Department of Primary Care and Clinical Medicine

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About

Interim Chair

Oluwaseun Olaiya, DO
936-202-5279

Contact Information

Haley Ford-Wilcox MS, Administrative Associate II
936-202-5290

Website: Department of Primary Care and Clinical Medicine

Mission

The mission of The Department of Primary Care and Clinical Medicine is to provide the support, education, and training to create physicians capable of providing compassionate, high quality, personalized, and efficient care across all spectrums of human health: body, mind, and spirit.

Academic Programs 

Director/Chair: Brent W Sanderlin

James Alan Barker, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director of Clinical Skills, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Univ of Kansas; BA, Univ of Kansas

Craig S Boudreaux, DO, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine; Assistant Dean, COM, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, Univ of North TX Hlth Sci Cntr; BBA, Univ of Texas At Austin

Ouida M Collins, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Meharry Medical College; MPH, Univ of Texas HSC-Houston; BS, Xavier University of Louisiana

Lesley Ann Gardiner, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Texas A&M University; BS, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Janet Lynn Gregory, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, Univ of N. Texas Hlth Sci Cnt; BA, Univ of Louisiana-Monroe

Townes Randolph Leigh, DO, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, West Virginia School Osteo Med; BS, Univ of Tennessee-Martin

Karen Lee Nelson, PHD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, PHD, Univ of Houston-Main; MED, Univ of Houston-Main; BA, Southwestern University

Brent W Sanderlin, DO, Associate Professor of Family Medicine; Chair, Primary Care & Clinical Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, Univ of North TX Hlth Sci Cntr; BS, Texas State Univ-San Marcos

Elizabeth Harris Sargent, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, William Carey University; BA, Univ of Mississippi

Natasha Vipul Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Texas A&M University; BS, Univ of Texas At Austin

Gregg Stephen Silberg, DO, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, Kansas City Univ of Med&BioSci; MBA, Univ of Tennessee-Knoxville; BS, Drake University

Peggy Hejtmancik Taylor, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Univ of Texas HSC-Houston; MS, Sam Houston State University; BA, Texas A&M University

Kimberly Marie Waaso, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, DO, Kansas City Univ of Med&BioSci; BS, Michigan State University

Candace Lynn Walkley, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Univ of Texas SW Medical Cente; BS, Univ of Texas-Arlington

Courtney Ann West, PHD, Asst Dean of Osteopathic Medicine for Educational Development, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, PHD, Texas A&M University; MED, Sam Houston State University; BS, Sam Houston State University

Megan Leigh Woolford, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Baylor College of Medicine; BS, Texas A&M University

Paul W Zarutskie, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medi, MD, Drexel University; BS, Duke University; BS, Duke University