Dr. Shah is a clinically-oriented Endocrinologist applying evidence-based information for managing and taking care of his patients.

His clinical interests include Adrenal pathology, calcium disorders, endocrine neoplasia and resistant hypertension in particular.

Dr. Shah is currently board certified by ABIM in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He also a Board-Certified Hypertension Specialist by American Society of Hypertension.

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Stephany Sheneman, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant who specializes in women's health. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University in 2019. She then completed her Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2021.

Stephany is passionate about providing compassionate, high quality, patient-centered care for all women. Her interests include prenatal care, family planning, and preventative medicine.

In her free time, Stephany enjoys spending time with her husband, exercising, and traveling.

Dr. Siddiqui earned her medical degree at Texas A & M Health Science Center in Bryan,Texas. She completed her training in the Combined Internal Medicine/General Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in 2017. During residency she also earned her Master of Public Health degree.

Her medical interests include prevention & wellness, management of chronic medical conditions including diabetes and hypertension, medical education, quality improvement and public health.

She is double board certified in Internal Medicine and General Preventive Medicine as well as certified in Medical Quality.

Anna O’Neal is a board-certified Physician Assistant specializing in General Cardiology. She was born and raised in Galveston County and is passionate about caring for the individuals of this area. She believes in providing patient-centered care and is dedicated to helping patients achieve their goals. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and her pet cat.

Dr. Lindsay Sonstein is the Program Director for the IM residency program, Vice Chair of Graduate Medical Education and the Clinical Vice Chair for the department of Internal Medicine. She joined the faculty in 2008, after completing her medical school, residency and chief residency at UTMB in Galveston.

She has a passion for quality and gained training in the field of health care quality by attending MD Anderson cancer center clinical safety, effectiveness course and AAMC teach for quality program. She has presented her quality work locally and regionally and has won awards for her work at the UT System Building Bridges conference as well as received funding from the UT system for development of a Train the Trainer Education model for QI.

Her interests and current projects focus on quality of care, patient satisfaction, innovative health delivery systems and residency education. She is a member of Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine and has been an active member of the program planning committee since 2018. Additionally, she is a national member of the PD advisory board for NEJM knowledge +. She has won numerous teaching and educational awards and was inducted as a member of the UTMB Academy of Master Teachers in September 2012 and UTMB Academy of Master clinicians in 2018.

She currently attends on the wards in Jennie Sealy Hospital, is a faculty preceptor, and sees private patients on Daniels Team.

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Dr. Thompson joined UTMB's Department of Family Medicine in 1972. Dr. Thompson became Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine in 1998. She attended medical school at UTMB and did an internship at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. Following her internship, she returned to Galveston and became one of the first graduates of the Family Medicine Residency program at UTMB. Dr. Thompson is board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. She also has added credentials in Geriatrics. Her interests include medical student education, resident education and medical history and ethics.

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Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, FRCSEd(hon), is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). He holds the Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery and has nearly five decades of experience in general surgery and surgical oncology.

After earning his undergraduate degree in History and English at the University of Texas at Austin in 1965, Dr. Townsend earned his medical degree from UTMB in 1969. He remained at UTMB to complete his surgical internship (1970) and surgical residency (1974). He then completed a fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of California-Los Angeles in 1976.

Dr. Townsend joined UTMB in 1978 and soon after was elevated to several leadership positions. Most notably, he served as the John Woods Harris Distinguished Chairman in the Department of Surgery from 1995-2014.

Throughout his career, Dr. Townsend has served in a variety of respected positions in addition to his clinical and academic appointments at UTMB: President of the American College of Surgeons (2016-2017), American Surgical Association (2007-2008), Southern Surgical Association (2004), and American Pancreatic Association (1992-1993); Editor-in-Chief of the highly regarded Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice (Editions 16-21); Chairman of the American Board of Surgery (2006-2007) and American Surgical Association Foundation (2013-2014); and President-Elect of the Texas Surgical Society (2018-2019).

Additionally, Dr. Townsend has held numerous committee responsibilities at professional medical organizations/societies and several editorial positions at scientific journals: ACGME Residency Review Committee for Surgery (1994-1999); James IV Association of Surgeons, Inc., Board of Directors (1999-2002); Texas Cancer Council Member (1992-2010); Editorial Advisory Board Member for The American Journal of Surgery; and Deputy Editor for the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Townsend has received many awards for his commitment and contributions to surgery, science, and medicine. These include the UTMB Academy of Master Clinicians Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); the Roberto Logrono, MD, Award for Professionalism in Medicine (2017); the Society of University Surgeons Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); being named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2018); being named a UTMB Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus (1986); the Texas Cancer Council Award for Physician Achievement in Cancer Control (1990); the John P. McGovern Lifetime Achievement Award in Oslerian Medicine (2012); and being named a Founding Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the American College of Surgeons (2018).

Dr. Townsend also has an extensive research and editorial portfolio. He has authored 368 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, 125 book chapters in medical textbooks, and 375 published abstracts. He has also been the principal investigator on several NIH-funded grants totaling in over $30 million in research funding over his career.

Dr. Townsend has been described as the consummate surgeon-scientist, mentor, teacher, and colleague.