Steven Pilszka, MD

TCMHCC Co-Director, CPAN Psychiatrist, TCHATT Medical Director

Dr. Pliszka is a Dielmann Distinguished Professor and was Chair of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio until 2023. He has been a faculty member at UT Health San Antonio since 1986, joining the Department of Psychiatry after completing his general and child adolescent psychiatry residencies at UT Health San Antonio. Throughout his career he has been involved in a wide range of administrative, research, clinical and educational activities. Prior to being Chair, Dr. Pliszka served as Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from 1995-2015. Dr. Pliszka has an active clinical practice, caring for many children and adolescents with ADHD and other psychiatric disorders; he also serves as the attending psychiatrist for two residential facilities for children with severe behavioral and emotional disorders.