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Shirley F. Marks, MD — education (teaching), psychiatry

Courtesy Shirley Faye Marks, MD, MPH

Dr. Shirley F. Marks (b. 1946) is nationally recognized for her efforts to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, and for advocating parity in mental health treatment and access. Between 1981 and 1990, she appeared weekly as a psychiatric consultant on Good Morning Houston, a talk show on KTRK television, discussing topics such as eating disorders, forensics, women’s health, and domestic violence.

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