University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Pediatric Surgery people

Danielle Hsu, MD

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship

Surgeon, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Congenital Colorectal Disease including Anorectal Malformations, Hirschsprung Disease, Cloaca

KuoJen Tsao

Professor and Chief, Division of General & Thoracic Pediatric Surgery

Surgery resident, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Christina Williams, MD

Manager Grants & Contracts Specialist

Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Claudia Loza, MSN

Senior Program Manager

Advanced practice registered nurse in pediatric surgery at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Maria Duron

Senior Nurse Manager

Registered nurse at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Akemi Kawaguchi, MD, MS

Faculty

Surgeon, Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Allison Speer, MD

Faculty

Surgeon, Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Ava Yap, MD, MHSC

Fellow

Charles Cox, MD

Faculty

Surgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Injury and the physiological consequences of resuscitation, Novel cellular therapies for neurological trauma, Immunomodulation of the inflammatory response to TBI

David Sandberg, MD

Professor, Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Neurosurgery

Neurosurgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Peripheral nerve disorders (brachial plexus disorders)

Jennifer Yonkus, MD

Fellow

Surgeon at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Pediatric surgical oncology, Tennis, working out, checking out the Houston food scene

Kevin Lally, MD, MS

Faculty

Surgery / pediatric surgery physician, Chair in Pediatric Surgery at University of Colorado School of Medicine

Kimberly Macellaro, PhD

Senior Scientific Editor

Senior Scientific Editor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Manisha Shrestha, PhD

Grants and Contracts Specialist

Grants and Contracts Specialist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Matthew Harting, MD, MS

Faculty

Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Mecklin Ragan

First Year (Inferred), 2026–2027

Surgeon

Natalie Drucker, MD, MS

Faculty

Pediatric surgery physician, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Nutan Hebballi, PhD, MPH

Senior Research Scientist

Senior Research Scientist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Richard Andrassy, MD, MA

Faculty

Surgeon, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Surgery at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Scott Olson, PhD

Faculty

Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Mesenchymal stem cells in cellular therapies to immunomodulate and restore homeostasis, Comparing MSC preparations, MSC-effector cell interactions