Sandra L McKay , MD

Dr. Courtney Mccray is an Assistant Professor at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Her clinical interests include all forms of vasculitis and musculoskeletal sonography. She is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the Texas Medical Association, the Harris County Medical Society and Alpha Omega Alpha.

An internationally known researcher and pediatrician, Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, was appointed the Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair on Oct. 22, 2012. He became dean and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School, a part of UTHealth, Sept. 1, 2007 and served in that role until Oct. 1, 2015. Born in Morrone Del Sannio, Italy, Colasurdo completed his undergraduate education at The Liceo Scientifico “Galileo Galilei” in Pescara, Italy. He earned his medical degree summa cum laude from G. D’Annunzio School of Medicine in Chieti, Italy. Determined to achieve the best medical training in the world, Colasurdo came to the United States in 1988. He completed his residency at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and his fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Science Center and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. In Colorado, he worked in the laboratory of Gary L. Larsen and initiated his studies on the autonomic regulation of the airway smooth muscle, the biology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, and ontogeny of airway dysfunction and inflammation in childhood asthma. Colasurdo joined McGovern Medical School’s faculty in 1995 as an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine. He became the division head in 1997 and started directing the fellowship training program in pediatric pulmonary medicine in 2001. He served as chair of the Department of Pediatrics from 2005 to 2011. Colasurdo specializes in RSV, pediatric asthma, and other lung disorders in infants and children. Colasurdo has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Children’s Miracle Network, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Raja Mehanna, MD, is a board-certified neurologist, fellowship-trained movement disorder specialist, and an associate professor of neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He sees primarily adult patients but for conditions such as tics, dystonia, and Huntington’s disease, he sees patients of all ages. Mehanna is also the assistant director of the UTMOVE fellowship training program, director of the movement disorder curriculum, and co-director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program. Mehanna is dedicated to providing his patients with expert diagnoses on all aspects of movement disorders and offering individualized treatment options. He emphasizes patient education and focuses on listening to their needs. A Houston resident, Mehanna is married and has three children. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, biking, classical music, and learning about history and theology.