Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS
Laura Moore decided she wanted to be a doctor in elementary school. “I always thought my pediatrician was really cool – an interesting, resilient person with a fun job,” she says. In college at Texas A&M, she narrowed her career…
Michelle K. McNutt, MD, FACS
Surgeon Michelle McNutt has been lucky enough to work with important mentors. Her Brownie Troop Leader was Dr. Nancy Dickey, first female president of the American Medical Association (and a graduate of our medical school), and the predominant reason McNutt…
Richard J. Andrassy, MD, FACS, FAAP, FACN, FICS
Department head and golf enthusiast Richard Andrassy grew up on East Coast, and family still lives in Florida. Here in Houston, he and his wife have six grandchildren to entertain. “I wanted to be a doctor since I was seven…
Kulvinder S. Bajwa, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Born in India, Dr. Kulvinder Bajwa came to Houston with his family when he was 11 years old. After graduating from Willowridge High School here locally, he enrolled at the University of Texas (“UT”) Austin and studied engineering, later switching…
Emily K. Robinson, MD, FACS
Emily Robinson, MD, FACS graduated with Honors from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (now known as McGovern Medical School at UTHealth) in 1993. She completed her residency at UTHealth’s McGovern Medical School, during which she was awarded…
Tien C. Ko, MD, FACS
California native Tien Ko is doing exactly what he wants to do in life. “From my first rotation in surgery at UCLA, all I wanted to do was operate,” he says. Today, he is Chief of Surgery at Lyndon Baines…
Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS, FACS
High-achiever Lillian Kao was born in Chicago, and raised in the city’s suburbs. She was recently president of the Association for Academic Surgery, a society which promotes the development of young academic surgeons through courses on surgical research and career…
Christi Blakkolb, MD, FACS
Dr. Christi Blakkolb is an Assistant Professor at University of Texas-Houston McGovern Medical School. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Dr. Blakkolb received her medical degree from Loyola University…
David J. Wainwright, MD, FACS
Dr. Wainwright is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery. His interests encompass the entire spectrum of Plastic Surgery, ranging from aesthetic and post-bariatric / breast reconstructive surgery to procedures related to trauma, including burns and facial…
Stefanos G. Millas, MD, FACS
Stefanos Millas was born at Park Plaza Hospital and grew up in Houston, attending Strake Jesuit. After graduating from Texas A&M with a degree in Microbiology, he worked in a lab for two years before setting his sights on medical…