Administration

Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D., Chairman

• Phone: 713.500.5700
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• Email:Giuseppe.N.Colasurdo@uth.tmc.edu
• Executive Assistant: Kathryn Lutz
• Phone: 713.500.5700

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

• Phone: 713.566.5845
• Fax: 713.566.5844
• Email: Jeannie.Ford@uth.tmc.edu
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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

• 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

• Phone: 713.500.5704
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• Email: Wanda.R.Jared@uth.tmc.edu

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
  

Kerri Mathis, Financial Analyst

• Phone: 713.500.7574
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• Email: Kerri.E.Mathis@uth.tmc.edu
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Responsibilities:
• - Monthly Variance reports
  - Monthly Revenue reports
  - Department forecast analysis
  - Divisional/Faculty analysis report
  - Ad hoc financial reporting

Denise Dailey, Clinical Billing Manager

• Phone: 713.500.6443
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• Email: Denise.B.Dailey@uth.tmc.edu

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

• Phone: 713.500.6381
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• Email: Candace.Daniels@uth.tmc.edu

Paula Lavalais, Sr. Billing Compliance Specialist

• Phone: 832.325.7644
• Fax: 713.512.2295
• Email: Paula.Lavalais@uth.tmc.edu

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

• Phone: 713.500.5176
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• Email: Elisabet.Lau@uth.tmc.edu

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

Allison Miehl, Systems and Applications Specialist II

• Phone: 713.500.6544
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• Email: Alison.Miehl@uth.tmc.edu

• 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

• 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
  

Susan Ramos, Senior Staff Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5663
• Fax: 713.500.5750
• Email: Susan.Ramos@uth.tmc.edu

Diane Ferguson, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5738
• Fax: 713.500.5751
• Email: Diane.Ferguson@uth.tmc.edu

Eva Rangel, Senior Staff Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5745
• Fax: 713.500.5751
• Email: Evangelina.Rangel@uth.tmc.edu

Dhiren Desai, Administrative Services Officer II

• Phone: 713.500.7954
• Fax: 713.500.0519
• Email: Dhiren.H.Desai@uth.tmc.edu

Alice Reardon, Senior Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5651
• Fax: 713.500.0519
• Email: Alice.J.Reardon@uth.tmc.edu

Claudette Ocampo, MS Degree Program Coordinator

• Phone: 713.500.5637
• Fax: 713.500.0519
• Email: Claudette.Ocampo@uth.tmc.edu

Deborah Garcia, Senior Staff Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.6708
• Fax: 713.500.0519
• Email: Deborah.Garcia@uth.tmc.edu

Vicki White, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5666
• Fax: 713.500.0527
• Email: Vicki.White@uth.tmc.edu

Debbie Hernandez, Senior Staff Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5813
• Fax: 713.500.0658
• Email: Deborah.Hernandez@uth.tmc.edu

Rebecca Baddock, Administrative Assistant III

• Forensic Assessment Network
• Phone: 713.500.6064
• Fax: 713.500.0604
• Email: Rebecca.A.Baddock@uth.tmc.edu

Nancy Wilson, Senior Staff Assistant

• LBJ General Hospital
• Phone: 713.566.4541
• Fax: 713.566.5844
• Email: Nancy.E.Wilson@uth.tmc.edu

Kevin Mersmann, Director of Management Operations

• Phone: 713.500.3810
• Fax: 713.500.0315
• Email: Kevin.D.Mersmann@uth.tmc.edu
• Executive Assistant: Tamara Smith
• Phone: 713.500.3815

Sarah Jammer, Senior Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.3709
• Fax: 713.500.3705
• Email: Sarah.M.Jammer@uth.tmc.edu

Tamara Smith, Administrative Coordinator

• Phone: 713.500.3815
• Fax: 713.500.3705
• Email: Tamara.Smith@uth.tmc.edu

Su-Feng Yu, Administrative Services Officer II

• Phone: 713.500.3882
• Fax: 713.500.0388
• Email: Su-Feng.Yu@uth.tmc.edu

Dan Soliz, Budget Analyst

• Phone: 713.500.3898
• Fax: 713.500.0388
• Email: Dan.P.Soliz@uth.tmc.edu

Judy Porter, Administrative Assistant I

• Phone: 713.500.3707
• Fax: 713.500.xxxx
• Email: Judy.A.Porter@uth.tmc.edu

Valeria Gracia, Senior Support Specialist

• Phone: 713.500.3692
• Fax: 713.500.xxxx
• Email: Valerie.A.Gracia@uth.tmc.edu

Aurora Ramirez, Senior Staff Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5646
• Fax: 713.500.0526
• Email: Aurora.V.Ramirez@uth.tmc.edu

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

Phone: 713.500.5906

Patricia McDonald, Senior Staff Assistant

Phone:713.500.5763

Fax:713.500.5689

Email: Patricia.McDonald@uth.tmc.edu

Glenda Doyle, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.8374
• Fax: 713.500.8364
• Email: Glenda.F.Doyle@uth.tmc.edu

Marisela Trujillo, Administrative Services Officer III

• Phone: 713.500.8375
• Fax: 713.500.8364
• Email: Marisela.Trujillo@uth.tmc.edu

Susan Kirby, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5714
• Fax: 713.500.5688
• Email: Susan.M.Kirby@uth.tmc.edu

Kim Self, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5800
• Fax: 713.500.5805
• Email: Kimberly.A.Self@uth.tmc.edu

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Nikki Thomason, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.7113
• Fax: 713.500.7101
• Email: Nikki.Thomason@uth.tmc.edu

Sheila Donnell, Executive Assistant

• Phone: 713.500.5650
• Fax: 713.500.0588
• Email: Sheila.R.Donnell@uth.tmc.edu

Shirlene Edwards, Coordinator, Residency Training Program

• Phone: 713.500.5800
• Fax: 713.500.5805
• Email: Shirlene.Edwards@uth.tmc.edu

Diane Fitzgerald, Coordinator, Fellowship Training

• Phone: 713.500.5164
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• Email: Diane.Fitzgerald@uth.tmc.edu

Anita Vetter, Coordinator, Educational Programs

Phone: 713.500.5801

• Fax: 713.500.5805
• Email: Anita.L.Vetter@uth.tmc.edu