Medical Assistant Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2019

Where are you from? Culver City, California

Tell us about your school/education: I went to Culver City High School.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love our healthcare because we provide an essential service to a community that is under served in our country. Everyone deserves medical care regardless of their background.

What are your hobbies? Gym is life, but I also enjoy cooking, traveling, and learning about new cultures and their customs.

What are a few fun facts about you? I am a Marine Corps veteran that served during operation enduring freedom campaign and Iraqi freedom. I love to watch history documentaries with my daughter, especially if it pertains to WWII.

Front Receptionist Bilingual: Vietnamese

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2024

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I went to Clear Brook High School.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? Our office is never a dull moment. I get to meet a lot of people here everyday.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy traveling and cooking.

What are a few fun facts about you? My favorite animal is a llama.

Clinical Research Assistant

Department: Research

Team Member Since: 2022

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I am attending the University of Houston.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love being involved in treating our community.

What are you hobbies? I love to read and travel.

What ae a few fun facts about you? I am a cat mother of four.

Clinical Research Nurse Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Research

Team Member Since: 2023

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I am attending the University of Mississippi.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love being part of a clinical research community that focuses on infectious diseases and discovering new medicines. I believe that CrofootMD research and clinic are making breakthrough changes in the healthcare industry.

What are you hobbies? I enjoy running, swimming, volleyball, sand volleyball, traveling, kayaking, hiking, and taking long drives listening to relaxing music.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have 3 fur babies: 2 dogs, 1 cat. They are my world and make everything better after a hard day at work. I am finishing Grad School in 2025.

Practice Administrator

Department: Administration

Team Member Since: 2014

Where are you from? Waynesboro, Tennessee

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Freed-Hardeman University and Western Governors University.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I appreciate working at an LGBTQ+ medical practice that creates a supportive and non-judgmental environment for all patients, ensuring inclusive care that values diversity and respects individual identities.

What are you hobbies? I love being outdoors and expressing my creativity through art.

What are a few fun facts about you? I traveled to 13 countries in 3 months while studying abroad.

Practice Resource Manager

Department: Administration

Team Member Since: 2023

Where are you from? Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Nova Southeastern University & South Texas College of Law.

What do you like about our healhcare at CrofootMD? I enjoy helping the LGBTQIA+ community with its health, mental, and social needs.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy the theater and various charity work in the community.

What are a few fun facts about you? I own a French Bulldog.

Medical Assistant

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2024

Where are you from? I was born in Houston, but moved to the Bronx, NY until age 15.

Tell us about your school/education: I am attending San Jancinto Community College and hopeing to tranfer to the University of Houston next fall..

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love that we are LGBTQ2+ oriented.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy to to relax.

What are a few fun facts about you? My career goal is to obtain my licensure in Anesthesiology within the next 10-15 years.

Certified Clinical Research Coordinator

Bilingual: ASL

Department: Research

Team Member Since: 2020

Where are you from? Tampa, Florida

Tell us about your school/education: I received my certification in Clinical Research Coorinating from ACRP.

What do you like about our healtcare at CrofootMD? It is so rewarding participating in the care of my own community.

What are your hobbies? I love exploring Houston, especially the amazing food.

What are a few fun facts about you? I was voted most likely to win a Nobel Prize. My favorite movie is Titanic. I'm the oldest sibling out of four and the only boy.

Director of Operations

Department: Clinic/Research

Team Member Since: 2020

Where are you from? Youngstown, Ohio

Tell us about your school/education: I attended the University of Texas - El Paso

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love how we are enhancing a successful health environment that guides, coaches, and mentors others.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy working out, going to the par with my pup, and playing with my grandkids.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have one daughter and three grandchildren.

Clinical Research Assistant Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Research

Team Member SInce: 2019

Where are you from? Houston, TX

Tell us about your school/education: I attended the University of Houston.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love helping the LGBTQ+ community.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy concerts and group activities with friends/famlly.

What are a few fun facts about you? I love to sing, dance, and make people laugh.

Nurse Practitioner

Department: Provider

Team Member Since: 2017

Where are you from? Ohio

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Bowling Green State University for Undergrad and Duke University for Grad School

What do you like about our healhcare at CrofootMD? I take pride in creating a safe and welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community to address their unique healthcare needs.

What are your hobbies? If it involves Taylor Swift, I’m in!

What are a few fun facts about you? I have a crumble cookie addiction that will soon require an intervention.

