Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Administration

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Central Administration

Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D., Chairman

Dr. Giuseppe N. Colasurdo

Jorge Zambra, Director of Management Operations

Jorge Zambra, Director of Management Operations
  • Phone: 713.500.5703
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Jorge.Zambra@uth.tmc.edu
  • Executive Assistant: Wendy Westerland
  • Phone: 713.500.5702

Jean Ford, Executive Assistant

Jean Ford, Executive Assistant
  • Phone: 713.566.5845
  • Fax: 713.566.5844
  • Email: Jeannie.Ford@uth.tmc.edu

  • Responsibilities
  • - Administrative support - Chief of Pediatrics, LBJ
    - Procurement of equipment/office supplies and oversight of
          budget expenditures
    - LBJ credentialing
    - Coordinates LBJ parking, risk management, LBJ room reservations

Anthony Garcia, Administrative Services Officer III

Anthony Garcia, Administrative Services Officer III
  • Phone: 713.500.5706
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Anthony.L.Garcia@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Budgeting and oversight of grant administration
    - Processing research contracts and grants
    - Financial reporting and forecasting
    - Space allocation/space inventory
    - Oversight of IS/IT operations

Wanda Jared, Administrative Services Officer II

Wanda Jared, Administrative Services Officer II
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Personnel actions - faculty/clinical/research staff
    - Coordinate recruitment and hiring of research and nursing staff
    - Personnel policies/payroll, etc. questions
    - Employee relations

Kathryn Lutz, Senior Executive Assistant To Chairman

Kathryn Lutz, Senior Executive Assistant To Chairman
  • Phone: 713.500.5700
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Kathryn.E.Lutz@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Administrative support - Pediatric Chairman
    - Faculty recruitment, credentialing, promotion, annual reviews,
        separation

Joannie Miller, Administrative Services Officer II

Joannie Miller, Administrative Services Officer II
  • Phone: 713.500.5705
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Joan.M.Miller@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Coordinate recruitment and hiring of staff
    - Personnel actions - administrative staff
    - New employee orientation - faculty and staff
    - Volunteer/Observer Coordinator
    - Oversight of all OB procurement/travel activities
    - Oversight of equipment inventory and remodeling activities

Lakeitha Spates, Senior Support Specialist

Lakeitha Spates,  Senior Support Specialist
  • Phone: 713.500.5513
  • Fax: 713.500.0575
  • Email: Lakeitha.G.Spates@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Department timekeeper
    - Information Systems Help Desk
    - Audiovisual equipment custodian
    - Procurement and travel (OB)
    - Equipment inventory (OB & Pedi)
    - Remodeling
    - Telecommunications

Wendy Westerland, Executive Assistant

Wendy Westerland, Executive Assistant
  • Phone: 713.500.5702
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Wendy.A.Westerland@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
    - Administrative support - DMO
    - Outside clinical contract management and invoicing
    - Risk management for all MD faculty
    - Pagers - central contact

Accounting & Billing

Kerri Mathis, Financial Analyst

Kerri Mathis, Financial Analyst
  • Phone: 713.500.7574
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Kerri.E.Mathis@uth.tmc.edu

  • Responsibilities:
  • - Monthly Variance reports
    - Monthly Revenue reports
    - Department forecast analysis
    - Divisional/Faculty analysis report
    - Ad hoc financial reporting

Denise Dailey, Clinical Billing Manager

Denise Dailey, Clinical Billing Manager

 

Responsibilities:
   - Monitors charge activity by provider and division
   - Primary resource to all faculty on billing questions/issues
   - Tracks, monitors, and reports on denials
   - Key resource for Medicaid and commercial insurance carriers
        coverage issues
   - Primary liaison with Per Se (billing service)

Candace Daniels, Sr. Certified Coding Specialist

Candace Daniels, Sr. Certified Coding Specialist

Paula Lavalais, Sr. Billing Compliance Specialist

Paula Lavalais,  Sr. Billing Compliance Specialist

Grants

Daniel DeLeon, Administrative Assistant I

Daniel DeLeon, Administrative Assistant I
  • Phone: 713.500.6390
  • Fax: 713.500.0797
  • Email: Daniel.DeLeon@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Contracts and grants income/deposits
    - Processes monthly Ledger Reports
    - Processes monthly Effort Reports - Classified
    - Semi-annual Effort Reports - Faculty

Elizabet Lau, Sr. Grants And Contracts Specialist

Elizabet Lau,  Sr. Grants And Contracts Specialist

   

Responsibilities:
- Assist in contracts & grants application budget and management
- Pediatric divisions contracts and grants reconciliation and auditing
- Contracts & Grants budget forecasting
- Liaison with OSP, PAF & FAST for grant submission, award set up,
      and follow-up status

