The medical staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Houston consists of physicians and surgeons prominent in their specialties. They are leaders in the fields of orthopaedics, cleft lip and palate, and rehabilitation.
Attending physicians also hold teaching appointments to many local colleges and universities. Visiting physicians and surgeons are available as needed to ensure the finest, most up-to-date medical care is available to our patients.
Chief of Staff
Douglas Barnes, M.D.
Orthopaedic Service
Orthopaedic Surgery (Lower Limb)
Douglas Barnes, M.D.
Allison C. Scott, M.D.
Lindsay P. Stephenson, M.D.
Hand and Upper Limb
Gloria Gogola, M.D.
Charlotte Alexander, M.D.
Matthew Burn, M.D.
Idris Gharbaoui, M.D., Brachial Plexus
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease)
Thomas Parr, M.D.
Lindsay Stephenson, M.D.
Erin Brown, FNP
Spine and Scoliosis
Darrell Hanson, M.D.
Rex Marco, M.D.
Thoracic (Pectus Excatum/Carinatum)
Laurens Pickard, M.D.
Sports Medicine
Alfred Mansour, M.D.
Rickets
David Rodriguez-Buritica, M.D.
Prosthetics/Limb Deficiency
Douglas Barnes, M.D.
Glendaliz Bosques, M.D.
Joan Fuchs, CPNP
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Glendaliz Bosques, M.D.
Stacey Hall, D.O.
Cheryl Samuels, CPNP
Spina Bifida
Lindsay Stephenson, M.D.
Stacey Hall, D.O.
Arthrogryposis
Douglas Barnes, M.D.
Gloria Gogola, M.D.
Stacey Hall, D.O.
Erin Brown, FNP
Cerebral Palsy
Douglas Barnes, M.D.
Allison Scott, MD
Lindsay Stephenson, M.D.
Cleft Lip and Palate Service
Plastic Surgery
Steven Blackwell, M.D.
Eric Cole, M.D.
Eric Payne, M.D.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Kamal Busaidy, D.D.S.
Orthodontics & Dentistry
Robert Lee, D.D.S. - Orthodontics
Victoria Sullivan, D.D.S - Pediatric Dentist
Otolaryngologist
Binoy Chandy, M.D.
Joseph Edmonds, M.D.
Other
Anesthesiology
Melanie Lux, M.D.
Sudha Vakamudi, M.D.
Elise Morvant, M.D.
Mindy Nixon, CRNA
Laura Vitek, CRNA
Medical Genetics
Hope Northrup, M.D.
David Rodriguez-Burtica, M.D.
Jacqueline Hecht, Ph.D.
Psychiatry and psychology
Walter Meyer, M.D.
Nell Schwartz, Ph.D.