Hospital Medicine

Advancing Inpatient Care Through Collaboration, Education, & Clinical Excellence

Delivering patient-centered inpatient care while supporting education, operational excellence, and health outcomes across the Houston region.

Welcome to the Hospital Medicine Division within the Department of Emergency Medicine at UTHealth Houston. Our division is committed to delivering exceptional care to hospitalized patients while supporting medical education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strong systems-based practice across affiliated clinical environments.

Hospitalists play an essential role in the management of inpatient care, helping ensure continuity, coordination,
and high-quality outcomes from admission through discharge. Working closely with emergency physicians, consultants, nursing teams, and care coordination partners, our faculty and staff physicians help advance efficient, compassionate, and patient-centered care.

Division Highlights

Comprehensive inpatient management
Interdisciplinary collaboration across services
Commitment to education and clinical mentorship
Structured onboarding for new hospitalists
Practice within a large academic health system

Clinical Practice & Scope

The Hospital Medicine Division supports the management of hospitalized patients across a wide range of medical conditions. Hospitalists are integral to inpatient operations and partner with multidisciplinary teams to deliver efficient, evidence-informed care.

Admission and inpatient medical management
Coordination across consulting and specialty services
Communication with patients and families
Discharge planning and transitions of care
Integration with emergency medicine and hospital teams

Education & Academic Environment

As part of the Department of Emergency Medicine, the division contributes to an academic environment centered on learning, mentorship, and team-based care. Faculty support the development of trainees through bedside teaching and collaborative clinical experiences.

Medical student and learner engagement
Clinical mentorship in hospital medicine
Interdisciplinary learning with faculty and staff
Exposure to systems-based inpatient care

Onboarding & Professional Integration

Newly hired physicians are supported through a structured onboarding process designed to ensure a smooth transition into clinical practice. This includes orientation to workflows, institutional expectations, and resources that support readiness within the clinical environment.

View Hospitalist Onboarding

Faculty & Staff Physicians

The Hospital Medicine Division includes a diverse group of faculty and staff physicians engaged in inpatient care, clinical collaboration, and academic medicine.

Highlighted Leadership & Faculty

Amee Amin, MD, CMQ
Benjamin Clark, MD
Jacqueline Okere, MD, FACP, FHM
Andreea Xavier, MD
Hamzah Abduljabar, MD
Michael Boyars, MD
Andrew Molloy, MD, MBA
Jeffrey Chen, MD

View the full Hospitalists faculty and staff listing

Collaboration Across Services

Hospitalists work closely with emergency medicine, consulting services, nursing teams, and care coordination partners to support safe and effective care throughout hospitalization. This coordinated approach strengthens transitions of care and supports consistency across the health system.