Information Technology

Allison Miehl, Systems and Applications Specialist II

Allison Miehl, Systems and Applications Specialist II
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Install new hardware/software
    - Make recommendations regarding ordering of new
         hardware/software
    - Maintain computer equipment
    - Liaison to OAC/MSIT/IT security
    - PC/network support services to faculty, residents and staff
    - Departmental poster printing

Omar Sanchez, Systems and Applications Specialist III

Omar Sanchez, Systems and Applications Specialist III
  • Phone: 713.500.6544
  • Fax: 713.500.5711
  • Email: Omar.A.Sanchez@uth.tmc.edu
  • Responsibilities:
  • - Install new hardware/software
    - Make recommendations regarding ordering of new
         hardware/software
    - Maintain computer equipment
    - Liaison to OAC
    - Maintain pediatric server
    - PC support services to faculty, residents and staff

Division: Adolescent Medicine, Gastroenterology

Susan Ramos, Senior Staff Assistant

Susan Ramos, Senior Staff Assistant

Division: Cardiology

Diane Ferguson, Executive Assistant

Diane Ferguson,  Executive Assistant

Eva Rangel, Senior Staff Assistant

Eva Rangel, Senior Staff Assistant

Center for Clinical Research and

Evidence-Based Medicine

Dhiren Desai, Administrative Services Officer II

Dhiren Desai,  Administrative Services Officer II

Alice Reardon, Senior Executive Assistant

Alice Reardon, Senior Executive Assistant

Claudette Ocampo, MS Degree Program Coordinator

Claudette Ocampo, Senior Staff Assistant

Deborah Garcia, Senior Staff Assistant

Paula Lavalais,  Sr. Billing Compliance Specialist

Division: Community & General Medicine

Vicki White, Executive Assistant

Vicki White, Executive Assistant

Debbie Hernandez, Senior Staff Assistant

Debbie Hernandez, Senior Staff Assistant

Rebecca Baddock, Administrative Assistant III

Rebecca Baddock, Administrative Assistant III

Nancy Wilson, Senior Staff Assistant

Nancy Wilson, Senior Staff Assistant

Division: Children's Learning Institute

Kevin Mersmann, Director of Management Operations

Kevin Mersmann, Director of Management Operations

Sarah Jammer, Senior Executive Assistant

Sarah Jammer, Senior Executive Assistant

Tamara Smith, Administrative Coordinator

Tamara Smith, Administrative Coordinator

Su-Feng Yu, Administrative Services Officer II

Su-Feng Yu,  Administrative Services Officer II

Dan Soliz, Budget Analyst

Dan Soliz, Budget Analyst

Judy Porter, Administrative Assistant I

Judy Porter, Administrative Assistant I

Valeria Gracia, Senior Support Specialist

Valeria Gracia, Senior Support Specialist

Division: Endocrinology

Aurora Ramirez, Senior Staff Assistant

Aurora Ramirez, Senior Staff Assistant

Division: Genetics

Suzanne Paramore , Administrative Assistant II

Phone: 713.500.7350
Fax: 713. 500.5689
Email: Suzanne.J.Paramore@uth.tmc.edu

 

 

Norma Leal, Senior Staff Assistant

Norma LealPhone: 713.500.5906

Fax: 713.500.5689

 

Patricia McDonald, Senior Staff Assistant

Phone:713.500.5763

Fax:713.500.5689

Email: Patricia.McDonald@uth.tmc.edu

 

 

Division: Gulf States Hemophilia Center

Glenda Doyle, Executive Assistant

Glenda Doyle, Executive Assistant

Marisela Trujillo, Administrative Services Officer III

Marisela Trujillo, Administrative Services Officer III

Division: Infectious Diseases

Susan Kirby, Executive Assistant

Susan Kirby, Executive Assistant

Division: Neonatology

Kim Self, Executive Assistant

Kim Self, Executive Assistant

Division: Nephrology

Coming Soon!

Marisela Trujillo, Administrative Services Officer III
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Division: Neurology

Nikki Thomason, Executive Assistant

Nikki Thomason, Executive Assistant

Division: Pulmonology & Critical Care

Sheila Donnell, Executive Assistant

Sheila Donnell, Executive Assistant

Division: Residency/Fellowship

Shirlene Edwards, Coordinator, Residency Training Program

Shirlene Edwards, Coordinator, Residency Training Program

Diane Fitzgerald, Coordinator, Fellowship Training

Diane Fitzgerald, Coordinator, Fellowship Training

Anita Vetter, Coordinator, Educational Programs

Phone: 713.500.5801