Our Administrative Team
At UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular, our administrative team serves as the backbone of our organization, ensuring seamless operations for the entire service line. Comprised of seasoned professionals with a wealth of experience in healthcare management, finance, data analytics, and strategic planning, our administrative team plays a pivotal role in supporting the mission of our institution.
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation
Cynthia R. Garcia
Senior Administrative Manager
Jill Chamberlain
Senior Executive Assistant
Duy Bui
Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager
Trenise Hines
Senior Administrative Assistant
Diana Gonzalez
Credentialing Coordinator
Mariah Smith
Administrative Assistant
Savannah Torres
Senior Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Maria Gibson
Service Line Administrator
Pearl Adams
Assistant Director, Administrative & Business Operations
Maegan Brock
Senior Practice Manager
Rebecca Black
Senior Administrative Assistant
Oleviasha Brown
Credentialing Coordinator
Bianca Cadena
Assistant Patient Access Representative
Mary Edwards
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Nett Johnson
Clinic Manager
Rita Malone
Referral Coordinator
Martha Ramirez-Lara
Senior Patient Care Representative
Rita Ramirez
Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator
Cardiovascular Medicine
Teshana D. Alexander
Director, Clinical Operations - Cardiovascular Services
Joseph D. Redd, MA, MBA
Assistant Director, Administrative and Business Operations – Cardiology
Mayra Alanis
Referral Coordinator
Liz Barahona
Referral Program Manager
Stephanie Blackmer
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Melissa Clifton, BSN, RN
Structural Heart/Interventional Coordinator
Leslie Dick
Executive Assistant
Teresa Gonzales
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Susan Hood
Assistant Director, Administrative and Business Operations I
Claudette McDonald
Sr. Program Manager, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology & Innovations in Cardiovascular Disease Fellowships
Esmeralda Rodriguez
Senior Administrative Assistant
Araceli Rosas
Executive Assistant
Von Smith
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Cardiac Electrophysiology Training Program
John Boettcher, MBA, MEd
Program Director and CRM Instructor, EP Heart Training Program
Wendy Boettcher, RN, BSN
Clinical Instructor
Monica Little
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Mary Kay Barber
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Cardiovascular Perfusion Training Program
Igor Banjac, BS
Senior Director of Perfusion Services
Lisa M. Janowiak, BS
Life Flight/Cardiogenic Shock Center Coordinator
Richard Price, BA
Director of Perfusion School, Cardiovascular Perfusion Program