Meet the Team at Austin Oaks Hospital

Our Physicians

Carlos Tirado, MD
Executive Medical Director

  • Joined Austin Oaks Hospital in November 2019
  • August 2006 – Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Center for Studies of Addition, Philadelphia, PA
  • June 2003 – Residency in Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  • June 1999 – MD, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
  • Board Certifications:
    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry, 2004
    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Psychiatry, 2014

Isela A. Werchan, MD

  • Joined Austin Oaks Hospital in November 2019
  • 2016 – Residency Psychiatry Program, University of Texas Austin / Dell Medical School Psychiatry
  • 2012 – MD, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • 2007 – BS in Microbiology, University of Texas El Paso

Jennifer Schaefer, MD

  • Joined Austin Oaks Hospital in November 2019
  • 2016 – Present – Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Austin / Dell Medical School
  • 2016 – Residency Psychiatry Program, University of Texas Austin / Dell Medical School
  • 2014 – MD, University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio
  • 2008 – BS in Psychology, Texas A&M University

Kristen Starzynski
PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for Adult, and Adolescent Units

  • Joined Austin Oaks Hospital in October 2018
  • May 2017 – MSN, University of Texas, Austin, TX
  • December 2006 – BA in Sociology, University of Texas, Austin, TX
  • Board Certifications:
    • American Nurses Credentialing Center, Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, July 2017

Shiva Lam, MDService Director, Latency PHP

  • Joined Austin Oaks Hospital in December 2016
  • June 1998 – Residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Austin State Hospital, Austin, TX
  • June 1998 – Residency in Psychiatry, Austin State Hospital, Austin, TX
  • June 1986 – MD, Ghandi Medical College, Secunderabad, India
  • Board Certifications:
    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry, 2013

Our Leadership & Staff

Steve Kelly
Chief Executive Officer

Margo Wilhelm, Chief Financial Officer

Margo Wilhelm
Chief Financial Officer

Meg Haden, Chief Operating Officer

Meg Haden
Chief Operating Officer

Susan Bednar-Haynes, Director of Expressive Therapy & Patient Advocate

Susan Bednar-Haynes
Director of Expressive Therapy & Patient Advocate

Lena Laxton, Director of Risk Management

Lena Laxton
Director of Risk Management

Michael Lopez, Director of Business Development

Michael Lopez
Director of Business Development

Samantha Costello, Director of Medical Records

Samantha Costello
Director of Medical Records

Lucy McFarland, Director of Outpatient Branches Downtown

Lucy McFarland
Director of Outpatient Branches Downtown

  • Colleen Lewis, Director of Human Resources
  • Amy Cline, Director of Utilization Review
  • Joseph Gutierrez, Director of Plant Operations

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