Dr. Burnside is a native of San Antonio and attended Lee High School. After receiving a BA degree at the University of Texas, Austin, he attended medical school at UTMB in Galveston. He returned to San Antonio for his residency training in general and child psychiatry and is board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He began his private practice in 1985 and remains on the clinical faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He and his lovely wife, Lisa, have 3 children. His family has done a remarkable job of keeping him humble.
Dr. Burnside has done hundreds of presentations on ADHD and related topics. His special interests include ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. Although most of his patients are between the ages of two and twenty-two, he sees adults as well. He spends a significant amount of his time doing individual and family therapy.
Diagnostic Evaluation
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a medical problem for which we do not have a medical test. As such the evaluation is mostly a careful history taking. In addition, checklists are used to see where the person falls on the spectrum of ADHD symptoms. Lastly, there is a screen for comorbidity or things that initiate or complicate ADHD. These include depression, anxiety, oppositionality, learning disabilities, and others. Dr. Barnard does the ADHD evaluations. If ADHD is present then Dr. Burnside meets with the patient and parents to discuss ADHD, the brain, and treatment alternatives. Therefore, each patient who has gone through our diagnostic evaluation has seen two doctoral level experts in two different disciplines before beginning treatment. This ensures a very thorough evaluation. Once treatment begins we revisit comorbidity to decide if additional treatment is needed.
New Patients
The doctors do like to speak to new patients prior to setting up appointments to obtain information about the patient and also answer any questions. If interested in being a new patient, please contact us via phone or email with the following information:
- Contact name and phone number
- Patient name, age, and gender
- Any referral information
- Any brief pertinent information about patient
Doctors generally follow-up via phone, either between appointments or after the close of business within the week.
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