Listing of 24/7 Public Health Emergency Hotline Numbers for the Epidemiology Response Teams in each DSHS Public Health Region

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 2/3 - Arlington 
1301 South Bowen Road, Suite 200  
Arlington, Texas 76013  
Phone: (817) 264-4541 
FAX: (817) 264-4557   
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (817) 822-6786 

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 4/5N - Tyler  
2521West Front Street  
Tyler, Texas 75702  
Phone: (903) 533-5283  
FAX: (903) 535-7581 
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (866) 310-9698 
Program Manager: Elizabeth Cuevas, PhD, MSPH, LP 
Epidemiologist II, Lead Epi: Stephanie Williamson 
Physician’s Assistant/Clinical Epidemiologist: Lara Beverly, MPH, MPAS, PA-C  
Epidemiologist I: Arianna Assad 
Epidemiologist I: Page Barbalena, MPH  
Epidemiologist I: Alexandro Chavira, CIC  
Epidemiologist I: Khadijah Davis  

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 6/5S - Houston  
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite J  
Houston, Texas 77023-1497  
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (800) 270-3128 or (713) 767-3000  
FAX: (713) 767-3006  
Epidemiology Manager: Vacant  
Regional Disaster Epidemiologist: Kiley J. Mann, MPH  
Epidemiologist II: Amanda Wright, MPH  
Epidemiologist II: Melissa Plantenga 
Epidemiologist II: Vacant  
Epidemiologist I: Vacant  

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 7 - Temple  
PO BOX 129 
Temple, Texas 76503   
Phone: (254) 778-6744   
FAX: (254) 899-0405  
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (254) 778-6744  
Program Manager: Bonnie Morehead, MPH, CIC  
Epidemiology Supervisor: Conner Kelly, MPH, CPH, CIC  
Epidemiologist II: Kyle Kimmey, MS, CPH, CIC  
Epidemiologist II: Edward Yi, MPH  
Epidemiologist II: Elizabeth Hans, MPH, CPH  
Epidemiologist I: Arnold Martinez, MPH 
Public Health and Prevention Specialist I: Emily Quiles, MPH 

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 8 – San Antonio 
7430 Louis Pasteur Drive 
San Antonio, Texas 78229 
Phone: (210) 949-2000 
FAX: (512) 206-3995 
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (210) 949-2121 
Epidemiology Manager: Elise Rush, MPH, CIC 
Epidemiology Team Lead: Martika Batista-Martin, CIC 
Epidemiologist I: Michelle Faller, MPH 
Epidemiologist I: Anastasia Jones, MPH 
Epidemiologist I: Leander Valenzuela, MS 
Surveillance Coordinator: Erika Trevino
Nurse: Adriana Pozo, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 9/10 – El Paso  
401 E Franklin, Ste 210  
El Paso, Texas 79901  
Phone: (915) 834-7675  
FAX: (915) 834-7842  
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (888) 847-6892    
Program Manager: Dave Kolberson, RN  
Epidemiology Supervisor: Vanessa V. Palacios, MCJ  
Epidemiologist II: Eric Chavez, MPH 
Epidemiologist I: Vianay Nava, MPH  
Epidemiologist I: Jorge Puentes, MPH 

PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 11 - Harlingen  
601 West Sesame Drive   
Harlingen, Texas 78550   
Phone: (956) 423-0130   
FAX: (956) 444-3216   
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (956) 421-5559  
Epidemiologist III: Carla Gutiérrez Tyler, DrPH, MS, MPH   
Epidemiologist II: Laurie Anglin, MPH  
Epidemiologist II: Ethan Portillo, MS, MPA, CHLS  
PH Prevention Specialist III (Rio Grande City): Guadalupe Gutiérrez  
PH Prevention Specialist II: Karen Ramos  
PH Prevention Specialist II (Corpus Christi): Michael Marquez