Steve Herron, MD

Dr. Herron join us in 2002, when he spent a year as the associate training director for the Psychiatry Residency Training Program before being named the residency training director for the Department of Psychiatry. He held that position from 2004 through 2014 and aided in the formation of a new psychiatry residency training program at what is now Banner – University Medical Center South Campus. He also spent 18 months as the associate head for education within the Department of Psychiatry during that time.

In 2015, Dr. Herron left the university and accepted a position as the medical director for Assurance Health & Wellness, the first outpatient clinic in the state of Arizona to be licensed as an integrated health facility. Through acquisitions and mergers, this company grew from about 40 patients in one Tucson-based clinic with two medical providers to having over 10,000 patients in 17 clinics throughout Arizona with over 30 medical providers by 2018. That year, Dr. Herron rejoined the Department of Psychiatry. Clinically, he is the chief medical officer for Escalera Health, a newly formed, fully licensed integrated health clinic based in Tucson.

Dr. Herron has worked in many different clinical environments, including correctional institutions, public mental health clinics, university inpatient and outpatient services, and a student health clinic. He has extensive experience in treating outpatients both in person and using telemedicine technology. His interests include public mental health as well as issues involving the interaction between forensic and general adult psychiatry.