Department of Psychiatry
Faculty List
Michael Escamilla, M.D.Professor and Chair for Psychiatry
Director for the Center of Excellence - Neurosciences
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
David F. Briones, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair for Psychiatry
Professor and Interim Chair for Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Salvador Aguirre-Hauchbaum, M.D.
Professor
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Dan I. Blunk, M.D.
Associate Professor
Clerkship Director for the Medical Students
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Brenda Castells, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director for the Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program
Board Certification: American Academy of Psychiatry and Neurology
Specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Cecilia De Vargas, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director for the Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program
Director for the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit at the El Paso Psychiatric Center
Specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Octavio Gutierrez, M.D.
Associate Professor
Specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Henry W.J. Weisman, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology