Faculty & Staff
Plastic Surgeons
Associate Professor and Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship Program Director
Research Faculty
Clinical Specialists
Emily Andersen, M.D.
Katherine C Benedict, M.D.
Ciara A Brown, M.D.
Serena Day, M.D.
Erica Y Xue, M.D.
PAs
Dran Y. Alessi, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR - 2007
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2007, Recertified 2013
Ashley Allen, MS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - Baylor College
of Medicine, Houston, TX- 2021
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2021
Christen S. Baen, MS, PA-C
Master of Science - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - 2009
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2010, Recertified 2016
Ornella E. Bentkowski, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX – 2017
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2017
Jillian Caldwell MS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - Towson University, Towson, MD 2010
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2010
Kathy Dang, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX – 2021
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2021
Salina Elengical , MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 2013
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2013
Caitlin Lange Fabian, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX - 2016
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2016
Courtney B Fields, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky - 2022
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2022
Lea A Franks, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX - 2006
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2006, Recertified 2011, 2017
Danielle Geyen, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - UT Southwestern Medical
Center, Dallas, TX - 2018
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2018
Melissa S Hall, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX - 2013
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2013
Caroline Hawkins, MS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies- University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama- 2023
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2023
Sarah H Heins, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Texas Medical
Branch, Galveston, TX - 2016
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2016
Sarah H Hernandez, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX - 2005
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2006, Recertified 2011, 2018
Cheryl L Houston, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX - 2004
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2004, Recertified 2010, 2016
Jacalyn N Johnson-Alviza, MSPAS, PA-C, CPAAPA
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - Western University Pomona, CA - 2006
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2006, Recertified 2011, 2017
Joshua D Landrum, MS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - Baylor College
of Medicine, 2020
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2020
Isabel Laiseca-Ruiz, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX - 2021
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2021
Courtney M Lewis, MS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - Baylor College of
Medicine, 2018
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2018
Katy R Lipscomb, MS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, 2021
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2022
Amy V Ly, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies – Wingate University, Wingate, NC - 2018
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2018
Rachel A Mia, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - Wingate University, Wingate, NC - 2019
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2019
Lynn V Nguyen, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL - 2021
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2021
Thuy T Nguyen, MSPA, PA-C
B.S. Physician Assistant Studies - Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY - 2010
Master of Science in Physician Assistant - Pace University, NY - 2020
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2010, Recertified 2015
Brittney A O'Grady, MMSc, PA-C
Master of Medical Science -Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN - 2013
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2013
Hunter G Paddock, MMSc, PA-C
Master of Medical Sciences - Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - 2015
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2015
Tushar Patel, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies – Baylor College of Medicine School of Health Professions, Houston, TX – 2019
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2020
Cindy K Pham, MMSc, PA-C
Master of Medical Sciences – Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA – 2019
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2019
Quan T Pham, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies – University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas – 2022
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2022
Alisha M Praznik, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Supervisor Advanced Practice Providers
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - UTMB, Galveston, TX - 2005
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2005, Recertified 2016
Krystal A Purdon, MPAS, PA-C
Masters of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Texas Medical
Branch, Galveston, TX 2017
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2017
Elizabeth M Rich, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies – Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 2016
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2016
Marlena Roman, MMSc, PA-C
Master of Medical Sciences – Nova Southeastern University, Jacksonville, FL – 2019
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2019
Courtney Sheffield, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies- Butler University,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 2023
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2023
Gordon S Tilney, MS, PA-C
Master of Science - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - 2001
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2001, Recertified 2007, 2013
Colby Tyler, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies – Lenoir Rhyne University,
Hickory, North Carolina, 2020
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2020
Christine T Vu, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX - 2013
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2013
Jordan T Wheeler, MSPAS, PA-C
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx – 2023
Board Certified PA, NCCPA 2023
Sora D Yi, MPAS, PA-C
Master of Physician Assistant Studies- Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY- 2021
Bord Certified PA, NCCPA 2021
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Donna Fleming APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP, ONC
Masters of Family Nurse Practitioner- University of Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Board Certified: AANP 07/27/2011
Post Masters of Adult Gerontology and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Texas Women’s University at Houston, TX 77030
Josephine G Rejante, MS, APRN, MBA, FNP-C
Master of Science in Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Phoenix- 2000
Family Nurse Practitioner- AANP- 2000
Katherine Bell Schwarzlose, MSN, APRN, AOCNS, ACNS-BC
Master of Science in Nursing- Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, ANCC 2013
Crystal E Tencate, MS, APRN, FNP-C, CPSN
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX - 2017
Family Nurse Practitioner, AANP 2017