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2012 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award Winners

PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has honored 17 doctors as "Exemplary Psychiatrists" at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual conference in Philadelphia.

"We are proud to honor these psychiatrists for their exceptional dedication to people living with mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick.

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

Honorees were nominated by NAMI State Organizations or NAMI Affiliates.

NAMI honors 17 exemplary psychiatrists:

Alabama

Richard C. Shelton, M.D.  –  Birmingham

California

Dilip V. Jeste, M.D. -  San Diego                                 

Connecticut

Daniel M. Koenigsberg, M.D.  - Woodbridge
                  
Florida
 
Rajiv Tandon, M.D. -  Gainesville                              

Maryland

Archana Goel Leon-Guerrero, M.D-  Ellicott City         

Elias Karim Shaya, M.D. -  Baltimore                      

Minnesota

Ivan W. Sletten, M.D. - Stillwater                          

Scott J. Crow, M.D. -  Minneapolis                                   

David G. Einzig, M.D -   St. Paul

Iowa
 
Mark A. Preston, M.D. - West Des Moines

New Hampshire

Alexander de Nesnera, M.D.  - Concord

New Jersey

Rosalie Greenberg, M.D. - Summit
 
Robert G. Stern, M.D. - Cedar Grove                        

New Mexico

Robert R. Franklin, M.D., M.P.H., T.M. - Taos

Ohio

Steven W. Jewell, M.D. - Akron
 
Texas

Anamari Camis Milam, M.D. - San Antonio

Utah
 
Douglas D. Gray, M.D. - Salt Lake City
 
 
View Photos from the 2012 Exemplary Psychiatrist Awards Ceremony 

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