Class of 2012: EM PGY-3
Adrian Blackwell
Hometown: St. Cloud, FL
Undergraduate school: LSU, Geaux Tigers!
Medical school: University South Florida
If I wasn't an EM doc: Preacher or professional BBQ pitmaster
Interests in EM: Critical care
Stuart Boss
Undergraduate: UT at Austin
Medical school: UT Houston Medical School
Amy Buford
Hometown: Lafayette, LA
Undergraduate school: LSUHSC, BS in Occupational Therapy
Medical school: LSU New Orleans Medical School
EM interest: Critical care, hyperbarics
Favorite Book: Places in the Heart, Bridget Jones’ Diary, The Pact
Favorite Movie: Life is Beautiful
Best Vacation: Hawaii, Italy, and Santorini, Greece
Favorite Food: Crawfish
Krista Handyside
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Undergraduate school: Texas A&M, Biomedical Engineering
Medical school: Texas Tech
If I wasn't an EM doc: Wedding Planner
Favorite Disney princess: Belle, but she's not really a princess
How do I like my coffee: Frappucino, skinny with caramel. NO WHIPPED CREAM!!
Cory Hata
Hometown: East Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate school: University of California at San Diego, Biology
Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences
Favorite sport: Basketball
If I wasn’t an EM doc: I would be a teacher
Jessica Hudson
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Undergraduate school: University of Texas Pan-American
Medical school: University of Texas at Houston
Interests in EM: International Medicine, EMS
If I weren't an EM doc: I would like to be a criminal profiler
Why our program is great: Awesome attendings! Excellent mix of trauma, medicine, and pediatrics. Great residents! There is always something to do in Houston!
Rachel Metz
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Undergraduate school: UT Austin
Medical school: UT Houston
EM Interests: Disaster medicine, International medicine
If I wasn’t and EM doc I'd: Travel the world, explore everything, and scuba dive every chance I could get
Quan Nguyen
Hometown: Chu Lai, Vietnam
Undergraduate school: University of California at Davis
Medical school: Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine
If I wasn't an EM doc: I’d be a professional poker player
Interests in EM: Critical care, International medicine, Toxicology
Natana Peres
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate school: UT Austin, Biology
Medical school: Ross University School of Medicine
Interests: Wakeboarding, Boating
If I was not a doc I'd be: Script supervisor for motion pictures
Camaran Roberts
Hometown: Hawley, Texas
Undergraduate school: University of Texas at Austin; Human Biology, BS
Medical school: UT Houston
My favorite Disney princess: Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) - cause that is me when I am off work!
When I'm not in the department: I can be found watching movies on my couch/playing with my dogs/enjoying the outdoors (though not too much in the Houston Summers)/ spending time with friends.
Hemali Shah
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate school: University of Texas at Austin, Biochemistry
Medical school: Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Favorite vacation: One of my favorite trips abroad was to Macho Picho in Peru. I love traveling and exploring national parks
My dream job: is to be "Samantha Brown" on the travel channel
Marcus Sims
Hometown: Lake Jackson, TX
Undergrad school: Stephen F. Austin State University; B.S. Biology
Medical school: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests: I enjoy fishing, hunting, and spending time with my family
If I was not a physician: I would be a pilot