The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine

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

  • Ijeoma Akunyili, MD Ijeoma Akunyili, MD
    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate education: University of Pennsylvania
    Medical school: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Mary Chang, MD Mary Chang, MD
    Hometown: Austin, TX
    Undergraduate education: Rice University
    Medical school: Texas A&M University System HSC College of Medicine
  • Elizabeth Helander, MD 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 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 Lauren LaRoche, MD
    Hometown: Brenham, TX
    Undergraduate education: Cornell University
    Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • Lauren Leavitt, MD Lauren Leavitt, MD
    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate education: Vanderbilt University
    Medical school: Texas Tech University School of Medicine
  • Justin Mazzillo, MD 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 Amit Mehta, MD
    Hometown: Austin, TX
    Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
    Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Ajita Shah, MD 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 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 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 Yee-Ming Woodward, MD
    Hometown: Augusta, GA
    Undergraduate education: Wake Forest University
    Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

    Class of 2014

  • Cullen AverillCullen Averill, MD
    Hometown: Laredo, TX
    Undergraduate education: Stanford University
    Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
  • Arif Azam Arif Azam, MD
    Hometown: Irvine, CA
    Undergraduate education: University of California, Irvine
    Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Adam Blystra Adam Blystra, DO
    Hometown: Holland, MI
    Undergraduate education: Hope College
    Medical school: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
  • Danielle BrownDanielle Brown, MD
    Hometown: Southfield, MI
    Undergraduate education: Howard University
    Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Peter CarlsonPeter Carlson, MD
    Hometown: Austin, TX
    Undergraduate education: Stanford University
    Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Michael CarterMichael Carter, MD
    Hometown: Greenville, TX
    Undergraduate education: Baylor University
    Medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  • Raymond ChengRaymend Cheng, MD
    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate education: Trinity University
    Medical school: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
  • Daniel DeLosSantosDaniel 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 GardinerCarolyn Gardiner, MD
    Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
    Undergraduate education: Texas A&M University
    Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • Vanessa Garza-MirandaVanessa Garza-Miranda, MD
    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate education: University of St. Thomas
    Medical school: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • Joshua LairdJoshua Laird, MD
    Hometown: Dallas, TX
    Undergraduate education: University of Texas at Austin
    Medical school: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Sonali PatelSonali Patel, MD
    Hometown: Chicago, IL
    Undergraduate education: Illinois Institute of Technology
    Medical school: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
  • Andrew PotterAndrew 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 RichardsonErica Richardson, MD
    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate education: Wellesley College
    Medical school: University of California - Davis, School of Medicine
  • Mark RogersMark Rogers, MD
    Hometown: Springfield, OR
    Undergraduate education: Bringham Young University
    Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Jeffrey StowellJeffrey Stowell, MD
    Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
    Undergraduate education: Arizona State University
    Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tuscon
  • Samantha WuSamantha Wu, MD

    Hometown: Orlando, FL
    Undergraduate education: University of Florida
    Medical school: University of Florida College of Medicine

Class of 2015

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Alumni

Class of 2012

  • William (Adrian) Blackwell, MD William (Adrian) Blackwell, MD
    Hometown: St. Cloud, FL
    Undergraduate education: Louisiana State University
    Medical school: University South Florida
  • Stuart Boss, MD 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Natana Peres, MD
    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate education: The University of Texas at Austin
    Medical school: Ross University
  • Camaran Roberts, MD 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 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 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