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Wayne Goodman serves as Professor and Chair in Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine's Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, holding the D. C. and Irene Ellwood Chair in Psychiatry. His clinical practice operates from the Lee and Joe Jamail Specialty Care Center in Houston.
His educational foundation includes:
- BS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University
- MD from Boston University School of Medicine
- Internship at Hospital of St. Raphael
- Residency at Yale University
- Fellowship at Yale University
Dr. Goodman's research pioneers the intersection of clinical psychiatry and neuroscience, with groundbreaking work in obsessive-compulsive disorder pathophysiology and treatment development. As co-founder and first Chair of the International OCD Foundation (1986-1993), he established critical clinical frameworks for anxiety disorders while advancing neuropsychopharmacological interventions through biological psychiatry methodologies.
His distinguished recognition includes:
- Distinguished Lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society induction
- Harvard University's Mysell Lecture Award (2010)
- American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Fellowship (2017)
Dr. Goodman maintains influential roles across major psychiatric organizations including the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Council on Anxiety Disorders Advisory Board, Society for Neuroscience, and American Psychiatric Association, driving national research standards while mentoring the next generation of psychiatric specialists through Baylor's training programs.
