Director and Faculty Profiles

Philip C. Johnson, MD  
Guha Ashrith, MD Elmer V. Bernstam, MD M. Bhattacharjee, MD
Eugene Boisaubin, MD Janine Catalano, PhD, NP-C Evelyn C. Chan, MD
Laura A. Colletti, MD Mukerrem Y. Ersoy, MD
Mark A. Farnie, MD Fabrizia Faustinella, MD, PhD Carolyn Gardiner, M.D.
Matthew Harbison, MD Robin Hardwicke, PhD, AACRN, FNP Kevin O. Hwang, MD
Gus Krucke, MD Thomas R. Lux, MD Niraj N. Mehta, MD
Sunil Movva, MD Kelly O'Brien, MD Ikenna Ogbaa, MD
Navid Sadeghi, MD Cheves M. Smythe, MD Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH
  

Philip C. Johnson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of General Medicine
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 is the Associate Program Director of the University Clinical Research Center at Memorial Hermann  Hospital with interest in the research areas of  gastrointestinal and fungal infections, and AIDS.  His research awards include, but are not limited to, grants from NASA  and leading pharmaceutical companies.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.114
Houston, TX 77030-1503
Telephone:    713-500-6717
Fax: 713-500-6722

Research:
UT-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.122
Houston, TX 77030-1503

Student Research Opportunities:  Regan Ryan stipend available each summer.

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine with an emphasis on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Board Certified in Internal Medicine.

Clinical Practice Locations: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100; Thomas Street Clinic, 713-793-4085; UT West Loop Clinic, 713-572-8122

 

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Guha Ashrith
Guha Ashrith, MD
Assistant Professor

Division of General 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

e-mail address

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

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Elmer V. Bernstam, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
Dr. Bernstam received his medical school training from The University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1995-1998. Doctor Bernstam joined our Division in 2002 as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Informatics.

Academic Office:
UT-Houston Medical School
Division of General Medicine
7000 Fannin, UCT 690
Houston, TX 77225
Telephone: 713-500-3927
Fax: 713-500-3929


Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine
 

 

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Modushudan Bhattacharjee, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of General Medicine

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

 

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Eugene Boisaubin, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine

 

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 

 

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Janine Catalano, PhD, NP-C
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine

 

Dr. Catalano received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Louisiana State University, New Orleans in 1986, and her Masters of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston in 1994. She received her Family Nurse Practitioner Certification from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1995, and completed her nursing education in 1997 at The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston. She was appointed an Instructor in Internal Medicine in 2002. She provides on-site Internal Medicine consultations at Harris County Psychiatric Center, instructs and supervises psychiatric residents, and serves as a liaison between the departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. Dr. Catalano received her PhD in October 2006 from Texas Women's University.

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: Focuses on the psychiatric patient with general medicine manifestations.

 

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Evelyn C. Chan, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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 

 

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Laura A. Colletti, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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

 

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Yesim Ersoy

Mukerrem Y. Ersoy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine

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

e-mail

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

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



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Mark A. Farnie, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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: 713-500-6497

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

 

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Fabrizia Faustinella, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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

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Carolyn Gardiner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine

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

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Matthew Harbison
Matthew Harbison, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General 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

e-mail address

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

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Robin Hardwicke, PhD, AACRN, FNP
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine

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

 

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Dr. Kevin Hwang

Kevin O. Hwang, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine

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

e-mail address

Patient Care Specialties:General Internal Medicine

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

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Gus W. Krucke, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine
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

 

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Thomas R. Lux, M.D
Director of Ambulatory Services
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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



Niraj N. Mehta, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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

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Sunil Movva
Sunil Movva, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General 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

e-mail address

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

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Kelly O'Brien

Kelly O'Brien, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General Medicine

 

 

 


 

 

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

Kelly O'Brien, MD e-mail

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

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

 

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Ikenna Ogbaa, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine

Dr. Ike Ogbaa joined UT General Medicine as an Assistant Professor in September 2005, and is on active staff at Memorial Hermann Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, with emphasis on "hospitalist" practice. Dr. Ogbaa is Associate Course Director for the Physical Diagnosis Course for 2nd year medical students.

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: UT General Medicine Clinic, 832-325-7100

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Dr. Navid Sadeghi
Navid Sadeghi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of General 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

e-mail address

Patient Care Specialties: General Internal Medicine

 

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Cheves Smythe
Cheves M. Smythe, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
Dr. Smythe was the first Dean of the University of  Texas-Houston Medical School.  Dr. Smythe served as Dean Pro Tem at UT-Houston Medical School from 1995-1996 and as the Chief of Medicine at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital from 1991-1995.  He has also served as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and the Dean for the Aga Khan Medical School in Pakistan.  He has completed a fellowship in Geriatrics at UCLA.  He was appointed by Baylor College of Medicine and UT-Houston Medical School to head the Affiliated Medical Services of the Harris County Hospital District 1994-1996.

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 and Geriatrics; Board Certified in Internal Medicine

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Eric J. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
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.  Drs. Thomas and Helmreich are currently Co-Principal Investigators of The University of Texas Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice 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

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Date of Last Edit 1/18/08