Neonatology Faculty & Staff
The Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (Neonatology) at the University of Texas-Houston is committed to excellence in clinical care, education, and research related to newborn infants.
Faculty & Staff
Division Director
- Eric Eichenwald, MD | Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Children's Healthcare Quality
Neonatologists
- Chiamaka Aneji, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Cody Arnold, MD, MSc, MPH | Associate Professor
- See Wai Chan, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- John Chapman, MD | Assistant Professor
- Sharon Crandell, MD | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Training and Education
- Jose Garcia, MD, SM | Professor, Chief of Pediatrics at LBJ Hospital
- Patrick Jones, MD, MA | Assistant Professor and Medical Director of High Risk Follow-up Clinic
- Lakshmi Katakam, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Kathleen Kennedy, MD, MPH | Professor and Director of MS in Clinical Research Degree Program
- Amir Khan, MD | Associate Professor and Medical Director of Children's Memorial Hermann NICU, Respiratory Care, and Transport Team
- Mona Khan, MD | Assistant Professor
- Suzanne Lopez, MD | Associate Professor, Director of NNP Program and Director of Fellowship Training Program
- Sophia Tsakiri, MD | Assistant Professor and Medical Director of LBJ NICU
- Jon Tyson, MD, MPH | Professor, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research and Director of Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine
Pediatricians
- Patricia Evans, MD | Assistant Professor
- Polina Gelfer, MD | Assistant Professor
- Tina Reddy, MD | Staff Physician
- Saba Siddiki, MD | Staff Physician and Medical Director of High Risk Follow-up Clinic
- Christina Wong, MD | Staff Physician
Research Scientists
- Joe Alcorn, PhD | Associate Professor
- Elenir Avritscher, MD, PhD, MBA/MHA | Assistant Professor
- Charles Green, PhD | Assistant Professor
- Bob Lasky, PhD | Professor
- Claudia Pedroza, PhD | Assistant Professor
Nurse Practitioners
- Debbie Armentrout, NNP, PhD
- Stephanie Broussard, NNP
- Kamela Brown, NNP
- Ashley Caraway, NNP
- Kim Cole, NNP
- Ashley Falgoust, NNP
- Stacy Fink, NNP
- Claudia Franco, NNP
- David Haggard, NNP
- Brenda Halbardier , NNP
- Bettina Hebert, NNP
- Valerie Huseby, NNP
- Janice John, PNP
- Kitty Kelly, NNP
- Rebekah Wiggins, NNP
Research Staff
- Nora Alaniz | Research Administrator
- Katrina Burson, RN | Research Nurse
- Shirley Bruce, PhD | Research Associate
- Weizhen Bi | Senior Research Assistant
- Carmen Garcia, RN | Research Nurse
- Georgia McDavid, RN | Senior Research Nurse
- Layne Poundstone, RN, BSN | Research Coordinator
Office Staff
- Allison Edwards | Executive Assistant
- Kimberly Bibbs | Executive Assistant and Fellowship Coordinator
- Norma Alonso | Executive Assistant (LBJ)
- Alexandra Laguna | Senior Staff Assistant (LBJ)
Location & Contact
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
6431 Fannin, Suite 3.242
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: 713-500-5733
Administrative Assistant: Allison Edwards
