General Psychiatry Residency Faculty and Staff

Program Leadership 

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

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

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

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

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

John Pogue, MD
Speciality: Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

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

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

Ndukwe Uduma, MD
Speciality: Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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

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

Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD
Speciality: Psychiatry
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

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

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

David Pollard, MD
Speciality: Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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

Chava, Priyanka
Speciality: Psychiatry
Adjunct Professor, Terrell State Hospital

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

Psychology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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