The American Psychiatric Association (APA) presented Professor of
Psychiatry Laura Fochtmann, MD with the Warren Williams Award at the
annual meeting of the APA Assembly on May 5, 2012.
The award is
given by the APA Area Councils in recognition of outstanding
contributions in the field of psychiatry and mental health. The awards
were established in 1984 in honor of Warren Williams, M.D., a noted
Speaker of the APA Assembly.
In presenting the award, Glenn
Martin, MD, the Area 2 Council representative to the Assembly, cited Dr.
Fochtmann’s assistance to the New York State Psychiatric Association in
advocating for continued access to electroconvulsive therapy as well as
her service as medical editor of the APA Practice Guidelines and as
chair of the APA Committee on Electronic Health Records. “Over the
years, whenever the New York State Psychiatric Association has needed
someone to stand up on the side of science and medicine, Dr. Fochtmann
was ready for the fight,” Dr. Martin said. “She has truly proven to be
an invaluable asset to our state association.”
