Background & Education
Dr. Self is a licensed and board-certified adult psychiatrist by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University, where she competed for their Cross Country & Track & Field teams, earning Academic All–Big XII First Team.
She obtained her medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2011 and completed residency training at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City, graduating in 2015.
Following residency, Dr. Self served as Physician-In-Charge of the Assertive Community Treatment Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which is an outreach program for patients with severe mental illness in the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Additionally, she worked as an Attending Psychiatrist in the Comprehensive Psychiatry Emergency Program. While there, she also served as Associate Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
She returned to UTMB in 2018 where she was appointed Co-Director of the Neuroscience & Human Behavior Course in the John Sealy School of Medicine and earned the title of Associate Professor. She served as Attending Physician in the Adult Outpatient Clinic. In 2022, she took on the role of Assistant Dean for Career Advising.
Dr. Self is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians as well as past president of the Galveston Psychiatric Society from 2020-2022.
She enjoys spending time relaxing at home with her husband, 2 dogs & cat.
Awards & Honors
- 2022 Jimmy Doyle Dickens Memorial Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching
- 2020 John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
- 2017 New York County Psychiatry Society Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
- 2015 Arnold Winston Award for Best Overall Psychiatry Resident
Additionally, Dr. Self has been consistently recognized with the annual award for UTMB’s Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Excellence in Resident Teaching in both 2022 and 2020. She has also won the annual award for Excellence in Medical Student Clerkship Teaching in 2020 and 2019.
Dr. Self is a member of both the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Running & Sailing Honors
- 6th place, United States Adult Sailing Championship 2023 (Mallory Cup)
- 2nd place, VXOne North American Championship Sailing Regatta 2023
- 1st place, Charleston Race Week 2023 (Melges 24)
- 7th place, New York Yacht Club Resolute Cup US Corinthian Championship Sailing Regatta 2022
- 8th place, Melges20 World Championship Sailing Regatta 2021
- 1st place, Melges20 North American Championship Sailing Regatta 2021
- 1st place, RS21 North American Championship Sailing Regatta 2020
- First Female Overall, Cypress Houston Half Marathon, 2018
- First Female Overall*, Dallas Marathon 2017
- First Female Overall, Lake Placid Half Marathon, 2016
- 31st American Female Overall, First Female Overall from Queens, New York City Marathon, 2016
- First Female Overall, Rehoboth Marathon 2013
Research Activities
“Broca Public Speaking Organization (BPSO): Helping Health Professional Students Speak with Confidence” C. Self, MD, D Jacob, MS2, A Thornton, MS1 R. Levine, MD. Poster accepted to SGSA Annual Meeting 2023.
“Association of Early Student Orientation to Research Opportunities and Student Success with Finding Research Mentors.” Busco, S, Self, C. UT System Shine Academy 2023 Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference. March 3, 2023.
“The Consequences of Construing a Hard Life as Bipolar Disorder.” Hansen, A, Bomar, W, Self, C. Submitted to The American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal. January 5, 2021.
“Incorporating Retrieval Based Learning into an Undergraduate Medical Education.” Authored by C. Kelly, W. Bomar, C. Self, MD. Submitted to 2021 SGEA Regional Spring Meeting. Oral Presentation. Submitted to “Really Good Stuff” in Medical Education.
“Charles Bonnet Syndrome presenting with co-occurring hepatic encephalopathy and alcohol use – a case report.” P. Igwe; D. Gavito, MD; M. Molina, MD; N. Sagoo, MD; C. Self, MD; L. Kolar, MD. University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX. 2020 AMA Research Symposium. Poster presentation.
“Effects of a Psychiatric Interview Workshop on the Confidence of Student Volunteers in Performing a Psychiatric Interview.” Authored by Allyson Folsom Davis, Zachary Kennedy, Cody Teleki, Chandler Self M.D. Abstract was accepted to the 2020 National Student Research Forum (subsequently cancelled due to COVID-19).
“The Value of Teaching Compassionate Skepticism in a Student Run Psychiatric Free Clinic.” Authored by Millad Mehrinfar, David Hardin, Chandler Self. Accepted at Titus Harris Annual Meeting. January 2020. Poster Presentation. Submitted as commentary to Medical Education.
“Prevalence of Running Clubs and Athletic Organizations in AAMC and AACOM Medical Schools.” Authored by Nathaniel Giles, Matthew Scholl, Connor Johnson, Chandler Self. Submitted to Southern Group on Educational Affairs 2020 Spring Meeting. Poster Presentation.
“Clozaril-Induced Hypomotility: A Case Report.” Authored by Renu Culas, Chandler Self, Simona Goschin, Nancy Maruyama. Presented at American Psychiatric Association, May 17, 2013. Poster Presentation.
“Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (IBGC) and Psychosis: a Case Report and Literature Review.” Authored by Chandler Self, Erika Concepcion, Clifford Jimenez, Marla Shu, Daniel Safin, Nancy Maruyama. Accepted at American Psychosomatic Medicine, November 15, 2014. Poster Presentation.
“The Management of Disruptive and Potentially Violent Patients on Inpatient Medical Units.” Authored by Simona Goschin, Clifford Gimenez, Chandler Self, David Edgcomb, Nancy Maruyama. Accepted at Institute on Psychiatric Services Conference, October 30, 2014. Poster Presentation.
Volunteer Work
Board of Directors, RedRover 
RS21 Fleet Commodore, Lakewood Yacht Club 