About the Western Chapter of PaPS
For more information on becoming a member of Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society -Western Chapter, please send an email to papsych@papsych.org or call 1-800-422-2900.
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society members practicing in the Western Pennsylvania area, with the exception of Allegheny County and its close environs, have dues-free access to the additional benefits of the Western Pennsylvania chapter, including:
- Presents two educational dinner meetings a year on a wide variety of psychiatric issues and topics.
- Addresses membership concerns regarding managed care systems and how these systems affect patients with limited resources.
- Provides opportunities to become informed and involved in issues affecting psychiatric practice on a local level.
- Provides opportunities to socialize and interact with colleagues.
- Addresses the challenges and opportunities for practitioners in the rural and small city environment.
- Serves as a liaison between the psychiatric community and the local public mental health system.
- Represents the interests of its local members through representation to the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society’s governing council.
Executive Committee & Officers
President
Benjamin Gangewere, DO
President-Elect
Peter Coffman, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Allen D’Souza, MD, FAPA
Immediate Past President
Benjamin Gangewere, DO
Councilor
Dennis Borczon, MD
Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, DLFAPA
Robert Wilson, MD, PhD, DLFAPA
ECP Representative:
Clarice Dixson, DO
Resident Representative:
Antony DiNunzio, DO
Past PaPS – Western Chapter Events
Western Chapter Networking Dinner
11/8/2025
Western Chapter members gathered on November 8th, 2025 at a local eatery to enjoy good food and each others’ company! Many thanks to PRMS for their generous support of this event.