Hospitalists

Memorial Hermann UT Hospitalist faculty have a unique ability as faculty to provide excellence in education, promote quality improvement and research, as well as lead inpatient hospital patient safety initiatives.

The core hospitalist teaching faculty remain dedicated to enriching education beyond traditional bedside rounds.

The Hospitalist Teaching Cohort is determined to inspire excellence in practicing academic medicine and spearheading quality collaborative education for learners at all levels all while pursuing personal and professional growth.

Faculty and Staff Physicians

Hamzah Abduljabar, MD

Assistant Professor

Rao M. Afzal, MD

Assistant Professor

Amee Amin, MD, CMQ

Associate Professor, Department Of Emergency Medicine
Case Management Medical Director Texas Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center

Michael Boyars, MD

Assistant Professor

James Carrington, DO

Assistant Professor

Jeffrey Chen, MD

Assistant Professor

Benjamin Clark, MD

Assistant Professor

William "Taylor" Farrington, MD

Assistant Professor

Michael A. Garcia, MD

Staff Physician

Usman Ghani, MD

Staff Physician

Meghana S Gore, MD

Staff Physician

Denny Joseph, MD

Staff Physician

Dharma Karian, MD

Assistant Professor

Gina Khraish, MD

Associate Professor

Michael LaBarbera, MD

Staff Physician

Georges Israel Labaze, MD

Assistant Professor

Amy Mikhael, MD

Assistant Professor

Andrew Molloy, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

Benjamin D Mouser, MD

Staff Physician

Mohammed Moussa, MD

Assistant Professor

Lam Thanh Nguyen, MD

Staff Physician

Thanh Tam Thi Nguyen, MD

Assistant Professor

Jacqueline Okere, MD, FACP, FHM

Assistant Professor, The Department of Internal Medicine
Hospitalist, Memorial Hermann Hospital, TIRR Memorial Hermann
Vice Chair for Health Outcomes and Social Medicine, The Department of Internal Medicine

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Ezenwa C. Onyema, MD, MS, FACP

Assistant Professor

Napoleon K. Patel, MD

Assistant Professor

Vishal M Patel, MD

Assistant Professor

Yashash Pathak, MD

Assistant Professor

Melissa Plessner, MD

Staff Physician

Sarah Reichert, DO

Assistant Professor

Omar N. Saab, MD

Assistant Professor

Bilal S. Saiyed, MD

Assistant Professor

Mohamed M. Shanin, MD

Assistant Professor

Bhrugesh Shah, MD

Assistant Professor

Priti A. Shah, DO

Staff Physician

Juan I. Solorzano, MD

Staff Physician

Arsha Sreedhar, MD

Staff Physician

Abdussamad Syed, MD

Assistant Professor

Daniel Thadathil, MD

Staff Physician

Jason Thomas, MD

Assistant Professor

Daniel Wang, MD

Assistant Professor

Andreea Xavier, MD

Associate Professor
Division Director - Acute Care Medicine
Wyatt Ranches Distinguished Professor in Geriatric & Palliative Medicine

Advanced Practice Providers

Victorine L. Akpo, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

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Irma Alza, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Taylor Allen, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Rosemary Bouse, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Erica Burns, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Lucia B. De La Paz, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Marisa A. Ducach, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Jennifer S. George, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Justin Hababag, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Chinthana M. Jayan, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Joy C. Ike, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Krista Mattern, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

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Ledian Memushaj, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Nicole E. Mintz, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

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Sandra Ibarra Narvaez, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Maltiece O’Neal El, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Ugochukwu Obi-Iheme, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Wheeler Ogbu, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Melissa D. Pearson, DNP

Advanced Care Provider Coordinator

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Andrea Rios Quintero, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Jean Rekoff Jr., NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Bushra Salamah, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Alexia M. Sebghati, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Adriana J. Sotelo, PA

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Lejin Varghese, AGACNP, BC

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Kunjumol Varughese, NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Linda Wang, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Teaching Cohort

Hamzah Abduljabar, MD

Assistant Professor

Amee Amin, MD, CMQ

Assistant Professor, Department Of Emergency Medicine
Case Management Medical Director Texas Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center