Meet Our Team
The physicians at Baylor Clinic are among the best and brightest minds in today's medicine. As Baylor College of Medicine faculty members, they serve as educators, clinicians and researchers combined, uniquely positioning them to translate the latest scientific advancements into better patient care and treatment. Together with our leadership team, they share a passion for improving human health and a commitment to collaboration, forging their individual expertise to achieve greater benefits for the patients and the community they serve.
Management Team
Stephen Sigworth, MD, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Faculty Group Practice
Dr. Stephen Sigworth serves as the clinical physician leader for the Faculty Group Practice and will oversee the evaluation and management of the physicians in the outpatient clinical setting and all clinical practice sites and is responsible for all related financial and productivity metrics.
Navneet Kathuria, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Performance Improvement Officer
Dr. Navneet Kathuria leads efforts to improve clinical effectiveness and operational excellence.
Stephen J. Spann, MD, Vice President, Primary Care Network Development
Dr. Stephen Spann is responsible for developing a strong referral base in Houston and the surrounding counties for the Faculty Group Practice. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr. Spann is a professor and chair of Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency in family medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. He completed postdoctoral work in clinical epidemiology and health services research at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. His primary interests are preventive medicine, diabetes, and medical diagnostic dilemmas.
Jeff Steinbauer, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer - Faculty Group Practice
As chief medical information officer, Dr. Jeff Steinbauer supports the development of clinical information systems that assist clinicians in the delivery of patient care in the Baylor Clinic environment. He also serves as a technology advocate by promoting the use of information systems in the clinical setting and facilitating the design and integration of efficient workflows with clinical technologies. In addition, he works closely with information technology professionals to translate clinician requirements into specifications for new clinical systems and technologies. Dr. Steinbauer also serves as director of Referral Network Development of the Faculty Group Practice and leads the Express Care Center at Baylor Clinic.
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| Maya S. Suresh, MD |
Chair |
Department of Anesthesiology |
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C. Kent Osborne, MD |
Professor and Director |
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Christie M. Ballantyne, MD |
Professor and Interim Chief |
Section of Cardiology |
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John E. Wolf, Jr. MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Dermatology |
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Lawrence C. B. Chan, MD |
Betty Rutherford Chair for Diabetes Research; Director, Center for Molecular Medicine; Professor and Chief |
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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Timothy Bramer |
Director |
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Stephen J. Spann, MD |
Richard M. Kleberg Senior Chair; |
Department of Family and Community Medicine |
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David Y. Graham, MD |
Professor and Chief |
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
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Arthur L. Beaudet, MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics |
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George Taffet, MD |
Associate Professor and Chief |
Section of Geriatrics |
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Martha P. Mims, MD, PhD |
Associate Professor and Chief |
Section of Hematology-Oncology |
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David J. Tweardy, MD |
Professor and Interim Chief |
Section of Immunology Allergy & Rheumatology |
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Robert F. Todd, III, MD, PhD |
Professor, Medical Director and Chair |
Department of Medicine |
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William E. Mitch, MD, FASN, FAHA |
Gordon A. Cain Professor of Medicine and Chief |
Section of Nephrology |
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Eli M. Mizrahi, MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Neurology |
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Raymond Sawaya, MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Neurosurgery |
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Michael A. Belfort, M.D. |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Dan B. Jones, MD |
Sid W. Richardson Professor, Distinguished Service Professor and Margarett Root Brown Chair |
Department of Ophthalmology |
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Charles A. Reitman, MD |
Associate Professor and Interim Chair |
Department of Orthopedic Surgery |
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Donald T. Donovan, MD |
Interim Chair |
Department of Otolaryngology |
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Martin Grabois, MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
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Samuel Stal, MD, F.A.C.S. |
Professor and Chief |
Division of Plastic Surgery |
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Stuart C. Yudofsky, MD |
D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chair |
Department of Psychiatry |
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Kalpalatha (Kay) Guntupalli, MD |
Pulmonary Service Chief, Ben Taub General Hospital; Professor and Chief Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
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Michel E. Mawad, MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Radiology |
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David E. Wesson, MD |
Interim Chair |
Department of Surgery |
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Michael Coburn, MD |
Professor and Chair |
Department of Urology |



