NAMI Honors Exemplary Psychiatrists for “Going the Extra Mile” for Mental Health Care

Posted on May 13, 2013

 ARLINGTON, Va., May 13, 2013 -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will honor 20 doctors as "Exemplary Psychiatrists" at the American Psychiatric Association's APA) annual conference in San Francisco on May 20, 2013.

"We are proud to honor these psychiatrists for their exceptional dedication to people living with mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick . "They have earned our respect and thanks."

NAMI's annual Exemplary Psychiatrists Awards honor psychiatrists who "go the extra mile" in their commitment to excellent mental health care, reducing the stigma that has traditionally surrounded mental illness and working closely with NAMI members in their communities for public education and advocacy.

NAMI State Organizations or NAMI Affiliates nominate each year's honorees.

Arizona  

Francisco A. Moreno, M.D. - Tucson  

California  
Maria Isabella Fernandez, M.D. - San Francisco  

Delaware  
Ranga N. Ram, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. - Wilmington  

Georgia  
George Luis Negron, M.D. - Savannah  

Illinois  
Arun C. Pinto, M.D. - Peoria  

Maine  
Anne Hallward, M.D. - Portland  

Maryland  
Mark S. Komrad, M.D. - Towson  

Minnesota
Steven Sutherland, M.D. - Duluth  
Jonathan  Uecker, M.D. - Anoka  

Mississippi  
Garland H. Holloman Jr., M.D., Ph.D. - Jackson  

New Hampshire  
Steven L. Cauble, M.D. - Concord  

New Mexico  
Gregory Baca, M.D. - Espanola  
Ernest A. Flores, M.D. - Las Cruces  

North Carolina  
Daniel William Bradford, M.D., M.P.H. - Durham  

Ohio  
Peirce Wood Johnston, M.D. - Cincinnati  

South Carolina  
Robert Louis Bank, M.D. - Columbia  

Tennessee  
David F. Street, M.D. - Nashville  

Virginia  
James H. Scully Jr., M.D. - Arlington  

Wisconsin  
Joseph T. Bergs, M.D. - Racine  

Wyoming  
O'Ann K. Fredstrom, M.D. - Jackson Hole  

View Photos from the 2013 Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards Ceremony 

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