Commissioner of Health
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John Hellerstedt, MD (512-776-7363)
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Senior Advisor |
Kirk Cole (512-776-7376) |
Deputy Commissioner
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Jennifer Sims (512-776-7376)
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Senior Policy and Strategic Advisor
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Kim White (512-776-5917)
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General Counsel |
Barbara L. Klein, JD, EMPL (512-776-6915) |
Chief of Staff |
Ricky Garcia (512-776-7404) |
Center for External Relations |
Rachael Hendrickson (512-776-3765) |
Communications |
Jennifer Van Gilder (512-776-6085) |
Governmental Affairs |
Jordan Hill (512-776-3246) |
Media Relations |
Chris Van Deusen (512-776-7119) |
Center for System Coordination & Innovation |
Carolyn Bivens (512-776-2370) |
Process Improvement |
Nikki Valencia |
HHS Internal Audit |
Nicole Guerrero |
Center for Public Health Policy and Practice
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Stephen Pont, MD, MPH
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Center for Health Policy and Performance |
Peter Hajmasy (512-776-6537) |
Office of Academic Affairs |
Courtney Dezendorf, MPH (512-776-3751) |
Chief State Epidemiologist
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Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH
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Center for Health Statistics |
Lisa Wyman, PhD |
Deputy State Epidemiologist |
Vacant |
Data Governance |
Vacant |
Chief Financial Officer
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Donna Sheppard (512-776-7640)
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Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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Christy Havel (512-776-7426) |
Accounting Section |
Leslie Aguilar (512-776-2227) |
Claims Unit |
James Curik (512-776-6869) |
Revenue Management Unit |
Barbara Kelly-King (512-776-2589) |
General Ledger Unit |
Wayne Hill (512-776-2217) |
Budget Section |
Amanda Hudson (512-776-6931) |
Assistant Budget Director |
Ann Casey (512-776-7566) |
Associate Commissioner for Program Operations
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Roberto Beaty (512-776-7153)
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Division Support Officer
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Roger Faske (512-776-7171)
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Business Support and Planning |
Danyale Bryant |
Contract Management |
Patty Melchior (512-776-2115) |
Fiscal Monitoring |
Ann Duncan (512-776-6991) |
Program Support Operations |
Gabe Pina (512-776-3642) |
Public Health Portfolio |
Madhavi Koganti (512-776-6194) |
Associate Commissioner for Consumer Protection
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Stephen Pahl, PhD, RS (512-834-6600)
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Deputy Associate Commissioner
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Luis Morales (512-834-6775)
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Compliance |
Chris Drews (512-834-6621) |
Business Filing & Verification |
Charlotte Sullivan, Ed (512-834-6730) |
EMS / Trauma Systems |
Jorie Klein (512-834-6745) |
Policy, Standards and Quality Assurance |
Vacant |
Surveillance |
Greg Wilburn, RN (512-834-6675) |
Meat Safety Assurance |
James Dillon, DVM, MPH (512-834-6760, ext. 2541) |
Associate Commissioner for Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services
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Imelda Garcia, MPH (512-776-7679)
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Deputy Associate Commissioner
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Monica Gamez (512-776-6678)
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Infectious Disease Prevention |
Shawn Tupy (512-776-6355) |
TB/HIV/STD |
Felipe Rocha (512-776-2002) |
Laboratory Services |
Grace Kubin, PhD (512-776-2468) |
Infectious Diseases Medical Officer |
Vacant |
Senior Advisor |
Jodie Vanyo |
Public Health Informatics & Data Exchange |
Vacant |
Associate Commissioner for Regional and Local Health Operations
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David Gruber (512-776-7770)
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Deputy Associate Commissioner
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Nancy Ejuma, PhD (512-776-7219) |
Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CHEPR) |
Jeff Hoogheem (512-776-7219) |
Texas Center for Infectious Disease |
Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez (210-531-4554) |
Office of Border Public Health |
Vacant |
Public Health Nursing |
Angel Angco-Barrera, MBA, BSN, RN |
Preventive Mediciane Residency Program |
Peter Pendegrass, MD, MPH |
Public Health Regions (PHR) |
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Public Health Region 1 |
Vacant |
Public Health Region 2/3 |
Joel Massey, MD, MPH (817-264-4501) |
Public Health Region 4/5 |
Sharon Huff, MD, MS (903-533-5264) |
Public Health Region 6/5 |
Carlos Plasencia, MD, MSPH (713-767-3000) |
Public Health Region 7 |
Sharon Melville, MD, MPH (254-771-6717) |
Public Health Region 8 |
Lillian Ringsdorf, MD, MPH (210-949-2001) |
Public Health Region 9/10 |
Rachel Sonne, MD, MPH (956-421-5504) |
Public Health Region 11 |
Emilie Prot, MD, DO, MPH (956-421-5504) |
Associate Commissioner for Community Health Improvement
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Manda Hall, MD (512-776-7321)
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Deputy Associate Commissioner
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Rachel Jew (512-776-2184)
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Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention |
Nimisha Bhakta (512-776-3554) |
CHI Medical Director |
Kelly Fegan-Bohm, MD |
Division Financial Analyst |
Michelle Smith |
Vital Statistics - State Registrar |
Tara Das, PhD (512-776-7646)
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Maternal & Child Health |
Jeremy Triplett (512-776-2567) |
Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registries |
Heidi Bojes, PhD, MPH (512-776-6351) |
Office of Coordination & Special Projects |
Karen Ruggiero, PhD (512-776-2749) |
Health and Human Services Commission – Human Resources |
(737-867-8691) |
Health and Human Services Commission – Civil Rights Office |
1-888-388-6332 or 512-438-4313 |