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.

 

2010 Chief of Staff
Bruna Callegari-Puente, M.D., Pediatrician
(361) 855-7346

Immediate Past Chief of Staff / Chair, Credentials Committee
Karl Serrao, M.D., Pediatric Critical Care
(361) 694-5445

Chief of Staff Elect
William Allen, M.D. Pediatric Nephrologist
(361) 694-6852

Chief Quality Officer
Girish Patel, M.D., Pediatrician
(361) 855-9494

Chairman, NICU Committee
Miguel DeLeon, M.D., Neonatologist
(361) 653-6371

Chairman, PICU Committee
Ramon Rivera, M.D. Pediatric Critical Care
(361) 694-5445

Chairman, P&T Committee
Gary Bobele, M.D. Pediatric Neurologist
(361) 694-6747

Chairman, Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
William Grimes, M.D. Pediatric Anesthesiologist
(361) 694-5445

Chairman, Department of Dentistry
Duane Martin, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentist
(361) 991-0008
William Berlocher, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentist
(361) 994-1913

Chairman, Department of Pathology
Tom Milligan, M.D. Pediatric Pathologist
(361) 694-5427

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Richard Cortes, M.D., Pediatrician
(361) 855-7579

Chairman, Department of Radiology
Allister Arnold, MD, Pediatric Radiologist
(361) 694-5241

Chairman, Department of Sub Specialty
Jaime Fergie, M.D., Infectious Disease
(361) 694-4520

Chairman, Department of Surgery
Kevin Hopkins, M.D., Plastic Surgeon
(361) 694-4444

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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