About Billy E. Jones, M.D., MS, DLFAPA

Billy Jones, MD, MS, DLFAPA is a member of the advisory board at Rappore, a therapy services and medication management practice based in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Jones, a Vietnam veteran, has served as President/CEO, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation; Commissioner, NYC Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcohol Services; Medical Director Lincoln Hospital; and was Senior Associate Dean, NYMC, and Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Jones is the author of numerous articles, chapters, and books on treating African Americans and LGBTQ members. He is a co-editor of the recently published, “BLACK MENTAL HEALTH, Patients, Providers, and Systems”. Dr. Jones is a Past President of the Black Psychiatrists of America and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatry Association.