Philip C. Johnson, M.D.

PROFESSOR & DIVISION DIRECTOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Johnson completed his medical school and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in 1979, and a Fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of Texas-Houston  Medical School in 1982.  He was appointed Division Director in 1989 and is actively involved in clinical patient care, teaching, and research.  Dr. Johnson served as the Associate Program Director of the University Clinical Research Center at Memorial Hermann Hospital for 15 years, with interest in the research areas of gastrointestinal and fungal infections, and HIV/AIDS.  His research awards include, but are not limited to, grants from NASA  and leading pharmaceutical companies.  Dr. Johnson was listed in Texas Super Doctors and the Best Doctors in America a total of four times and was voted as one of Houston’s Top Doctors in 2002.   Dr. Johnson is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine as well as a Fellow in the American College of Physicians.

 

Emily C. Barker, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Barker joined the Division of General Medicine in September, 2009. She came to Houston from the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Barker received her postgraduate training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Barker is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital in Houston.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine
Clinical Practice Locations: General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100 and UT Physicians Health Center, 713-572-8122

 

Elmer V. Bernstam, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Bernstam completed medical school at The University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1995-1998. In addition to his MD,

Dr. Bernstam holds Masters' degrees in computer engineering and biomedical informatics. He completed a National Library of Medicine post-doctoral fellowship in informatics at Stanford Medical Informatics.

He joined our Division in 2002 and currently holds a joint appointment at the School of Health Information Sciences (SHIS) and Department of Internal Medicine (Medical School). Dr. Bernstam heads the clinical informatics focus at the SHIS and the biomedical informatics component of the UT-Houston CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Award). His research focuses on translational biomedical informatics, consumer informatics and information retrieval. Dr. Bernstam received research awards from the Gulf Coast Consortium for Computational and Structural Biology, the Medical Letter, NASA, the NIH and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Bernstam is board-certified in internal medicine and maintains an active clinical practice as a hospitalist. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
7000 Fannin, UCT 690
Houston, TX 77225
Telephone: 713-500-3901
Fax: 713-500-3929

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

 

Modushudan Bhattacharjee, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Bhattacharjee joined our Division in 2002 as an Assistant Professor, actively supervising and teaching residents in the 4C clinic at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine as well as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

 

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-566-5569
Fax: 713-566-6150

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: LBJ Clinic, 713-566-4499

 

Eugene Boisaubin, M.D.

PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Boisaubin joined our Division in 2001 as a Professor of Medicine with tenure. Dr. Boisaubin is active on the medical staff at Memorial Hermann Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, and is also affiliated with the University Clinical Research Center (UTMSH) as an Ethicist for Clinical Research and as a Faculty Associate in the Program on Humanities and Technology in Health Care. Dr. Boisaubin also serves as the Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.150
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6528
Fax: 713-500-5803

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100 

 

Evelyn C. Chan, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Chan joined out Division in 1996. Her interests lie in the research areas of informed consent, physician-patients communication and end-of-life issues.  Her research awards include, a career development grant from the NIH to study informed consent for a controversial screening blood test and is developing ethical guidelines for the compassionate use of hyperbaric medicine.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone:    713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Student Research Opportunities: Present clinical cases in internal medicine and medical ethics at medical conferences and to write about them for publication.

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Laura A. Colletti, M.D.

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Colletti received her medical school training from Boston University School of Medicine and completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at Temple University, 1980-1983.  Dr. Colletti joined our Division in 1991, and works primarily in the ambulatory setting.  She is the Director of the Ambulatory Care Rotation for Internal Medicine residents and is the Internal Medicine Clerkship Director for third year medical students.  Her main interests are in medical education and preventive health.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine;Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Mukerrem Y. Ersoy, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 832-325-7100
Fax: 713-512-2243

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Mark A. Farnie, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Farnie is the Director of the combined Internal Medicine Pediatrics House Staff  and Internal Medicine Residency Program.  He was one of the first Medicine/Pediatrics resident graduates of our program.  He has been honored by being selected as Hooder for the graduating class and Coater for the second year class.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6528
Fax: 713-500-6530

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine and Pediatrics; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Locations: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100; UT Pediatric Clinic, 832-325-7111

 

Fabrizia Faustinella, M.D., Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Faustinella holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine.  She has done research in human genetics and gene therapy at the University of Milano, Italy and at Baylor College of Medicine. She has published numerous articles in the field of research as well as several book chapters.  More recently, she has been heavily involved in medical education and in the development of effective teaching strategies for medical students and residents. Dr. Faustinella has also continued to provide continuity of care to a large patient base while working and training our future doctors.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722 

Patient Care Specialties:  General Internal Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Carolyn Gardiner, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 832-325-7100
Fax: 713-566-6150

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Robin Hardwicke, Ph.D., AACRN, FNP

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Hardwicke joined our Division in 2004. She has been practicing as a family nurse practitioner since 1999 specializing in emergency medicine and HIV/AIDS. In 2005 she received the Joanne Ruiz Achievement Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice, on the national level, for the treatment of individuals infected with HIV/AIDS. She serves as Director at large on the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board (HANCB) for the 2005-2008 term. Dr. Hardwicke is currently the Associate Medical Director for St. Hope Foundation and provides care and management of therapy to individuals infected with HIV/AIDS. She also instructs and supervises nurse practitioner students, medical students, residents, and fellows in this care.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: HIV patient care and research

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Kevin O. Hwang, M.D., M.P.H.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Hwang joined our division in 2005 as a Primary Care Fellow and became Assistant Professor in 2007. His main research interest is obesity, with projects funded by the UT-Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and the Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine. He is co-director of the UT Weight Management Clinic and also sees patients in the general medicine clinic and inpatient wards.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties:General Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Gus W. Krucke, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Krucke completed his medical education at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas in 1991. He was appointed Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine in 2002. Dr. Krucke is an HIV care specialist. He is on active staff at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, and Thomas Street Clinic.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-873-4000
Fax:  713-873-4095

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Critical Care Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: Thomas Street Clinic, 713-873-4000

 

Thomas R. Lux, M.D.

