General Psychiatry Residency Faculty and Staff

Program Leadership

Octavia Howard

Program Coordinator
Phone: 903–877–7943

Jamon Blood, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Ralph de Similien, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Adult Psychiatry

Tiya Johnson, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Andrew Oshiro, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
General Psychiatry

John Pogue, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Adult Psychiatry

Brandon Riley, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Adult Psychiatry

Ray Scardina, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Ndukwe Uduma, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Psychology

Stephanie Simmons, PsyD

Program Director, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
Psychology Internship & Fellowship
Phone: 903-877-7679

Halle Ross-Young, PsyD

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
Inpatient Psychology

Andrew L. Schmitt, PhD

Psychology Section Chief, Director of Neuropsychology
Psychology Internship & Fellowship
Phone: 903-877-8721

Pelin Strebler, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuropsychology
Psychology Internship & Fellowship

Ronica Harper, MBA

Program Manager
Psychology Internship & Fellowship