About Penelope J. Hooks, M.D.

Written by Penelope J. Hooks, M.D.

penny hooksDR. PENELOPE J. HOOKS is a board certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and child psychoanalyst with a private practice in Houston. Dr. Hooks enjoys working with patients who want to move through their issues and explore deeper feelings and ways of relating.

“The greatest satisfaction is to see people learning to understand themselves,” says Dr. Hooks. “When patients can look at a situation from a different perspective, they can understand in a deeper way what has not been working.”

Appointments are available weekdays by calling 713-521-9087.

 

 

 

Education

Psychoanalytic Training

The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, Houston, Texas, 1991-1997
Graduated in Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis 1997

Residency in Psychiatry

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1988-1991

Medical School

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, 1971-1975
Doctor of Medicine Degree, 1975

Residency in Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 1975-1978.

Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology
Children's Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado July 1978-January-1979.

Fellowship in Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, January 1979-July 1979

Undergraduate

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1967-1971
Bachelor of Arts Degree with honors, 1971.
Phi Beta Kappa 1971-present

Licensure

Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas

Certifications

  • Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology, 1976
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, 1984
  • Fellow and Charter Member of the American Academy of Pain Management, 1991
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994
  • Certified by the American Psychoanalytic Association in Adult Psychoanalysis, May, 1999
  • Certified by the American Psychoanalytic Association in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis, December, 1999
  • Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association 2003

Academic Appointments

  • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas,
    Clinical Assistant Professor 1991-2000
    Psychotherapy supervision of resident physicians
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1994-2000. On-site supervision of residents and child fellows in pre-school setting.

Teaching, Professional and Community Activities

  • President, The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, 2004-2007
  • Past President, Houston Psychiatric Society
  • Fellow, American Psychiatric Society
  • Graduate of the Overshopping program of April Lane Benson, 2007
  • Child Development Center of the The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, Chairman of the Educational Outreach Committee, 1992-1995.
  • Teaching Award for best second year child fellow rotation , UTHSC, 1994-1995.
    Clinical consultations to pre-schools, 1989-2000.
  • University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute, continuing case conference for the child fellows, 1996-1998.
  • Outstanding Educator Award, 1997, 1998.
  • Faculty of The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies
  • Member Curriculum Committee 1997-present
  • Subchairman, Child Analysis Curriculum Committee, 1999-2001
  • Chairman, Child Analysis Committee 2001-present
  • Member Executive Board 2001-present
  • Associate Supervisor, Child and Adolescent Analysis 1999-2003.
  • Supervisor, Child and Adolescent Analysis 2003-present.
  • Training and Supervising Analyst 2003-present.