Alvaro Olivares, M.D., Providence, R.I.
Marie Carmen Plante, M.D., Montreal, Canada
Robert J. Ronis, M.D., M.P.H., Cleveland, Ohio
Douglas J. Shadle, M.D., Ft. Myers, Fla.
Charles Joseph Sophy, D.O., Los Angeles, Calif.
Patrick G. Swanson, M.D., Cincinnati, Ohio
Alan Tasman, M.D., Louisville, Ky.
George E. Tesar, M.D., Cleveland, Ohio
Ronald These, M.D., Miami, Fla.
Alexander Young, M.D., Los Angeles, Calif.
NAMI also honored these psychiatrists for significant contributions to cultural sensitivity and awareness in their profession:
Carl C. Bell, M.D., Chicago, Ill.
Irma Bland, M.D., New Orleans, La.
Edward Foulks, M.D., New Orleans, La.
Ezra Griffith, M.D., New Haven, Conn.
Richard K. Harding, M.D., Columbia, S.C.
Frederick M. Jacobsen, M.D., M.P.H., Washington, D.C.
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, M.D., New York, N.Y.
Francis G. Lu, M.D., San Francisco, Calif.
Shirley Marks, M.D., Lubbock, Tex.
Maria Oquendo, M.D., New York, N.Y.
Patricia I. Ordorica, M.D., Tampa, Fla.
Pedro Ruiz, M.D., Houston, Tex.
Jose Arturo-Silva, M.D., San Jose, Calif.
Altha J. Stewart, M.D., Detroit, Mich.
Roger Dale Walker, M.D., Portland, Ore. ▪
