Faculty and Staff Physicians

Samuel D. Luber, MD, MPH

  • Professor
  • Executive Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs
  • Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Office of Graduate Medical Education
  • Assistant Designated Institutional Official, Office of Graduate Medical Education
  • Interim Department Chair

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Adult EM Faculty and Staff Physicians

Dorian headshot updatedDorian Alexander, MD
Associate Professor
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Carrie Bakunas, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Emergency Services, Memorial Hermann Hospital (TMC)
Ultrasound Section
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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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Rachel C. Bower, MD
Assistant Professor
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Coker updatedSandra Coker, MD
Assistant Professor
Benjamin L. Cooper, MD, MEd
Associate Professor
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Jason Devgun, MD
Associate Professor
Section Director of Toxicology
Pratik Doshi, MD
Professor
Section Director of Critical Care
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Dunn h/s updatedJessica Dunn, MD
Assistant Professor
Akshay "Sunny" Elagandhala, MD, MACM
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
Med Ed Fellowship Director
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Hilary Fairbrother, MD, MPH
Professor
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
Carolyn Gardiner, MD
Assistant Professor
EMS Fellow
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Joseph P. Gill, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Galena Park Fire Department
Associate Medical Director, Houston Marathon
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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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Gladston R. Hackett, MD
Assistant Professor
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Heft headshotNicolas Heft, MD
Staff Physician
Director, Space Medicine Fellowship
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Jessica Hudson, MD
Assistant Professor
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Renee Johnson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Director, Health Outcomes and Social Medicine
EMS Physician
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Christine Ju, MD
Assistant Professor
Clerkship Co-Director
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Benjamin Karfunkle, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, TEMRC
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Adeola Kosoko, MD
Associate Professor
Co-Section Chief of Pediatrics
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James R. Langabeer II, PhD, EdD, MBA, EMT, FAHA
Professor
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Katheryn Larimore, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
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Alex Lazar headshotAlexander Lazar, MD
Assistant Professor
Kris headshot finalKris Lehnhardt, MD, FACEP
Professor
Section Director, Space Medicine
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J. Liu headshot 2Jennifer Liu, MD
Assistant Professor
Samuel D. Luber, MD, MPH
Professor
Executive Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Office of Graduate Medical Education
Assistant Designated Institutional Official, Office of Graduate Medical Education
Interim Department Chair
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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: Emergency Ultrasound
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Assistant Professor
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 of Medical Informatics
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Joann Pearson Young, MD
Assistant Professor
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Eric Power h/s upgradedEric Power, MD
Assistant Professor
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Catherine Reynolds, MDCatherine Reynolds, MD
Assistant Professor
Chief of Service of Emergency Medicine, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital
David Robinson, MD, MS, MMM
Professor
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Shrey Sanghvi, DO
Assistant Professor
Clerkship Co-Director
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Kevin Schulz, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship Director: EMS
Co-Section Chief: Prehospital & Disaster Medicine Section
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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Sheraton h/s updatedMack Sheraton, MD
Assistant Professor
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Katrin Takenaka, MD, MEd
Professor
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Ticas h/s updatedDacia Ticas, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Sports Medicine
Dr. TranTheresa Tran, MD, MBA, FACEP
Assistant Professor
Associate Vice President for Clinical Population Health and Advocacy
Assistant Dean for Clinical Populatioin Health and Advocacy, School of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health (MPACH)
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van meter headshot in front of mcgovernMichael W. Van Meter, MD, MPH
Professor
Vice Chair of Education
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headshot of Dr. Michael Vu for faculty roster page.Michael Vu, MD
Assistant Professor
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Shabana WaliaShabana Walia, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
Director of Global Health
Clinical Medical Director of the HEROES Program
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Walsh h/s updatedRyan D. Walsh, MD
Staff Physician
John Waller-Delarosa, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Quality Improvement and Education
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Wilson h/s updatedJessica Wilson, MD
Assistant 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

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Assistant Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Kayleigh Fischer, MD
Assistant Professor
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Christine Koerner, MD
Associate Professor
Ambassador of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Adeola Kosoko, MD
Associate Professor
Co-Section Chief of Pediatrics
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Thomas McCarty, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director
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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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Joann Pearson Young, MD
Assistant Professor
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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

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Gency Abraham, MD
Assistant Professor
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Michael Bublewicz, MD, MBA
Staff Physician
VP, Chief Medical Officer at Memorial Hermann Health System
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Camila A. Calderon Molestina, MD
Staff Physician
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
Samuel Chong, D.O.Samuel Chong, DO
Staff Physician
Joanne Davis, MD
Staff Physician
Emily Endacott, MD
Staff Physician
Alex GarbinoAlex Garbino, MD, PhD
Staff Physician
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Sally Henin, MD, CMQ, FACEP
Staff Physician
Chief of Medical Operations, Forensic Nursing Services, Memorial Hermann Health System
Jasmine Hopkins, MDJasmine Hopkins, MD
Staff Physician
Akhil Khosla, MD
Staff Physician
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Staff Physician
Robert Lapus HS 2025Robert Lapus, MD
Associate Professor
Co-Section Chief of Pediatric Clinical Operations - Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
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James J. McCarthy, MD
Staff Physician
Chief Executive Physician - Memorial Hermann Health System
mehta headshotAmit Mehta, MD, CMQ
Staff Physician
Chief Medical Information Officer - Harris Health
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Mejia h/s updatedEduardo A, Mejia, MD
Staff Physician
Ron Nates, MD
Staff Physician
Nnaemeka G. Okafor, MD, MS
Staff Physician
Michael Pandya, MD, MBA
Staff Physician
No photo availableSarah M. Rodriguez, MD
Staff Physician
Salvatore Valentini, DO
Staff Physician
Richard Witkov, MD
Assistant Professor
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Adjunct Faculty

Samuel Prater, MD, CMQ
Associate Professor
Toby Thomas, MD
Assistant Professor