General Psychiatry Residency Faculty and Staff

Program Leadership 

Yasin Ibrahim, MD, MSc.
Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Psychiatry Residency Program Director
Phone: 903.877.7242

Andrew Oshiro, MD
Psychiatry
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program

Kelly Leevey, MPH
Program Manager
kelly.leevey@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.877.8243

David August, DO
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Jamon Blood, DO
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Priyanka Chava
Psychiatry
Adjunct Professor, Terrell State Hospital

Lakeisha Green, MD
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services

Tiya Johnson, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director

Shannon Meador, DO
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Mark Messer, DO
Psychiatry
Superintendent and Medical Director, Terrell State Hospital

Saad Nazir, MD
Psychiatry
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

John Pogue, MD
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Interim Chair, Robert M. Rogers Department of Psychiatry

David Pollard, MD
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Kristina Pham, DO
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Brandon Riley, MD
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Rural Psychiatry Program Director
Medical Outpatient Director

Ray Scardina, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Paul Sobin, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Adjunct Professor, Terrell State Hospital

Molly Trejo, DO
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Ndukwe Uduma, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Psychology

Mary Baker, PsyD
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Associate Program Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship

David Denney, PhD
Neuropsychology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Cory Knight, PsyD, MS, HSP
Psychology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Heidys Prieto, PsyD
Neuropsychology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Halle Ross-Young, PsyD, HSP
Inpatient Psychology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Inpatient Psychology Service
Director, Behavioral Health Thread

Andrew L. Schmitt, PhD
Neuropsychology
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Psychology Section Chief
Director of Neuropsychology

Kiley Schneider, PsyD
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Associate Training Director, Psychology Internship

Stephanie Simmons, PsyD
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Program Director, Psychology Internship

Da'Mere Wilson, PhD
Psychology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health