Beatrice Blinov, M.D. – Endocrine and Diabetes Center

Posted in Endocrine and Diabetes Center

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board Certified: Pediatric Endocrine
  • Board Certified: Pediatrics

Medical school name/location:

  • St. George University - Grenada, West Idies

Fellowship name/location:

  • NYU Winthrop Hospital / New York

Residency institution(s):

  • NYU Winthrop Hospital / New York

Language fluency:

  • Spanish and English

English, Spanish

Contact Information

Children’s Diabetes & Endocrine Center
Driscoll Children's Hospital

3533 S. Alameda St.
Sloan Bldg., Ste. 400
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
📞(361) 694-4986
📠(361) 808-2062

Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Laredo

7210 McPherson Rd.,
Laredo, TX 78045
📞(956)794-8400
📠(361) 808-2138

Driscoll Children's Specialty Clinic - Victoria

115 Medical Dr,
Victoria, Tx. 77904 ph.361-572-100
📞(361)572-1000
📠(361) 808-2718

Driscoll Children's Medical Plaza - McAllen

1120 East Ridge Road
McAllen, TX 78503
📞(956)688-1200

Specialty Center - Brownsville

5500 N. Expressway 77, Suite 201
Brownsville, TX 78256
📞(956) 698-8670
📠(361) 808-2762

Franklyn Charles Christensen, M.D. – Maternal Fetal Medicine

Posted in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Board certified in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical school name/location:

  • Ponce School of Medicine - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Fellowship name/location:

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine: University of New Mexico Health Science Center - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Residency institution(s):

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology: San Juan City Hospital - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Language fluency:

English

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Harlingen)

802 So. Loop 499, Ste. 4
Harlingen, Tx 78550
📞(956) 428-0897
📠(361) 808-2720

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Laredo)

7210 McPherson Rd.,
Bldg.A, Ste. 104 
Laredo, TX 78041
📞(956) 764-7000
📠(361) 808-2138

Bernard Gibson, M.D. – Dermatology

Posted in Dermatology

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • American Board of Dermatology

Medical school name/location:

  • University of California — San Francisco, California

Fellowship name/location:

  • Pediatric Dermatology: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas

Residency institution(s):

  • Dermatology: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Language fluency:

English

Contact Information

Dermatology
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
3533 S. Alameda Street
Furman Bldg., Ste. 201
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
📞(361) 694-4975
📠(361) 808-2075
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Robin Hougen, M.D., Pediatric Neurologist

Posted in Neurology

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board-certified in Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology

Medical school name/location:

  • Drexel University College of Medicine

Fellowship name/location:

  • Clinical Neurophysiology: Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas

Residency institution(s):

  • Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas - Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

Language fluency:

English

Contact Information

Neurology

Driscoll Children's Hospital
3533 S. Alameda St.
4th Floor Furman Building
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

📞(361) 694-6747
📠(361) 808-2070

Javier Castillo, M.D. – Maternal Fetal Medicine

Posted in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Board Certified in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical school name/location:

  • UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

Fellowship name/location:

  • University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi

Residency institution(s):

  • John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas

Professional Recognitions and Awards: 

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Director for Methodist Children’s Hospital
  • Assisted in the achievement of maternal level 4 distinction for Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, TX
  • Chair of the OB High Risk/ Critical Care Conference for Methodist Children’s Hospital
  • Chair of QAPI committee for Methodist Children’s Hospital
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Medical Director and Representative for Methodist Children’s Hospital at Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC)
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Director for Methodist Hospital OB/GYN Clinical Service/Clinical Review Committee
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Director for Methodist Hospital Transport Committee
  • Certified in Da Vinci Robot Surgery

Language fluency:

English

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Harlingen)

802 So. Loop 499, Ste. 4
Harlingen, Tx 78550
📞(956) 428-0897
📠(361) 808-2720

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Laredo)

