Psychiatric Society of Virginia

PSV focuses its efforts on advocacy of mental health issues, the advancement of psychiatry, and service to the community

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Board of Directors

President: May 2025 – May 2026
Karl Northwall, MD, DLFAPA
Roanoke, VA

President-Elect: May 2025 – May 2026
Janie Lozovski, DO
Salem, VA

Secretary: May 2025 – May 2026
Jessica Mees-Campbell, MD
Norfolk, VA

Treasurer: May 2025 – May 2026
Shariff Tanious, MD
Richmond, VA

Immediate Past President: May 2025 – May 2026
Badr Ratnakaran, MD
Roanoke, VA

Past President: May 2025 – May 2026
Albert Arias, MD, MS
Henrico, VA

Assembly Representative – Area 5
May 2023 – May 2026
Sherin Moideen, MD
Richmond, VA

Assembly Representative – Area 5
May 2025 – May 2028
Adam Kaul, MD, DFAPA
Midlothian, VA

Assembly Representative – Area 5
May 2023 – May 2026
John P. D. Shemo, MD, DLFAPA
Charlottesville, VA

Member-In-Training
May 2025 – May 2026
Michalla Braford, MD
Richmond, VA

Member-At-Large (2 year)
May 2025 – May 2027
Felicity Adams-Vanke, MD
Roanoke, VA

Member-At-Large (2 year)
May 2025 – May 2027
Bushra Shah, MD
Richmond, VA

Legislative Representatives
Adam Kaul, MD, DFAPA
Midlothian, VA

Stephen Cunningham, MD
Virginia Beach, VA

PSV PAC Director
Jason Burton, MD
Richmond, VA

Ethics Co-Chair
May 2025 – 2028
Antony Fernandez, MD
Richmond, VA

Ethics Co-Chair
May 2025 – 2028
Susan J. Waller, MD, DFAPA
North Chesterfield, VA

Membership Committee Chair
Meredith Lee, DO, FAPA
Charlottesville, VA

PSV Foundation
Rizwan Ali, MD, DFAPA
Roanoke, VA

ECP Representatives
Jason Burton, MD
Richmond, VA

Alex Ambrose, DO
Richmond, VA

Carilion Resident Representative – May 2025 – May 2026
Karishma Soni, MD

VCU Resident Representative – May 2025 – May 2026
Michaela Hurley, MD

UVA Resident Representative May 2025 – May 2026
Ted Tsonis, MD

EVMS Resident Representative May 2025-May 2026

Navy Resident Representative May 2025-May 2026
Griffith Wood, MD

LewisGale Representative May 2025-2026
Michalla Braford, DO

Chapter Presidents
Richmond Psychiatric Society
Jason Burton, MD
VCU Health System

Tidewater Academy Psychiatric Society
Ajay Kuchibhatla, MD, FAPA
Suffolk, VA

Blue Ridge Psychiatric Society
Robert Brown Jr, MD
Charlottesville, VA

Peninsula Psychiatric Society
J. Edwin Nieves, MD, DFAPA
Ft. Eustis, VA

Southwest Psychiatric Society
Shariff Tanious, MD
Roanoke, VA

Brian Wood, DO, DFAPA
Salem, VA

Southside Psychiatric Society
M. Aleem Khan, MD
Danville, VA

NEWS

The Psychiatric Society of Virginia Newsletter is now available on your smartphone or tablet!

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Fall Meeting

Save the Date!

October 3-4, 2025
Delta Hotel
Richmond, VA

Meeting information coming soon!

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Contact Us
2209 Dickens Road
Richmond, VA 23230-2005
Phone: (804) 565-6377
Fax: (804) 282-0090
Email: [email protected]

Mission Statement
The Psychiatric Society of Virginia (PSV) is a professional medical organization that represents psychiatric physicians statewide; it is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association.

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