UT Physicians Infectious Diseases - Texas Medical Center

Alisha Y. Young, M.D., received her undergraduate degree from Rice University in Houston and was awarded her medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. She completed her internship and residency training in a combined family medicine and internal medicine residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, where she also served as the chief resident from 2012 to 2013.

Ricardo Mosquera is a certified pediatric pulmonologist and the medical director of the UT Physicians High Risk Children’s clinic at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He treats pediatric patients with pulmonary diseases from infancy through early adulthood. When Dr. Mosquera is not caring for his patients, he enjoy traveling and spending time with his wife and three children.

Michael I. Nahhas, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained vascular and interventional neurologist, specializing in endovascular procedures and the management of cerebrovascular and spinal cord vascular pathologies. He holds the position of assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, where he is deeply committed to mentoring trainees and medical students. Nahhas earned his medical degree from Damascus University in 2011. He completed his neurology residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 2019, serving as chief resident. He went on to pursue fellowships in vascular neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2020 and neuroendovascular surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2022. An active member of multiple professional societies, Nahhas has co-authored numerous research publications and presented his work at both national and international conferences.