97 Texas Children’s Physicians Named Houstonia Top Doctors for 2026

September 30, 2026

We’re proud to celebrate 97 Texas Children’s physicians recognized as Houstonia Top Doctors for 2026 – the highest number of awarded pediatric physicians.

Selected through nominations from their physician peers, this year’s honorees represent specialties across Texas Children’s. Visit Houstonia Magazine to learn more about the Top Doctors recognition and selection process.

Texas Children’s 2026 Houstonia Top Doctors

Physician

Category

Location

Kristan P. Alfonso

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Specialty Care – Sugar Land

Amy Sharon Arrington

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Legacy Tower

Rathi Asaithambi

Pediatrics (General)

Feigin Tower

Thara R. Bala

Pediatric Neurology

Katy

Gal Barak

Pediatrics (General)

Feigin Tower

Kelli Diane Barbour

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Pavilion for Women – Maternal Fetal Medicine Center/Fetal Center

David F. Bauer

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Wallace Tower

Joshua R. Bedwell

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Wallace Tower

Bryce Bell

Hand Surgery; Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Katy

Claire E. Bocchini

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Wallace Tower

David M. Brennen

Pediatric Cardiology

Legacy Tower

Lauren Anne Bretz

Adolescent Medicine

Woodlands

Maria Gabriela Buheis

Allergy and Immunology

Wallace Tower

Melissa M. Carbajal

Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

Abercrombie Building

Audrey J. Chan

Pediatric Dermatology

Wallace Tower

Daniel C. Chelius

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Wallace Tower

Joseph Nathaniel Chorley

Sports Medicine

Wallace Tower

Andrew Chu

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Woodlands

Diana K. Crabtree

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Pavilion for Women – Baylor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Daniel J. Curry

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Wallace Tower

Margaret Taylor Danner

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Wallace Tower

Shailendra Das

Pediatric Pulmonology

Wallace Tower

Shannon DiCarlo

Pediatric Neurology

Wallace Tower

Amy L. Dimachkieh

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Wallace Tower

Ankhi Dutta

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Wallace Tower

Joe Edmonds

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Specialty Care Bellaire

Peter R. Ermis

Pediatric Cardiology

Legacy Tower

Edward J. Espineli

Pediatric Neurology

Woodlands

Brandon L. Fuqua

Radiology

Wallace Tower

Nisha Gadgil

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Wallace Tower

Manisha Gandhi

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Pavilion for Women – Maternal Fetal Medicine Center/Fetal Center

Jeanine M. Graf

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Katy

Melanie Handley

Anesthesiology

West Tower

Tara Harris

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Pavilion for Women – Baylor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abida Hasan

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Pavilion for Women – Maternal Fetal Medicine Center

Albert C. Hergenroeder

Adolescent Medicine

Wallace Tower

Alfonso Hoyos-Martinez

Pediatric Endocrinology

Wallace Tower

Henry Huang

Pain Medicine

Katy

Nicolette K. Janzen

Pediatric Urology

Wallace Tower

Binal S. Kancherla

Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Wallace Tower

Kevin A. Kaplan

Pediatric Pulmonology

Katy

Lina B. Karam

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Wallace Tower

Mona Karimullah

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Katy

Chester J. Koh

Pediatric Urology

Feigin Tower

Kristin C. Koush

Pediatrics (General)

Pediatric Medical Group

Wilson W. Lam

Pediatric Cardiology

Legacy Tower

Elton M. Lambert

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Wallace Tower

Grace L. Lee

Pediatric Dermatology

Wallace Tower

Susan Margaret Leong-Kee

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Pavilion for Women – Baylor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nathan Lindquist

Ear, Nose, and Throat

Wallace Tower

Yi-Chun Carol Liu

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Katy

Mark V. Mazziotti

Pediatric Surgery

Wallace Tower

Bonnie M. McCann-Crosby

Pediatric Endocrinology

Woodlands

Meghan Elizabeth McClure

Pediatrics (General)

Feigin Tower

Scott D. McKay

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Specialty Care – Sugar Land

Jennifer Miller

Allergy and Immunology

Katy

Dalia Moghazy

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Partners in OB/GYN Care

Nicole I. Montgomery

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Wallace Tower

Siby P. Moonnumakal

Pediatric Pulmonology

Wallace Tower

MaryFrances Musso

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Katy

Krupa R. Mysore

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Wallace Tower

Gabrielle Nguyen

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Wallace Tower

Jenny Lee Nguyen

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Wallace Tower

Trinh T. Nguyen

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Woodlands

Julina Ongkasuwan

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Wallace Tower

Francisco J. Orejuela

Urogynecology

Pavilion for Women

Guillermo Aldave Orzaiz

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Wallace Tower

Minal J. Patel

Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

Abercrombie Building

Tracy Patel

Pediatric Endocrinology

Katy

Matthew Keith Pesek

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Katy

Fyza Piracha

Pediatrics (General)

Pediatrics

Athar M. Qureshi

Pediatric Cardiology

Legacy Tower

Priya Raj

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Wallace Tower

Tiffany Powell Raynor

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Katy

Kiranmye M. Reddy

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Katy

Laurie Robak

Clinical Genetics

Wallace Tower

Ryan H. Rochat

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Wallace Tower

Scott B. Rosenfeld

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Wallace Tower

Katherine Bohard Salciccioli

Pediatric Cardiology

Legacy Tower

Aloysia Leisanne Schwabe

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Wallace Tower

Neha Seth

Allergy and Immunology

Woodlands

Shweta Shah

Pediatric Nephrology

Katy

Deborah Lynn Shardy

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Katy

Andrew C. Sher

Diagnostic Radiology

Wallace Tower

Yan Shi

Pediatric Surgery

Katy

Catherine Squire Eppes

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Pavilion for Women – Maternal Fetal Medicine Center

Danielle Schwartzenburg Takacs

Pediatric Neurology

Wallace Tower

Sharonda Janeya Alston Taylor

Adolescent Medicine

Wallace Tower

Sruthi Thomas

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Wallace Tower

Jennifer Tran

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Katy

Karen Thursday S. Tuano

Allergy and Immunology

Woodlands

Sanjeev A. Vasudevan

Pediatric Surgery

Wallace Tower

Ronald J. Vilela

Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

Wallace Tower

Howard L. Weiner

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Wallace Tower

Micaela P. Wexler

Child Psychiatry

Katy

William E. Whitehead

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Wallace Tower

Naga Jaya Smitha Yenduri

Pediatric Pulmonology

Katy