Faculty and Staff Physicians

Samuel D. Luber, MD, MPH

  • Professor
  • Department Chair

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Adult EM Faculty and Staff Physicians

Carrie Bakunas, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Emergency Services, Memorial Hermann Hospital (TMC)
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Salil Bhandari, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Media Relations
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Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, FACEP
Professor
Vice President of Healthcare Innovation
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Jason Devgun, MD
Associate Professor
Section Director of Toxicology
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Dunn h/s updatedJessica Dunn, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
Akshay "Sunny" Elagandhala, MD, MACM
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
Fellowship Director, Medical Education
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Hilary Fairbrother, MD, MPH
Professor
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Assistant Dean for Educational Programs
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Brandy Ferguson, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Medical Director of Disaster Management, Memorial Hermann Hospital System
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Furbacher h/s upgradedJacqueline Furbacher, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor
Joseph P. Gill, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Medical Director, Houston Marathon
Chief, Prehospital & Disaster Medicine Section
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Jasmine Ginn, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
Simulation Specialist
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Richard Gordon Jr., MD
Professor
Fellowship Director, Ultrasound
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Gorlick h/s updatedMary-Kate Gorlick, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Medical Director, LBJ
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Heft headshotNicolas Heft, MD
Staff Physician
Fellowship Director, Space Medicine
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Sadia Jamshad headshotSadia Jamshad, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Clerkship Director
Renee Johnson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Director, Health Outcomes and Social Medicine
EMS Physician
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Christine JuChristine Ju, MD
Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director
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Benjamin Karfunkle, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Director, TEMRC
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Adeola Kosoko, MD
Associate Professor
Section Chief of Pediatrics
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Katheryn Larimore, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
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Alex Lazar headshotAlexander Lazar, MD
Assistant Professor
Toxicology Section
Kris headshot finalKris Lehnhardt, MD, FACEP
Professor
Section Director, Space Medicine
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J. Liu headshot 2Jennifer Liu, MD
Assistant Professor
Charles L. Maddow, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Emergency Geriatrics
Wyatt Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
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Sara K. Miller, MD, RDMS, CMQ
Associate Professor
Section Director, Ultrasound
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victoria morris headshot 2Victoria Morris, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Clerkship Director
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O'Keefe h/s upgradedBrandon O'Keefe, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
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Daniel Ostermayer, MD
Associate Professor
Section Director, Medical Informatics
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Catherine Reynolds, MDCatie Reynolds, MD
Associate Professor
Chief of Service of Emergency Medicine, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital
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Kevin Schulz, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship Director, EMS
Assistant EMS Physician Director, Houston Fire Department
Medical Director: Memorial Hermann IRONMAN: Texas
Tactical Physician: HPD SWAT Team
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Kunal Sharma, MD, MBA
Associate Professor
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
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Ticas h/s updatedDacia Ticas, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Sports Medicine
Shabana WaliaShabana Walia, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Director of Global Health
Clinical Medical Director of the HEROES Program
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Wilson h/s updatedJessica Wilson, MD
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
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Han Yo h/s updatedHan Yu, DO
Assistant Professor
Hashim Q. Zaidi, MD, FAEMS
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Harris Health System Transfer Center
Assoc. Medical Director, Rice University EMS
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Pediatric EM Faculty and Staff Physicians

Craik h/s 2025Diego Craik, MD
Assistant Professor
Joanne Davis, MD
Staff Physician
Kayleigh Fischer, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director, PEM Fellowship
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Christine Koerner, MD
Associate Professor
Ambassador of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Adeola Kosoko, MD
Associate Professor
Section Chief of Pediatrics
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Thomas McCarty, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Neh Molyneaux SladeNeh Molyneaux Slade, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Services, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
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Andrea Pollack, DO
Assistant Professor
Gowri Stevens, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Simulation
Co-Director of Mobile Simulation Training Unit
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Karl h/s updatedKarl A. Upplegger, MD
Assistant Professor

Casual

Nicholas Callihan, MD
Staff Physician
Whitney Chandler, D.O.Whitney Chandler, DO
Staff Physician
Yashwant Chathampally, MD, MSc, CMQ
Staff Physician
Assistant Chief of Staff for Quality, LBJ Hospital
Sally Henin, MD, CMQ, FACEP
Staff Physician
Chief of Medical Operations, Forensic Nursing Services, Memorial Hermann Health System
Akhil Khosla, MD
Staff Physician
No photo availableAndrew Kirkpatrick, MD
Staff Physician
Robert Lapus HS 2025Robert Lapus, MD
Staff Physician
James J. McCarthy, MD
Staff Physician
Chief Executive Physician - Memorial Hermann Health System
Mejia h/s updatedEduardo A, Mejia, MD
Staff Physician
Ron Nates, MD
Staff Physician
Michael Pandya, MD, MBA
Staff Physician
No photo availableSarah M. Rodriguez, MD
Staff Physician
Dr. TranTheresa Tran, MD, MBA, FACEP
Staff Physician
Director, City of Houston Health Department
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Salvatore Valentini, DO
Staff Physician

Adjunct Faculty

Robert Lapus HS 2025Robert Lapus, MD
Adjunct Professor
Co-Section Chief of Pediatric Clinical Operations, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
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mehta headshotAmit Mehta, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Toby Thomas, MD
Assistant Professor