Family Medicine Residency

About Our Program

The Houston Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency offers a broad range of educational experiences to help residents achieve their professional goals, including:

Houston Methodist Hospital, our sponsoring institution in the heart of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, is at the forefront of patient care, medical education, and research in the United States. US News & World Report has rated Houston Methodist as the best hospital in Texas for the past 14 years and to their “Honor Roll” (recognizing the best hospitals in the nation).

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, our community-based teaching site just East of Houston, is also a top-ranking hospital by US News & World Report. HMB was recently expanded to offer a wide variety of specialties and clinical services to the residents of East Houston, Baytown and surrounding communities.

Two Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) where residents provide longitudinal care to their panels of continuity patients: Vecino’s Denver Harbor Family Health Center in Houston and Legacy Community Health’s Legacy San Jacinto Clinic in Baytown. Both clinics provide high quality medical and behavioral health services to patients of all ages and socioeconomic statuses, with an emphasis on caring for underserved populations in our communities. At both clinic sites residents offer full spectrum family medicine, including maternity care and procedures.

Learning by caring for patents at Houston Methodist hospitals and at our FQHC clinics allows our trainees to have an educational experience that is unique in opportunity and exposure.

Graduates of the program practice in a variety of clinical settings around Texas and across the country, including inpatient, outpatient, urgent care, long-term care, and home visits. We have successfully placed numerous graduates in sports medicine and geriatrics fellowships, as well as other subspecialty programs. We are dedicated to helping our residents identify and achieve their own personal and professional goals.

The committed and enthusiastic core and volunteer faculty, the team-oriented, hard-working residents, and the dedicated staff and leadership of the hospitals, clinics, and other training sites are the backbone of our program. When you begin training here, you become part of our Family Medicine Family.

Curriculum

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Eligibility & Application

Our Program

Is 8-8-8.
Will only accept applications through ERAS.
Will offer no positions outside of the match.
Will consider applicants from international medical schools on the Texas Medical Board’s 'Substantial Equivalence List'
Does not sponsor any VISAS, but considers all applicants who are legally authorized to work in the US.
Does not offer any observership opportunities.

Applicant Criteria

Must be ECFMG certified at the time that the application is submitted to ERAS.
Must have graduated within the last three (3) years, unless practicing as a licensed physician in the United States.
Cannot have more than one USMLE and/or COMLEX failure on score transcript
Must be able to pass all three steps within seven (7) years.
Must have at least six (6) months of hands-on US clinical primary care experience within the last two (2) years.

Responsibility

Houston Methodist is committed to improving the health of our patients, employees, and communities around us. As a health care provider, it’s our responsibility to promote a healthier environment for our employees.

Drug and Tobacco Screening- Job seekers will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical. If a job seeker tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program. Job seekers wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded. If the job seeker tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.
Background Check - Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.

Our Team

Our Residents

Kelly Gabler, MD
Program Director

Sharon Anderson, MD
Associate Program Director

Sofia Medrano
Program Coordinator

Enjoli Benitez, MD
Faculty

Sara Ehdaie, DO
Faculty

Isaac Goldberg, MD
Faculty

Marsha Holleman, MD
Faculty

Susan Miller, MD
Department Chair

Kaizeen Mody, DO
FM-OB Faculty

Irma Ochoa-Tamayo, MD
Faculty

Clara Rosenzweig, M.Ed.
Director- Behavioral Health Services

Our Residents

PGY-3

Clarence Lim, MD
Kailey Ellis, MD - Chief Resident
Jordan White, MD
David Gomez, MD
Anne Ngo, DO
Laura Winikka, MD
Edith Gonzalez-Godinez, DO - Chief Resident
Sakina Zehra, DO

PGY-2

Emmanuel Onyeahialam, MD
Ryan Farias, DO
Jithin Kurian, MD
Malvika Kumar, DO
Alan-Michael Sonuyi, MD
Hannah Curry, DO
Anam Dharani, DO
Amir Rasheed, DO

PGY-1

Desiree Tapia, MD
Angeline Nguyen, MD
Fabian Mota, MD
Ashley Holbein, MD
Muhammad Hashir Jamal, DO
Naomi McCauley, MD
Angelica Calderon Rodriguez, MD
Geraldo Medrano, MD

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