Administration

Central Administration

 

Brent King, MD

Brent R. King, MD, MMM, FACEP, FAAEM, FAAP

Clive, Nancy, and Pierce Runnels Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine

Ad Interim Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Executive ViceDean for Clinical Affairs - UTHMS

Chief of Staff – MHH TMC

 

• Telephone: 713.500.5700
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail:Brent.King@uth.tmc.edu
• Executive Assistant to Chair: Vacant

Jorge Zambra

Associate Vice President Revenue Cycle Management
Director of Management Operations

• Telephone: 713.500.5703
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Jorge.Zambra@uth.tmc.edu
• Executive Assistant: Wendy Westerland
• Telephone: 713.500.5702

Vicki White

Executive Assistant

• Telephone: 713.566.5845
• Fax: 713.566.5844
• E-mail: Norma.A.Alonso@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Administrative support—Chief of Pediatrics, LBJ
  • Procurement of equipment/office supplies and oversight of budget expenditures
  • LBJ credentialing
  • Coordinates LBJ parking, risk management, LBJ room reservations

Anthony Garcia

Assistant Director, Managment Operations

• Telephone: 713.500.5706
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Anthony.L.Garcia@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Budgeting and oversight of grant administration
  • Processing research contracts and grants
  • Financial reporting and forecasting
  • Space allocation/space inventory
  • Oversight of IS/IT operations

Wanda Jared

Administrative Services Officer II

• Telephone: 713.500.5704
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Wanda.R.Jared@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Personnel actions—faculty/clinical/research staff
  • Coordinate recruitment and hiring of research and nursing staff
  • Personnel policies/payroll, etc. questions
  • Employee relations

Joannie Miller

Administrative Services Officer III

• Telephone: 713.500.5705
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Joan.M.Miller@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate recruitment and hiring of staff
  • Personnel actions - administrative staff
  • New employee orientation - faculty and staff
  • Volunteer/Observer Coordinator
  • Oversight of all OB procurement/travel activities
  • Oversight of equipment inventory and remodeling activities

Vacant

Executive Assistant

• Telephone: 713.500.5700
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail:
• Responsibilities:
  • Administrative support—Pediatric Chair
  • Faculty recruitment, credentialing, promotion, annual reviews, separation

Elda Tolentino

Senior Support Specialist

• Telephone: 713.500.5513
• Fax: 713.500.0575
• E-mail: Elda.Tolentino@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Department timekeeper
  • Audiovisual equipment custodian
  • Procurement and travel (OB)
  • Equipment inventory (OB & Pedi)
  • Remodeling
  • Telecommunications

Wendy Westerland

Senior Executive Assistant

• Telephone: 713.500.5702
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Wendy.A.Westerland@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Administrative support—DMO
  • Outside clinical contract management and invoicing
  • Risk management for all MD faculty
  • Pagers—central contact

 

Accounting & Billing

Mary Hewitt

Senior Financial Analyst

• Telephone: 713.500.5176
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• E-mail: Mary.L.Hewitt@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Monthly Variance reports
  • Monthly Revenue reports
  • Department forecast analysis
  • Divisional/Faculty analysis report
  • Ad hoc financial reporting

Wanda Dunn

Clinical Billing Manager

• Telephone: 832.325.7245
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• E-mail: Wanda.Dunn@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Monitors charge activity by provider and division
  • Primary resource to all faculty on billing questions/issues
  • Tracks, monitors, and reports on denials
  • Key resource for Medicaid and commercial insurance carriers coverage issues
  • Primary liaison with Per Se (billing service)

 

Education

Shirlene Edwards

• Coordinator, Residency Training Program
• Telephone: 713.500.5800
• Fax: 713.500.5805
• E-mail: Shirlene.Edwards@uth.tmc.edu

 

Kimberlie Maxcey

• Coordinator, Educational Programs
• Telephone: 713.500.5730
• Fax: 713.500.5805
• E-mail: Kimberlie.I.Maxcey@uth.tmc.edu

Grants

 

Yvette Boyd

Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist

• Telephone: 713.500.7574
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• E-mail: Yvette.J.Boyd@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Assist in contracts & grants application budget and management
  • Pediatric divisions contracts and grants reconciliation and auditing
  • Contracts & Grants budget forecasting
  • Liaison with OSP, PAF & FAST for grant submission, award set up, and follow-up status

 

Leslie Zachariah

Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist

• Telephone: 713.500.6390
• Fax: 713.500.0797
• E-mail: Leslie.Zahcariah@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Assist in contracts & grants application budget and management
  • Pediatric divisions contracts and grants reconciliation and auditing
  • Contracts & Grants budget forecasting
  • Liaison with OSP, PAF & FAST for grant submission, award set up, and follow-up status

 

Information Technology

Alison Miehl

Systems and Applications Specialist II

• Telephone: 713.500.5513
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Alison.Miehl@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Install new hardware/software
  • Make recommendations regarding ordering of new hardware/software
  • Maintain computer equipment
  • Liaison to OAC/MSIT/IT security
  • PC/network support services to faculty, residents, and staff
  • Departmental poster printing

Omar Sanchez

Systems and Applications Specialist III

• Telephone: 713.500.5513
• Fax: 713.500.5711
• E-mail: Omar.A.Sanchez@uth.tmc.edu
• Responsibilities:
  • Install new hardware/software
  • Make recommendations regarding ordering of new hardware/software
  • Maintain computer equipment
  • Liaison to OAC
  • Maintain pediatric server
  • PC support services to faculty, residents, and staff