Administrative Staff


Chairman’s Office


Name Title Telephone Number
Patricia Birkmeyer Director of Management Operations IV 713-500-7256
Encar Primacio Assistant Director of Management Operations 713-500-7279
Vickie Bigham Senior Administrative Manager 713-500-7333
Melissa Ieans Senior Administrative Coordinator 713-500-7286
Amy Jones Senior Executive Assistant (Chairman & DMO Support) 713-500-7205
Michael Padilla Senior Program Manager 713-500-7287
Kimberly Self General Surgery Residency Program Manager 713-500-7216
Sophia Solis Web Developer III & SurgeON e-Newsletter Content Coordinator 713-500-7251
Clinton “Buzz” Taffe Senior Contracts & Grants Specialist 713-500-7269
Denee Velazquez-Murillo Senior Administrative Manager 713-500-7242
Becky Woods Budget Manager 713-500-7212

Acute Care Surgery


Name Title Telephone Number
Serena Cooper Senior Administrative Manager (CeTIR) 713-500-5493
Cassandra McGraw Executive Assistant 713-500-7244
Genetria Olivier Senior Administrative Assistant (CeTIR) 713-500-6818
Channing Winters Executive Assistant & ACS Fellowship Coordinator 713-500-6362

Elective General Surgery


Name Title Telephone Number
Diana Burnash Senior Administrative Assistant 713-500-7246
Lori Banks Senior Administrative Assistant 713-500-7250
Terri Lynn Lynchard Senior Residency / Fellowship Program Coordinator (CRC) 713-486-4613
Tayna Vazquez Program Manager / MIST Fellowship & Vice Chair Support 713-500-7277

General Surgery / LBJ


Name Title Telephone Number
Carla Square Senior Administrative Coordinator 713-566-5765
Yvonne Cardenas Executive Assistant 713-566-5767
Marshelle Jones Senior Administrative Assistant 713-566-4610

Immunology & Organ Transplant


Name Title Telephone Number
Doretha Johnson Executive Assistant (Transplant Nephrology) 713-500-7200
Courtney Liddell Executive Assistant 713-500-7401

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery


Name Title Telephone Number
Nastasia Madden Senior Administrative Manager 713-500-7184
Bianca Alvarez Executive Assistant 713-500-7185
Erica May Administrative Assistant 713-500-71815

Urology


Name Title Telephone Number
Ellica Chelette Divisional Manager 713-500-7321
Marvin Thomas Executive Assistant 713-500-7391
Ann Marie Thompson Residency / Fellowship Program Coordinator (Urology) 713-500-7337