DIRECTOR, AMBULATORY SERVICES

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Lux entered private practice in Dallas, Texas but returned to join our faculty in 1994.  Dr. Lux was named Medical Director of the UT General Medicine Center in 1995 and is active full-time in the ambulatory care setting at Memorial Hermann Hospital, and Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) General Hospital.

Academic Office:
UT General Medicine Clinic
Hermann Professional Building
6410 Fannin, Suite 600
Houston, TX 77030-3006
Telephone: 832-325-7100
Fax: 713-512-2243

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Locations: UT General Medicine Clinic,832-325-7100
LBJ Clinic, 713-636-5655

 

Jacqueline P. Chen Meeks, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Meeks joined the Division of General Medicine as an Assistant Professor, September 2009. She was a Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UT Medical School, and received her postgraduate training from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Brody School of Medicine/Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC. Dr. Meeks is Board Eligible for the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2005. Dr. Meeks has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital in Houston.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine
Clinical Practice Location: Good Neighbor Clinic, 713-529-3597

 

Niraj N. Mehta, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Mehta joined the Division of General Medicine in July 1996.  He is involved full time in ambulatory care at the UT General Medicine Center and Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) General Hospital with emphasis on “hospitalist” practice.

Academic Office:
LBJ General Hospital
Department of Internal Medicine
5656 Kelley St.
Houston, TX 77026
Telephone: 713-566-5569
Fax: 713-566-6150

Patient Care Specialties: General Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: LBJ Clinic, 713-566-4921

 

Sunil Movva, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

Kelly O'Brien, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 832-325-7100
Fax: 713-512-2243

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

 

Susan Pelini, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Susan Pelini joined UT Houston Medical School in September 2009, where she is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Medicine. She received her medical degree from Boston University, and her postgraduate training was at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital here in Houston. Dr. Pelini is certified Diplomate, of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the National Board of Medical Examiners. She is a member of the American College of Physicians.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine
Clinical Practice Locations: General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100 and UT Physicians Health Center, 713-572-8122

Seth Politano, D.O.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Politano joined the Division of General Medicine as an Assistant Professor in July 2009. He was an Assistant Chief of Service with the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Medical School, and received his postgraduate training at UT-Houston Medical School. He received his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and ACLS. Dr. Politano has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital in Houston.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

Navid Sadeghi, M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

Cheves M. Smythe, M.D.

PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Smythe was educated at Yale, and graduated from the Harvard Medical School in 1947. He was trained in internal medicine at the Boston City Hospital in Boston and Bellevue and Presbyterian Hospitals in New York. Research fellowships in the study of hepatic and renal physiology followed.

He is certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. In addition to his interest in medical school organization and management, he has been recognized as a devoted and appreciated teacher of clinical medicine. His current efforts are to participate in and strengthen the medical teaching at Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital as well as to assist in the development of a program in geriatric medicine.

 

Sebastian T. Tosto, Jr., M.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Tosto joined the Division of General Medicine in April, 2009 as an Assistant Professor. He served in the military, and has Military Rank IRR, Lt. Colonel. He was a Brigade Surgeon in the 505 PIR 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Tosto graduated from Rutgers Medical School and received his postgraduate training at Penn State University in Hershey, PA. He is certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Tosto has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital in Houston.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

Eric J. Thomas, M.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Thomas joined UT Houston Medical School in 1998.  He is a general internist at Memorial Hermann Hospital and teaches students and residents at UT Houston Medical School.  Since 1992 Dr. Thomas has conducted research on patient safety, and his work was heavily cited in the Institute of Medicine's landmark report on medical error.  With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Dr. Thomas has collaborated closely with Dr. Robert Helmreich to translate safety practices from aviation to healthcare.  Dr. Thomas is currently the Director of The University of Texas-Memorial Hermann Center of Excellence for Healthcare Quality and Safety, funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.  http://www.uth.tmc.edu/schools/med/imed/patient_safety/

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Research: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/schools/med/imed/patient_safety/

Patient Care Specialties:  General Internal Medicine; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Clinical Practice Location: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

 

Hans M. von Marensdorff, M.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. von Marensdorff joined our Division as an Associate Professor in June, 2009. His postgraduate training was at The University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, MD. Dr. von Marensdorff is a certified Diplomate with the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital in Houston. Dr. von Marensdorff is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and German.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

Mark T. Warner, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Warner joined the Division of General Medicine as an Assistant Professor in July 2009. He was an Assistant Chief of Service with the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Medical School, and received his postgraduate education from UT Medical School. Dr. Warner also received his medical degree from The University of Texas Medical School in 2005. He is Board Eligible for the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Warner has hospital appointments at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital in Houston.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone: 713-500-6700
Fax: 713-500-6722

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine