Team Hope Members
|
Neurologists |
Office |
|
Stanley H. Appel, MD, Clinic Director |
713.441.3760 |
| 713.363.7310 | |
| Sara Benitez, MD (effective July 2025) | 713.363.7310 |
| 713.363.7310 | |
| Darine Kassar, MD (Friday ALS Clinic ONLY) |
713.441.4760 or 713.441.5191 (Dr. Appel’s office) |
| 713.363.7310 | |
| 713.363.7310 | |
| 713.363.7310 | |
| Clinical Coordinator | |
|
Anupama "Anu" Rao, RN, BSN (Dr. Appel) |
713.441.4760 |
| Clinic Nurses | |
|
Andrea Martinez, RN, BSN (Neuromuscular) |
713.363.7310 |
|
Jovanna Romero, RN, BSN (Neuromuscular) |
713.363.7310 |
|
Karen Toennis, RN, BSN (Dr. Appel) |
713.441.5191 |
| Karen Valigura, LVN (Neuromuscular) |
713.363.7310 |
| Clinical Research Coordinators | |
| Aramide Balogun | 713.441.6937 |
| Kadeesia Brown |
346.238.2295 |
| Delrose Vernon |
346.356.3347 |
| Attorney | |
|
Louise King |
713.880.3939 | louise@hayeswilsonlaw.com |
| Dietitian | |
| Morgan Faries, RD | 346.238.5738 |
| Anna Miller, RD, LD | 713.441.1506 |
| Gastroenterologist | |
| Frank Meriano, MD | 713.795.0464 |
| Neuropsychologists | |
| Stella Kim, PhD | 713.441.8277 |
| Kenneth Podell, PhD | 713.441.8277 |
| Occupational Therapist | |
| Pam Glazener, OTR, ATP | 713.441.2675 |
| Kayla Hessler, OTR | 713.441.2675 |
| Pulmonologists |
|
| Faisal Zahiruddin, DO | 713.441.3948 |
| Physical Therapists | |
| Abbey Gann, PT | 713.441.2675 |
| Dora Maldonado, PT | 713.441.2675 |
| Social Work Services/Counselor | |
| Rebecca Axline, LCSW | 713.441.3812 |
| Speech Pathologists | |
| Carolyn Martinez, CCC-SLP | 713.441.5916 |
| Sarah Sounny-Slitine, CCC-SLP |
713.441.3499 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | 800.572.1717 |
| ALS Association | 877.714.0088 |