Psychiatrists
Ronald Garb, MD
Dr. Garb attended the University of the Witwatersrand and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, where he received his medical education, and received the specialist Diploma in Psychological Medicine. He trained in the Professorial Units in the teaching hospitals of the University, where he obtained his first lectureship. He is also a Fellow of the College of Medicine in the Faculty of Psychiatry ( SA), Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (England), and is Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Learn more on Dr. Garb’s website.
Karen Brown, MD
Dr. Karen Brown has been in private practice in Houston since moving to Texas in 1991. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. She is a graduate of the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, and completed her psychiatric residency at Long Island Jewish Hillside Hospital in New York City, where she served as Chief Resident and was also named Resident of the Year.
Dr. Brown has been board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) since 1991. In addition, she has had the honor of serving for many years as a member of a team of national examiners for the ABPN.
Dr. Brown has experience in emergency psychiatry and teaching residents, as well as inpatient psychiatry where she has served as medical director for acute care units and for quality assurance.
Learn more on Dr. Brown’s website.
Patrick Thomas, MD, PhD
Patrick Thomas, MD, PhD earned a B.A. in Biology from Rice University. After finishing a Fulbright Fellowship in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Thomas joined the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Washington and graduated with an MD and PhD. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute.
Dr. Thomas served as Outpatient Chief of the Addiction Medicine Clinic and trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Clinic. He was a Fellow in the UCLA Borderline Personality Disorder Initiative, where he conducted mentalization-based therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder and co-occurring disorders. After fellowship, Dr. Thomas was an inpatient psychiatrist for the Professionals Program at the Menninger Clinic. He also served as the Program Director of the Professionals Program prior to going into private practice.
Learn more on Dr. Thomas’ website.
Harry Siegele, MD
Dr. Siegele completed his undergraduate training at Boston University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree with honors. He was born in Costa Rica but grew up in the Houston-area, and following his undergraduate studies, quickly returned to the Houston warmth to obtain his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Siegele would continue his training at The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine where he completed three years of general psychiatry training.
After earning the Excellence in Child Psychiatry Award, he was subsequently awarded fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine to hone his skills in serving this unique population. After the first year into this two-year fellowship, he decided to join the Memorial Psychiatry team to serve both children and adults. Dr. Siegele has trained in clinics specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder and has a personal interest in the diagnosis and treatment of Autism. He has special interest in anxiety and OCD-related disorders and has previously participated in research in their assessment and treatment. Dr. Siegele is proficient in Spanish and welcomes serving primarily Spanish-speaking patients in Houston.
Learn more on Dr. Siegele’s website.
Michele Johanna Siegele, MD
Michele was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin and moved to Texas at the age of 12. She attended the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York as part of the REMS (Rochester Early Medical Scholars) program where she would complete 4 years of undergraduate education and earn a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Science and then 4 years of medical education at the neighboring medical school The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She came back to Texas for residency training at Baylor College of medicine where she completed her adult general psychiatry training. She then continued onto The Baylor Fellowship in Child and Adolescent psychiatry for two more years. After this she worked primarily in telepsychiatry and found a good fit at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD where she worked for 4 years as an attending. Dr. Siegele has a personal interest in anxiety and mood disorders and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Learn more on Dr. Siegele’s website