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Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD

Associate Professor

Dept of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Geriatrics Program,

HCHD – Quentin Mease Hosp

3601 N. MacGregor Way

Houston, TX 77004

713-873-4872 (T)

713-873-4896 (F)

cdyer@bcm.tmc.edu

Dr. Dyer and her interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals see a variety of patients through BCM’s Geriatrics Program at the Harris County Hospital District. These include: all patients over the age of 75; patients younger than 65 with memory problems, functional deficits, complex social situations, depression and other geriatric syndromes; adult patients who experience abuse or neglect and patients eligible for a Gold Card.

Every Wednesday:

8 am – 2 pm

Ursula Braun, MD

Assistant Professor, Houston Center for Quality of Care & Utilisation Studies, VAMC, Baylor College of Medicine.

713-794-8636 (O)

713-748-7359 (F)

ubraun@bcm.tmc.edu

Dr Braun is an attending in the geriatric clinic at the VA, and she has her own panel of patients in the afternoon.

She is consultant for 4 private Alzheimer facilities in Kingwood, the Woodlands, Sugarland and Cypresswood. She is a physician researcher at the HCQCUS/VAMC with an interest in end of life care.

Outpatient Clinic – Wednesdays 9-3;

Alzheimer Assisted Living Communities – to be arranged individually on certain Fridays

John Culberson, MD

Clinical Instructor, Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, pgr.713-841-3865.

713-791-1414 X5246 (T)

713-794-7374 (F)

John.Culberson@med.va.gov

Dr. Culberson is an attending on the inpatient Geriatric Evaluation Unit and sees patients at the Houston VA ambulatory geriatric clinic on Tues., Wed., and Fri. mornings. Patient visits vary from the preventative geriatrics to management of multiple chronic diseases in patients nearing the end-of-life. There is also an urgent care component.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student

Aimée Garcia, MD

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine,

VA Medical Center

2002 Holcombe Blvd., 2C-110

Houston, TX 77030

713-794-7121 (T)

713-794-7092 (F)

Aimee.Garcia@med.va.gov

aimeeg@bcm.tmc.edu

Dr. Garcia is Director of the Geriatrics Fellowship Program. In addition she is Medical Director of the wound care clinic and consult service at the VA where the population is not necessarily geriatric. She is an attending on the inpatient Geriatric Evaluation Unit and in the Nursing Home Care Unit, also at the VA. Her areas of interest are in education and wound care.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student

Mark Kunik, MD, MPH

Health Services Investigator

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston VA Med Ctr

2002 Holcombe Blvd., 152

Houston, TX 77030

713-794-8639 (T)

713-748-7359 (F)

mkunik@bcm.tmc.edu

Dr. Kunik sees geropsychiatry patients at the Houston VA geropsych outpatient clinic on Friday mornings. Most of the patients have dementia with behavioral disturbances, depression or chronic mental illnesses.

Wednesday afternoons

Lucia Kim, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Dept of Medicine

3601 N. MacGregor Way

Houston, TX 77004

713-873-4813 (T)

281-952-5912 (Pager)

Geriatrics Evaluation and Management Unit at Ben Taub General Hospital. Skilled Nursing Unit at Quentin Mease Community Hospital specifically for those patients 65 and older in need of rehabilitation. Geriatric Clinic at Quentin Mease and Home Visit Program in which homebound patients are seen regularly by a physician.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student.

Please call: Lorena Trevino at 713-873-3423.

Laura Morrison, MD

Assistant Professor

Dept of Medicine

Section of Geriatrics

Baylor College of Medicine

6550 Fannin, Suite 1153

Houston, TX 77030

713-798-3878 (T)

713-798-8317 (F)

lmorriso@bcm.tmc.edu

.Dr. Morrison sees patients primarily on the St. Luke’s Palliative Care Consult Service and in the hospice setting. The St. Luke’s service complements other inpatient medical care in addressing symptom management, quality of life, goals of care, and end of life issues.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student.

E. Lee Poythress, MD

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Medicine

Ben Taub General Hospital

5th Floor, Geriatrics 5D

1504 Ben Taub Loop

Houston, TX 77030

713-873-3423 (T)

713-873-3188 (F)

edwardp@bcm.tmc.edu

Geriatrics Evaluation and Management Unit – 24-bed inpatient unit. Skilled Nursing Unit at Quentin Mease Community Hospital specifically for those patients 65 and older in need of rehabilitation. Geriatric Clinic at Quentin Mease and Home Visit Program in which homebound patients are seen regularly by a nurse practitioner or physician.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student.

Please call:

Lorena Trevino at 713-873-3423

Geraldine Salmeron, MD

Assistant Professor

Section of Geriatrics

Department of Medicine

6550 Fannin, 11th Floor

Houston, Texas 77030

713-394-3873 (Pgr)

salmeron@bcm.tmc.edu

Dr. Salmeron sees patients in the Academic Geriatric Service at Baylor College of Medicine. The setting includes the hospital based practice, the skilled unit as well as the assisted living facility. Home visits and safety assessments are also performed with the Geriatric team. The students get an opportunity to work with Geriatric Fellows and Faculty.

Thursday afternoons

Sarah E. Selleck, MD

Assistant Professor

Dept of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine Associates

6550 Fannin, S1153

Houston, TX 77030

713-798-8315 (T)

713-798-8317 (F)
sselleck@bcm.tmc.edu

Our practice sees geriatric patients in a variety of care settings including clinic, hospital, nursing home, assisted living and home. We see a diverse patient population from highly functional and active to extremely debilitated and frail. Dementia, palliative care, and rehabilitation are common issues addressed in this population. The practice uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care and includes the expertise of nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacists, psychiatrists, therapists and dieticians.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student.

Robert S. Tan, MD, MBA, AGSF

Associate Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine

University of Texas

2002 Holcombe Blvd (110)

Houston, TX 77030

(713) 500-7580 (UT)

(713) 794-7382 (Baylor-VA)

Dr. Tan has a varied practice ranging from wellness in the aging male (50 years and above) to Alzheimer's and chronic illness patients. He sees patients at the following sites:

1) Michael E DeBakey VAMC, where he is also Clinical Director, Extended Care Line. He attends on the Transitional Care Unit and Geriatric Evaluation Unit.

2) St. Dominic's Village, where he is also Medical Director. SDV has patients in the nursing home, assisted living and independent living.

3) Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center, where he is Co-Medical Director. GT has patients who have cognitive and behavioral issues both in the SNF and nursing home.

4) West Loop UT Multispecialty Clinic- a faculty private practice model in the Galleria vicinity.

Schedule to be arranged individually with student

Houston, TX

Dr. Lee is an internist with a subspecialty of Geriatrics; His clinic is a private practice and is an outpatient only; He also visits patients in nursing homes.

Monday-Friday, 8 am – 5 pm