
Pediatric Surgery Department Staff Directory
General & Thoracic | Neurosurgery | Plastic & Craniofacial | Cardiovascular
General & Thoracic Surgery
Administration
Diane Harnden
Director, Management Operations I
- Phone: 713.500.7365
- Email: Diane.Harnden@uth.tmc.edu
Crystal Sharp
Administrative Services Officer I
- Phone: 713.500.7304
- Email: Crystal.J.Sharp@uth.tmc.edu
Scottie Wahlstrom
Sr. Executive Assistant / Fellowship Coordinator
- Phone: 713.500.7306
- Email: Scottie.Wahlstrom@uth.tmc.edu
- Assistant to: Dr. Kevin Lally
Karen K. Townsend
Research Coordinator
- Phone: 713.500.7309
- Email: Karen.Kozielski@uth.tmc.edu
- Assistant to: Drs. Charles Cox, Karen Uray
Christina Gambino
Sr. Staff Assistant
- Phone: 713.500.7305
- Email: Christina.L.Gambino@uth.tmc.edu
- Assistant to: Andrea Hayes-Jordan, John Teichgraeber, KuoJen Tsao, Trisha Goins, Lisa Sansalone, Rebecca Peters
Accounting and Billing
Kim Edmonsond
Manager, Reimbursement Operations III
- Phone: 713.500.7375
- Email: Kim.Edmonsond@uth.tmc.edu
Melissa Torrez
Insurance Verification Specialist
- Phone: 832.325.7343
- Email: Melissa.Torrez@uth.tmc.edu
Research
Angelyn Griffing
Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialist
- Phone: 713.500.7255
- Email: Angelyn.Griffing@uth.tmc.edu
Neurosurgery, Orthopedic and Acute Care
Lidia Valdez
Executive Assistant
- Phone: 713.500.7285
- Email: Lidia.R.Valdez@uth.tmc.edu
- Assistant to: Drs. Stephen Fletcher, John Jones, Shiraz Younas and Pedatric Acute Care Practitioners
Plastic & Craniofacial Surgery
Ruth G. Fleshman, LCSW
Clinical Coordinator / Social Work
- Phone: 713.500.7302
- Email: Ruth.G.Fleshman@uth.tmc.edu
Cardiovascular Surgery
Administrative Offices
6431 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77030
713.500.7300
Clinical Offices
6410 Fannin Street
Suite 1400
Houston, Texas 77030
832.325.7234


