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Rhode Island Psychiatric Society |
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The Rhode Island Psychiatric Society (RIPS) is a voluntary, professional association of physicians in Rhode Island who specialize in psychiatry. RIPS has approximately 254 members and is the Rhode Island District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association. In accordance with its stated purposes and mission to promote mental health and the art and science of psychiatry, the RIPS advocates in many forms on public policy matters relating to mental health.
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The Rhode Island Psychiatric Society, founded in 1960, is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty society, founded in 1944, whose 40,000 physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. |
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RIPS Council |
Voting Members |
President
Russell L. Pet, MD |
President-Elect
Melissa Ludwig, MD |
Secretary-Treasurer
Karen Rosen, MD |
Past President
Anthony Jay Thornton, MD |
Councilors
Liliya Koyfman, MD
Richard Wagner, MD
Scott Haltzman, MD
Jody Underwood, MD
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Non-voting Members |
APA Assembly
Andrea Mernan, MD |
Deputy Representative to Assembly
Dawn Picotte, MD |
Legislation Representative
Michael Silver, MD |
Deputy Legislation Representative
Luisa Skoble, MD |
Public Affairs Representative
Sarah Xavier, MD
Louis Marino, MD
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Delegate to RIMS
Louis Marino, MD
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MIT Representative
Scott Shaffer, MD |
RI Coalition of Mental Health Representative
Sarah Xavier, MD
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Referral Directory |
The updated RIPS Directory of Members will be available soon. The Directory is an excellent resource for physicians and other health care providers, providing listings of RIPS members by practice focus with complete contact information. |
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RIPS Committees |
Standing Committees |
Nominations and Elections
Jody Underwood, MD
Dawn Picotte, MD
Jay Thornton, MD
Paul Lieberman, MD
Russell Pet, MD
Keelin Garvey, MD
Alternates:
Patricia Recupero, MD
Michael Silver, MD |
Medical Peer Review
Vacant |
Ethics
Robert Johnston, MD (Chair)
Paul Lieberman, MD
Laura Levine, MD
Iris Shuey, MD
Barry Wall, MD
Sarah Xavier, MD
Scott Haltzman, MD
Melissa Ludwig, MD
Keelin Garvey, MD |
Continuing Medical Education
Vacant |
Public Affairs
Sarah Xavier, MD (Co-Chair)
Louis Marino, MD (Co-Chair)
Keelin Garvey, MD |
Law and Legislation
Michael Silver, MD (Chair)
Louisa Skoble, MD
Alan Gordon, MD
Barry Wall, MD
William Braden, MD
William Samuels, MD
Anthony Gallo, Jr, MD
Louis Marino, MD
Marisa Allegra, MD
Patricia Recupero, MD
Paul Lieberman, MD
Anthony J. Thornton, MD
Robert Westlake, MD
Scott Haltzman, MD
Sarah Xavier, MD
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Fellowship
Robert Johnston, MD (Chair)
Pat Recupero MD
Patricia Wold MD
Robert Westlake MD
Paul E. Sapir MD
Michael Silver, MD
Colin Harrington, MD
Gregory Fritz, MD
Barry Wall, MD
Robert Boland, MD |
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Other Committees |
Women's Issues
Vacant |
Insurance & Managed Care
William Braden, MD |
Rep to Medicare Advisory CommitteeStanley Gale, MD
Dawn Picotte, MD
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Rep to the Medicaid Advisory Group
William Braden, MD |
International Affairs
Kazi Salahuddin, MD |
Newsletter
Anthony Thornton, MD (Pending)
Achina Stein, MD
Paul Lieberman, MD |
Early Career Psychiatrists Committee
Susan Szulewski, MD |
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