Physician Profiles

Internal and Family Medicine
	James M. Krause, M.D. (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio • Doctor of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • In practice since 1975
	Dave E. McNeill III, M.D. (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Arts - Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • In practice since 1975
	William H. Couch, M.D. (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Science – Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • In practice since 1976
	Denis L. Galindo, M.D., CCD (Cypress Station, Woodlands) • Bachelor of Science – Systems Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • Certified in Clinical Densitometry (CCD) • In practice since 1978
	Stephen D. Fillman, M.D., FACP (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Arts – Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • United States Air Force Hospital (Edwards AFB), Edwards, California • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • Fellow, American College of Physicians (elected 2001) • In practice since 1979
	William A. Fridley, M.D. (Woodlands) • Bachelor of Science – Biochemistry, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • In practice since 1996
	Donald W. Strickland, M.D., CCD (Woodlands, Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Science, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS • Doctor of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN • Board Certified in Internal Medicine • Certified in Clinical Densitometry (CCD) • In practice since 1990 , currently on medical leave
	Veronica Bugenhagen, M.D. (Woodlands) • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Houston, Texas • Internship & Residency in Family Practice, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Houston, Texas • Board Certified in Family Practice • In practice since 2000
	Todd J. Youngblood, M.D., CCD (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Internship & Residency in Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Board Certified in Family Practice • Certified in Clinical Densitometry (CCD) • In practice since 2005
	Amie Sun-Wright, M.D., PhD (Cypress Station) • Master of Science in Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas • Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas • Doctor of Medicine, Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, Methodist Hospitals Dallas, Texas • Board-Eligible in Internal Medicine • In practice since 2008
	Hardeep "Debbie" Bal, D.O., CCD (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Arts - Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX • Doctor of Osteopathy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX • Internship & Residency in Family Medicine, Conroe Family Medicine Residency Program, Conroe, TX • Board Certified in Family Medicine • Certified in Clinical Densitometry (CCD) • In practice since 2009
	Adriana H. Wechsler, M.D. (Medical Center) • Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, New Haven, CT • Ph.D. candidate, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA • Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA • Board Certified in Internal Medicine (1994, 2005) • In practice since 1994
	Shilpa Vaidya, M.D. (Woodlands) - starts June, 2012 • Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore University, India • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY • Board Certified in Internal Medicine (2000, 2010) • In practice since 2001
	Abbas Jafri, M.D. (Woodlands and Cypress Station) - starts June 1, 2012 • Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan, School and Higher School Certificate Examination • Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan • Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston • Board Certified in Internal Medicine (2003) • In practice since 2002
Rheumatology	Rheumatology Associates of Houston, a division of Northwest Diagnostic Clinic, PA
	Carmen Perez-Masuelli, M.D., FACP (Cypress Station, Woodlands) • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Haverford College, Pennsylvania • Doctor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York • Board certified in Internal Medicine - 1997 • Fellowship in Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York • Board certified in Geriatric Medicine - 1998 • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York • Board Certified in Rheumatology - 2001, 2011 • Fellow, American College of Physicians (elected 2009) • Texas Medical Board, Expert Panel Member • NWDC Infusion Center Medical Director • In practice since 2000
	Leslie Wilson, M.D., CCD (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN • Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA • Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 1999 • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York • Board Certified in Rheumatology - 2001, 2011 • Research Fellowship in Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York • Certified in Clinical Densitometry (CCD) • In practice since 2002
	Tamar F. Brionez, M.D., CCD (Cypress Station, Woodlands) • Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX • Doctor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO • Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 2007 • Fellowship in Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX • Board Certified in Rheumatology - 2009 • Certified in Clinical Densitometry (CCD) • In practice since 2009
	Joan Appleyard, M.D. (Medical Center) • Bachelor of Science - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN • Master of Science in Immunology, University of Florida • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX • Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 1991 • Fellowship in Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX • Board Certified in Rheumatology - 1994, 2004 • In practice since 1994
	Emily Hung, M.D. (Medical Center) • Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry - Princeton University, Princeton, NJ • Doctor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA • Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 2009 • Fellowship in Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX • Board Certified in Rheumatology - 2011 • In practice since 2011
	Martha Aguilar, M.D. Dr. Aguilar resigned from NWDC and Rheumatology Associates of Houston, effective December 23, 2011 Her new practice location is: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Department of Rheumatology Texas Medical Center 6410 Fannin St Suite 450 Houston, TX 77030 Appointment Line (713) 486-3100 Fax (713) 512-2246 NWDC will continue to retain Dr. Aguilar's patient records, and we invite patients to select one of our other board-certified rheumatologists for continuity of care.
Dermatology
	Tri H. Nguyen, M.D., FAAD, FACMS, FACPh (Woodlands, Cypress Station) • Doctor of Medicine, Combined BA/MD Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO • Internship in Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA • Residency in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA • Mohs Micrographic & Dermatologic Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN • Board Certified in Dermatology • Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology • Fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery • Fellow, American College of Phlebology • For more about Dr. Nguyen, click here • In practice since 1998
	Neil Farnsworth, M.D. (Cypress Station, Woodlands) • Bachelor of Arts, English & American Literature, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA • Post-Baccalaureate Premedicine Program, University of Pennsylvania College of General Studies, Philadelphia, PA • Post-Sophomore Fellow in Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Houston, TX • Doctor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX • Internship in Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA • Residency in Dermatology, Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA • Board Certified in Dermatology • In practice since 2010
General Surgery
	Wm. Kent Johnson, M.D., FACS (Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX • Internship & Residency in General Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital General Surgery Residency, Houston, TX • Board Certified in General Surgery • Fellow, American College of Surgeons • For more about Dr. Johnson, visit www.surgerydoc.com • In practice since 1993
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Management
	Naveen Ramineni, M.D. (800 Peakwood Dr., Suite 4F, Houston TX 77090 - near Cypress Station) • Bachelor of Science, Biology & Sociology (double major), Emory University, Atlanta, GA • Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University (now Drexel University College of Medicine), Philadelphia, PA • Transitional Year, University of Pennsylvania Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, PA • Residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX • Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management, Pacific Pain Treatment Center, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA • Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation • Board Certified in Pain Medicine • In practice since 2005

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