Medical Doctor

Department: Provider

Team Member Since: 1974

Where are you from? Glenview, Illinois (North of Chicago)

Tell us about your school/education: I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Biochemistry, earned my medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and completed my residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

What do you like about our healhcare at CrofootMD? I love being able to treat a diverse population of patients over a long time.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy snorkling and traveling

What are a few fun facts about you? I have two children under 5 years old. I also used to breed Doberman Pinschers.

Doctor of Osterpathic Medicine

Department: Provider

Team Member Since: 2017

Where are you from? Dallas, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Austin College.

What do you like about our healhcare at CrofootMD? Our Preventative Care helps patients to have productive, healthy, and happy lives.

What are your hobbies? Environmental reclamation including check dams and gardening.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have twins under the age of 13 years old.

Physician Assistant

Department: Provider

Team Member Since: 2021

Where are you from? San Antonio, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Texas A&M University and University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).

What do you like about our healhcare at CrofootMD? I enjoy working with patients to provide the best care possible.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy going to the gym, reading, binging shows, pickleball, and eating (mostly Chipotle).

What are a few fun facts about you? I was once stung by a scorpion, I have never had surgery.

Clinical Practice Manager Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2021

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I attended the University of Houston for my Bachelor's in Science and Mount Vernon University for my Master's Degrees.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I lik being ableto help the community.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy reading and traveling.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have a 7-year-old Australian Shepherd.

Clinical Research Coordinator

Department: Research

Team Member Since: 2024

Where are you from? San Angelo, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Angelo State University

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love how the research we do is advancing treatments and prevention for not only our patients, but people all over the world.

What are your hobbies? I’m a sucker for a good Broadway show at the Hobby Center. And I'm a huge Astros fan. Go 'Stros!!

What are a few fun facts about you? My favorite guilty pleasure would be the hotdogs from Wienerschnitzel. I quote National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation on a near daily basis.

Clinical Research Assistant

Department: Research

Team Member Since: 2016

Tell us about you school/education: I attended Scarborough High School and PIMA Medical Institute.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? It’s convenient with everything togther: Provider, Lab, Pharmacy, etc.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy bowling and breaking my fingers on my electric drum set.

What are a few fun fact about you? I have 4 dogs, 3 fish, and a blind albino african clawed frog.

Clinical Research Manager

Department: Research

Team Member Since: 2020

Where are you from? Tampa, Florida

Tell us about your school/education: I am attending Western Governors University. GO NIGHT OWLS! I am also a registered pharmacy technician.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love how we can bring advanced healthcare to our patients and the community. We provide a space where patients feel comfortable and safe with the staff that understands them.

What are your hobbies? I'm a plant gay, and enjoy taking care of my indoor plants. I love exploring Houston and all the great food it has to offer. I also enjoy being at the pool or beach.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have a dachshund, Baylee and a cat, Bagheera. My favorite color is blue. I also drink way too much coffee.

Nurse Practitioner

Department: Provider

Team Member Since: 2021

Where are you from?

Tell us about your school/education: I graduated from Texas Woman's University with Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2006 and Masters of Science in Nursing in 2014. Prior to TWU, I attended Texas Southern University.

What do you like about our healhcare at CrofootMD? I enjoy working with people and consider it a privilege to partner with them on their health journey.

What are your hobbies? Travel, exercise, and the arts bring me great joy!

What are a few fun facts about you? I served in the US Navy Nurse Corps.

Billing Coordinator Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Billing

Team Member Since: 2021

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I went to school. I know things.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love helping people in healthcare.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy baking and spending time with my family.

What are a few fun facts about you? I like to sing and love the color pink.

Front Receptionist Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2024

Where are you from? San Ignacio, Mexico

Tell us about your school/education: I attended Fortis College.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? It is never a dull moment working here as each day is unique because of the people I get to see each day.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy reading and drawing.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have a 12-year old miniture schnauzer.

Nurse Practitioner

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2024

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I attended _.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love our healthcare because _.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy _.

What are a few fun facts about you? I am _.

Lead Medical Assistant Bilingual: Spanish

Department: Clinic

Team Member Since: 2006

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

Tell us about your school/education: I attended the University of Houston and graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown.

What do you like about our healthcare at CrofootMD? I love that we are a unique office that caters to the LGBTQ+ community.

What are your hobbies? I love to volunteer at my kid’s school. Helping their teachers and school is a great hobby to me.

What are a few fun facts about you? I have my own day that was dedicated to me from the City of Houston as “Zobeida Sanchez Day” on June 3rd.