Residency Program Faculty & Staff
Our Commitment to You
As teaching physicians, we take our role as Faculty members very seriously. As medicine continues to change, we must keep current with quality measures, patient satisfaction trends and best practice recommendations. In doing so, we are able to provide our Residents with the skills they need to treat and care for their patients and the community.
Our Faculty
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La Toya Jackson, MS, DO, FAAFP |
Director, Family Medicine Residency Program |
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Undergraduate |
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Medical School |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic
Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey |
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Residency |
Georgia Health Sciences University (Medical College of Georgia)
(Fellowship - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Department of Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship)
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Board Certified |
American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine |
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Juan Velazquez, DO |
Clinical Director, Family Medicine Residency Program |
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Undergraduate |
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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Medical School |
Michigan State University, Lancing, Michigan |
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Residency |
Family Medicine; Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Michigan |
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Board Certified |
American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians |
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Jose Espinosa, MD |
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Undergraduate |
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Medical School |
Inst Sup de Cien Ned "Carlos J Finlay", Camaguey, Cuba
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Residency |
Hospital Pediatrico de Centro Havana, and Navidad Medical Center UC San Francisco Family Medicine Residency |
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Board Certified |
American Board of Family Medicine |
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Ravi Shekarappa, MD |
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Undergraduate |
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Medical School |
Karnatek Medical College, Karnatek University, Hubli, India |
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Residency |
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County Hospital Internal Medicine Residency |
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Board Certified |
American Board of Internal Medicine |
Our Staff
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Dawn Carpenter serves as Medical Education Coordinator and has been with Houston Healthcare since 2008. During this time, she has worked with Physician Recruiting, Education and the Residency Program.
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