7210 McPherson Rd.,
Bldg.A, Ste. 104 
Laredo, TX 78041
📞(956) 764-7000
📠(361) 808-2138

Ashley Hanna, MD, FAANS – Neurosurgery

Posted in Neurosurgery

Physician Details:

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board Certified in Adult and Pediatric Neurosurgery

Medical school name/location:

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Fellowship name/location:

  • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Neurosurgical Trauma and Critical Care (enfolded), University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Residency institution(s):

  • Neurological Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Language fluency:

English, Spanish

Contact Information

Driscoll Children’s Hospital

3533 S. Alameda St.
3rd Floor - Furman Building, Ste. 302
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

📞(361) 694-4700
📠(361) 808-2156

Harlingen
2121 Pease St
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)421-1715
Fax: (361)808-2072

Laredo
7210 McPherson
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: 956-794-8400
Fax: (956)712-3769

Anie Somaiya, D.O. – Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Posted in Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board-certified in Anesthesiology
  • Subspecialty certification in Pediatric Anesthesiology

Medical school name/location:

  • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia

Fellowship name/location:

  • Fellowship in Anesthesiology from Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio

Residency institution(s):

  • Residency in Anesthesiology/NSUCOM/Largo Medical Center, Largo, Florida

Language fluency:

English

Contact Information

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
3533 S. Alameda St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
📞(361) 694-5445
📠(361) 694-5449

Melissa G. Kress, D.O., Pediatric Otolaryngology – ENT

Posted in Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Board Certified in American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery:
    Otolaryngology/Oro-facial Plastic Surgery

Medical school name/location:

  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship name/location:

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine – Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

Residency institution(s):

Otorhinolaryngology Oro-facial Plastic Surgery Residency - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, St. John Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights, Michigan

Professional recognition/awards:

  • Best Doctors in America, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Top Doctors Jacksonville, Florida 2010
  • Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs 2008
  • Daiichi Clinical Scholar, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2001-2002
  • Gold Circle Award, Scientific Poster Presentation: Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, 1998
  • Otolaryngology Scientific Poster Presentation, First Place: 82nd Annual Clinical Assembly, American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, 1998

Contact Information

Pediatric Otolaryngology - ENT
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
3533 S. Alameda St. Furman Bldg., Ste. 501
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
📞(361) 694-5778
📠(361) 808-2197

Phone: (361) 694-4700 or (800) DCH-LOVE
Fax: (361)694-4701

Elizabeth Golladay Spooner, M.D. – Maternal Fetal Medicine

Posted in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Physician Details

Medical specialties and board certifications:

  • Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Board certified in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical school name/location:

  • Medical College of Ohio – Toledo, Ohio

Fellowship name/location:

  • Madigan Army Medical Center / Tacoma, Washington

Residency institution(s):

  • Medical College of Virginia-Virginia Commonwealth University

Language fluency:

English

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Bay Area Clinic)

7121 S. Padre Island Drive, Ste. 118
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
📞(361) 694-6054
📠(361) 808-2718

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Spohn South Clinic)

5920 Saratoga Blvd., Ste. 635
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
📞(361) 694-1590
📠(361) 808-2718

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Harlingen)

802 So. Loop 499, Ste. 4
Harlingen, Tx 78550
📞(956) 428-0897
📠(361) 808-2720

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Medical Plaza - McAllen)

1120 East Ridge Road, Ste. 220
McAllen, TX 78503
📞(956) 632-8350
📠(361) 808-2719

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Center - Laredo)

7210 McPherson Rd.,
Bldg.A, Ste. 104 
Laredo, TX 78041
📞(956) 764-7000
📠(361) 808-2138

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Driscoll Children's Specialty Clinic - Victoria)

106 Springwood Drive, Suite 200
Victoria, TX 77901
📞(361) 694-6054
📠(361) 808-2718

Maternal Fetal Medicine (Specialty Center - Brownsville)

5500 N. Expressway 77, Suite 201
Brownsville, TX 78256
📞(956) 698-8670
📠(361) 808-2762