Medical Staff Committee

Driscoll Children's Hospital is a tertiary care regional referral center offering the most complex and comprehensive medical and surgical care for children.

The hospital’s Medical Staff is comprised of more than 200 pediatric board-certified specialists in 19 medical and 10 surgical specialties.

Chief of Staff
Karl Serrao, MD, Pediatric Critical Care
(361) 694-5445

Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Edgar Cortes, MD, Pediatrician
(361) 855-7346

Chairman, Department of Dentistry
Duane Martin, DDS
(361) 991-0008

Chairman, PICU Committee
David Ryan, MD, Pediatric Critical Care
(361) 694-5445

Medical Director, Gastroenterology
Ashok K. Jain, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterologist
(361) 694-5000

Chairman, Department of Radiology
Allister Arnold, MD, Pediatric Radiologist
(361) 694-5240

Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Patricia Ramsay, MD, Neonatologist
(361) 694-6232

Chairman, Department of Surgery
Mohammad Emran, MD
(361) 694-6712

Chairman, Department of General Surgery
Stephen Almond, MD
(361) 694-4700

Chairman, Department of Sub-Specialty
Mehrdad Salamat
(361) 694-5086

Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology
William Grimes, MD, Pediatric Anesthesiologist
(361) 694-5445

Chairman, Department of Pathology
Thomas Milligan, Pediatric Pathologist
(361) 694-4114

Medical Director, Transport
Karl Maher, M.D., Pediatric Critical Care
(361) 694-5445

Medical Director, Cardiology
Pradip Dhar, MD
(361) 694-5086

Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics
Tom Morris, MD
(361) 992-2256

Chairperson, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Michael Burke, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgeon
(361) 561-1387

Chair, Infection Control Committee
Jaime Fergie, MD
(361) 694-6421

Chair, ED/Trauma
Marita Rafael, MD
(361) 694-4089

Chairman, Department of Surgery
Roger Timperlake, MD
(361) 694-5225

Medical Director, Cardiology
Muhammad Khan, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist
(361) 694-5086

Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics
Tom McNeil, MD
(361) 855-7346 Joseph Walter, MD, Pulmonology

Contact Information

Medical Staff Services
3533 South Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: (361) 694-5025
Fax: (361) 808-2111
Email: Donna.Mainka@dchstx.org

Questions about Continuing Medical Education should be directed to:
(361) 694-4117

Medical Staff Director
Kathy Valencia
Phone (361) 694-5051

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