Program Leadership
Faculty
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Program Director
Bachelor Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video Production, University of Notre Dame, 1997
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1998-2002
Residency: CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Practice Residency Program, 2002-2005
Fellowships: Waco Faculty Development Fellowship, 2005-2006
Academic Medicine and Leadership Fellowship, Keck School of Medicine, 2011-2012
Special Healthcare Interests: Academic Medicine, Obstetrics and Women's Healthcare, Preventive Health Care, Hospital Medicine
Additional Information: Dr. Higgins is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Society of Teachers and Family Medicine. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and 2 young daughters, traveling, and training for triathlons.
Location(s): CHRISTUS Santa Rosa - Westover Hills
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Physician Lead
Associate Program Director
Bachelor Degree: BS in Biology from University of Texas Pan American - Edinburg, TX
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine - Iowa City, IA
Residency: Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program - Fort Collins, CO
Masters: Health Care Transformation - University of Texas at Austin, TX
Fellowship: Faculty Development Fellowship at Michigan State University- East Lansing, MI; National Institute for Program Director Development - AFMRD P
Special Healthcare Interests: Value-based healthcare, quality improvement, and residency evaluation
Additional Information: I am from the Rio Grande Valley and was raised with an appreciation of family, faith, and community. My parents were both educators and believe that medicine and teaching are high callings. I practiced full spectrum family medicine in rural Northeast Colorado before returning to my residency program to teach. I have been in residency education ever since. I enjoy partnering with patients and their families to optimize health. I also strive to be a professional role model to the young resident physicians I help train. I am a father of four beautiful and talented daughters. My wife is a family physician, educator, and leader. I enjoy inshore fishing and exercising.
Philosophy: To utilize an equity lens for each encounter with a patient or resident to understand their story and motivations.
Location(s): CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center Westover Hills
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Associate Program Director
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine - Stratford, New Jersey 2013
Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania - Family Medicine Residency, 2013 - 2016
Fellowship:University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Family Medicine Fellowship
Specialty Board: American Board of Family Medicine
Special Healthcare Interests: Breastfeeding Medicine, Transgendered Care
Additional Information: Dr. Huang is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Director of Recruitment
Bachelor Degree: BS in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2013
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, TX, 2018
Residency: CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program, 2018-2021
Specialty Board: American Board of Family Medicine, 2021
Special Healthcare Interests: Preventative Healthcare, Hospital Medicine, Women’s Health, Resident Wellness
Additional Information: Outside of medicine, I enjoy cooking, event planning, and spending time with my husband, daughter and Labrador Retriever.
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Director of Geriatrics, Community Outreach, and Clinic Medical Co-Director
First woman president of Mexican American Physicians Association (2003); Past president, Bexar County chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (2013-2014); elected one of San Antonio’s best doctors by San Antonio Magazine in 2014 and 2015.
Medical School: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Residency: UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Organizations: First woman president of Mexican American Physicians Association (2003); Past president, Bexar County chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (2013-2014); elected one of San Antonio’s best doctors by San Antonio Magazine in 2014 and 2015.
Special Healthcare Interests: Promotion of medical profession to minorities.
Additional Interests: Landscaping, gardening, and reading
Location(s): CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center Westover Hills
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Director of Recruitment
Bachelor Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Texas A&M University, College Stationo
Medical School: Texas A&M University, Bryan, Texas
Residency: CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program
Special Healthcare Interests: Women's Health and OB Care, Pediatric and Teenage Populations, Hospital Medicine, In-office Procedures
Additional Information: Dr. Cuellar is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Association.
Primary Care, Family Medicine
OB/GYN Curriculum Director/Coordinator
Bachelor Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Texas A&M University, WHOOP!
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Residency: CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program
Specialty Board: American Board of Family Medicine
Special Healthcare Interests: Training medical students and Family Medicine Residents, Women’s Health, Antepartum and Postpartum Care
Additional Information: My faith, my family and relationships with others are the priorities in my life. My hobbies include exercising, biking, traveling, playing toddler games and entertaining family and friends in my home.
Location(s): CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center Westover Hills
Primary Care, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine
Director of Inpatient Services
Dr. Henderson presently serves as Chief of Staff at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Westover Hills hospital after tenure as Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine, as well as Chairman of the Peer Review Committee with membership on several other committees including the Medical Executive, Patient Safety, Information Technology, and Pharmacy/Therapeutics. He is an elected member the 501c3 Board of Directors of the Family Medicine Residency Program. He is presently Director of Inpatient Services for the program and Chairman of its Clinical Competency Committee. He serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the UTHSCSA Department of Family and Community Medicine. He entered his present position after over 26 years of service in the United States Air Force Medical Corps, retiring in July 2011 in the rank of Colonel.
Amongst many other positions earlier in his career, he has served as Deputy Chief, Cardiopulmonary Services at Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews AFB, MD; and then Pulmonary Flight Commander (Chairman, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine) at Wilford Hall Medical Center. He has several publications to his credit, served on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Nosology Committee, and was an “Excellent” Graduate of Air War College (in seminar). He was instrumental in developing the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at SAMMC, and served as an Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Col. Henderson graduated as Valedictorian, New Iberia Senior High School, New Iberia LA, in May 1977. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa OK in 1981, and the Doctor of Medicine degree, High Honors, from Oral Roberts University School of Medicine, 1985. Col. Henderson entered Active Duty in June 1985 as a Health Professions Scholarship graduate. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Wilford Hall Medical Center in 1988, and subsequently, his Fellowship in Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine at WHMC in 1992. He was the third graduate of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, in 1993 before returning to WHMC as a Staff Pulmonologist.
He assists his wife who is Chairman of the Board of Any Baby Can of San Antonio after prior posts with several charitable organizations in San Antonio to include Respite Care of San Antonio, and Kinetic Kids, Inc., speaking extensively regionally on behalf of community support for children with disabilities and military families, while continuing in her calling of private voice instruction and frequent invitations for vocal ministry.
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Medical School: A.T. Still University – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville, Missouri
Residency: Rapid City Regional Family Medicine Residency Program, Rapid City, South Dakota
Specialty Board: American Board of Family Medicine
Special Healthcare Interests: Preventative Medicine, Women's Health, Breastfeeding Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Additional Information: Dr. Ivy is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Primary Care, Psychology
Director of Behavioral Health & Research
Education:
BA/BS – Psychology & Microbiology with French Minor – Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas)
MS – Marriage & Family Therapy – Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, Texas)
PsyD – Counseling Psychology – Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, Texas)
Pre-Doctoral Internship – Clinical Psychology: Outpatient/Hospital Inpatient - COSI, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Special Interests:
Brief Interventions, Health Psychology, Integrated Behavioral Health, Anxiety & Stress Related Disorders, Trauma, Hypnotherapy, Resident Wellness & Research
Additional Information:
Dr. Nauert is an adventurer who loves to spend time outdoors in the water, hiking, and traveling. She will cook any meal you would like from anywhere in the world and gladly share the recipe with you. She whole-heartedly believes in the goodness of others and ability to make change in our everyday lives becoming our best selves. Small change leads to big change.
Favorite Quotes:
“Tu ne seras jamais heureux si tu continues à chercher en quoi consiste le bonheur. Et tu ne vivras jamais si tu recherches le sens de la vie.” - Albert Camus
(“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”)
Primary Care, Family Medicine
Staff
Tammy Hysten
GME Program Specialist II
Lisa Marquise, PhD
GME Program Specialist II
Maricella Cardoza
GME Program Specialist I