{"id":2802,"date":"2021-03-29T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/psychiatry\/?page_id=2802"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:58:19","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/psychiatry\/education\/cap\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Faculty and Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meet our Faculty and Coordinator<\/h2>\n

\"\"Program Director<\/p>\n

Jessica Sandoval, MD<\/p>\n

Associate Clinical Professor
\nGeneral Psychiatry APD for Community, Advocacy, and Engagement<\/p>\n

Career interests: community psychiatry, trauma, cultural\/structural humility with a focus on Latinx population<\/p>\n

Fun fact: I enjoy crafting and dachshunds<\/p>\n

Education:\u00a0 UT Health San Antonio for residency and fellowship<\/p>\n

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Associate Program Director<\/p>\n

Tracy Schillerstrom, M.D.<\/p>\n

Associate Professor\/Clinical<\/p>\n

UT Health San Antonio, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences<\/p>\n

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/p>\n

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\"\"Rene L. Olvera, M.D., M.P.H.<\/p>\n

Departmental Chair<\/p>\n

Professor and Vice Chairman for Community Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics<\/p>\n

UT\u00a0Health\u00a0San Antonio<\/p>\n

Chief Medical Officer,\u00a0Center for Health Care Services<\/p>\n

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\"\"Steven R. Pliszka M.D.<\/p>\n

Professor of Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Career interests: ADHD, Mood instability in children, Developmental Disabilities<\/p>\n

A fun fact: I have been in the UT system since I went to UT Austin as a freshman<\/p>\n

Residency: UT Health San Antonio 1981-1986<\/p>\n

Fellowship: UT Health San Antonio 1983-1985<\/p>\n

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\"\"Thomas L. Matthews, M.D.<\/p>\n

Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Division Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Medical Director, Clarity CGC Outpatient Psychiatry<\/p>\n

UT Health San Antonio<\/p>\n

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\"\"Adina JL Campbell, M.D.<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
\nPediatric Consultation Liaison Service<\/p>\n

UT Health San Antonio Department of Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Child and Adolescent Division<\/p>\n

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\"\"Amy S. Garrett, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology<\/p>\n

Career interest:\u00a0 Neuroimaging of neural plasticity associated with therapy for trauma-related disorders in youth<\/p>\n

Fellowship: Stanford University<\/p>\n

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\"\"Giancarlo Ferruzzi,\u00a0M.D.<\/p>\n

Associate Clinical Professor<\/p>\n

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,\u00a0Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/p>\n

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\"\"James Stedman, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

Clinical Professor<\/p>\n

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,\u00a0Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/p>\n

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\"\"Joseph Blader, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

Professor with Tenure
\nDepartments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
\nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio<\/p>\n

Consulting Psychologist, University Transplant Center<\/p>\n

University Hospital System<\/p>\n

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\"\"Avinash Boddapati, M.D.<\/p>\n

Assistant Clinical Professor<\/p>\n

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences<\/p>\n

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\"\"Mercedes E. Ramirez, MD, MPS<\/p>\n

Career Interests: Continue to work on Child\/Adolescent Psychiatry Research. \u00a0Additionally, teach and mentor medical students, psychiatry trainees and research staff.<\/p>\n

Fun Fact: I enjoy cooking and gardening.<\/p>\n

Residency: Brooklyn, New York<\/p>\n

Fellowship: UTMB \u2013 Galveston, Texas<\/p>\n

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\"\"Norma Moncaya, MD<\/p>\n

Assistant Clinical Professor<\/p>\n

Hometown: Laredo, TX<\/p>\n

Medical School:\u00a0Universidad de Monterrey, (Monterrey, Mexico).<\/p>\n

Residency:\u00a0UT Rio Grande Valley<\/p>\n

Hobbies:\u00a0hula hooping, reading, traveling.<\/p>\n

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Coordinator<\/h2>\n
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Donna Molock, BAAS<\/p>\n

Administrative Assistant – Sr<\/p>\n

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