I Have RETIRed
To my patients:
I have been so blessed to have had so many wonderful and loyal patients for so many years. It has been a joy, an honor, and a privilege to provide this care and watch “my children” grow up, and I have been doubly blessed to now provide care for quite a few second-generation patients.
Patients’ families can obtain their medical records including vaccine records by logging in to The Patient Portal and then going to the Medical Records tab.
Patients may select their pediatrician of choice after I retire. I also hope that my website will be a useful resource while transitioning to new medical care.
I’m a Houston girl, born at St. Joseph’s Hospital. I graduated from St. John’s School, then went on to receive my B.A. at Brandeis, and my M.D. from UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. I did my Pediatric Residency at Baylor College of Medicine, which included working both at Texas Children’s and Ben Taub General Hospital, and completed my training in 1980. I have been in solo practice as a Pediatrician in the Heights area since 1980. I tell my patients I started medical school at age 5, which is why I am still so young. I am so fortunate to have work that I love, that is “my calling,” and to work with a great team. I think that my care for my young patients and their families reflects this.
When not practicing medicine, I love to dance-all kinds of dancing. I studied with Patsy Swayze and was in Jazz Ballet Company in High school, and also too dance classes with her son Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi. I now do swing dancing, and even take belly dancing classes. I love music, both popular and classical, and played the violin in school orchestras. I also love biking, hiking, gardening, the theater, reading—and sleeping when given the opportunity.
I have nieces and nephews, but no children of my own— unless I include all of the children I’ve cared for in my practice over the years, I have thousands! I look forward to continuing to take care of your children.
