Dr. Allen joined UTMB Health’s Department of Family Medicine in 2016 as a Resident in training. Dr. Allen served as Chief Resident in his final year of post graduate training and currently holds an Assistant Professor/Clinical Faculty position as a board certified Family Medicine Physician. Dr. Allen is also the departmental Director of Quality Management and has an outpatient clinic focusing on quality of life improvement and shares an academic inpatient teaching service.

Dr. Allen received a Bachelor of Science and graduated with honors as Summa Cum Laude from The University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He then earned his Doctorate of Medicine from the McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas with the honors of Alpha Omega Alpha.

Dr. Allen is skilled in managing and coordinating care for a wide range of acute and chronic conditions and has a special interest in sustained weight loss, mood disorders and pain management. Dr. Allen's academic and clinical interests include Medical Education, Preventative Evidence-Based Medicine, Weight Loss, Pain Management, Mood Disorders, Tobacco Cessation, Medical Policy and Community/National Involvement.