Residency Program
The Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.
Resident Housestaff
Class of 2013
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Ijeoma Akunyili, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate education: University of Pennsylvania
Medical school: University of Maryland School of Medicine -
Mary Chang, MD
Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergraduate education: Rice University
Medical school: Texas A&M University System HSC College of Medicine -
Elizabeth Helander, MD
Hometown: The Woodlands, TX
Undergraduate education: Southern Methodist University
Medical school: Texas A&M University System HSC College of Medicine -
Kevin Hoffman, MD,
Chief Resident
Hometown: Hereford, TX
Undergraduate education: Texas A&M University
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Lauren LaRoche, MD
Hometown: Brenham, TX
Undergraduate education: Cornell University
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Lauren Leavitt, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate education: Vanderbilt University
Medical school: Texas Tech University School of Medicine -
Justin Mazzillo, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Syosset, NY
Undergraduate education: Binghamton University-State University of New York Binghamton
Medical school: University of Buffalo-State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences -
Amit Mehta, MD
Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine -
Ajita Shah, MD
Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio -
Jessica Stewart, MD
Hometown: Wilson, NC
Undergraduate education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Medical school: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University -
Brian Vu, MD
Hometown: Wichita Falls, TX
Undergraduate education: Texas A&M University
Medical school: Texas A&M University System HSC College of Medicine -
Yee-Ming Woodward, MD
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Undergraduate education: Wake Forest University
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
Cullen Averill, MD
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Undergraduate education: Stanford University
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio-
Arif Azam, MD
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Undergraduate education: University of California, Irvine
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine -
Adam Blystra, DO
Hometown: Holland, MI
Undergraduate education: Hope College
Medical school: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University -
Danielle Brown, MD
Hometown: Southfield, MI
Undergraduate education: Howard University
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine -
Peter Carlson, MD
Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergraduate education: Stanford University
Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine -
Michael Carter, MD
Hometown: Greenville, TX
Undergraduate education: Baylor University
Medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas -
Raymend Cheng, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate education: Trinity University
Medical school: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine -
Daniel De Los Santos, MD
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at El Paso
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio -
Carolyn Gardiner, MD
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate education: Texas A&M University
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Vanessa Garza-Miranda, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate education: University of St. Thomas
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Joshua Laird, MD
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate education: University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Sonali Patel, MD
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate education: Illinois Institute of Technology
Medical school: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center-
Andrew Potter, DO
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Undergraduate education: Auburn University
Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erica Richardson, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate education: Wellesley College
Medical school: University of California - Davis, School of Medicine-
Mark Rogers, MD
Hometown: Springfield, OR
Undergraduate education: Bringham Young University
Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine
Jeffrey Stowell, MD
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Undergraduate education: Arizona State University
Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tuscon
Samantha Wu, MD
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Undergraduate education: University of Florida
Medical school: University of Florida College of Medicine
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
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Alumni
Class of 2012
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William (Adrian) Blackwell, MD
Hometown: St. Cloud, FL
Undergraduate education: Louisiana State University
Medical school: University South Florida -
Stuart Boss, MD
Hometown: Coppell, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Amy Buford, MD
Hometown: Lake Charles, LA
Undergraduate education: Louisiana State University
Medical school: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans -
Krista Handyside, MD
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Undergraduate education: Texas A&M University
Medical school: Texas Tech University School of Medicine (El Paso) -
Cory Hata, DO
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate education: University of California at San Diego
Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific -
Jessica Hudson-Uribe, MD
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas-Pan American
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Rachel Metz, MD
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Quan Nguyen, MD
Hometown: Chu Lai, Vietnam
Undergraduate education: University of California-Davis
Medical school: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University -
Natana Peres, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: Ross University -
Camaran Roberts, MD
Hometown: Hawley, TX
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston -
Hemali Shah, MD
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical school: Texas Tech University School of Medicine -
Marcus Sims, DO
Hometown: Lake Jackson, TX
Undergraduate education: Stephen F. Austin State University
Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Location & Contact
1133 John Freeman Blvd,
JJL 4TH Floor
Houston, Texas 77030
713.500.7878

