Media Contacts
For immediate assistance, please call the Houston Methodist page operator at 713.790.2201 and ask for the media relations representative on call.
Stefanie Asin, Director
Office: 832.667.5809
Cell: 713.857.7836
Pager: 281.735.9547
slasin@houstonmethodist.org
Gale Smith, Public Relations Manager
Contact for: Research Institute, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology (ENT)
Office: 832.667.5843
Cell: 281.627.0439
Pager: 713.768.1745
gsmith@houstonmethodist.org
George Kovacik, Public Relations Manager
Contact for: Heart Center, Transplant Center, Plastic Surgery, Emergency Medicine
Office: 832.667.5844
Cell: 281.841.7119
Pager: 281.735.6363
ggkovacik@houstonmethodist.org
Hannah Pietsch, Senior Media Relations Coordinator
Contact for: Neurological Institute, Women’s Health (OB/GYN), Wellness/Weight Management, Center for Performing Arts Medicine (CPAM), Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, & Education (MITIE)
Office: 832.667.5749
Cell: 859.948.7733
hfpietsch@houstonmethodist.org
Lisa Merkl, Medical Research PR Editor
Contact for: Research Institute, Foundation
Office: 832.667.5916
Cell: 281.620.2502
lmerkl@houstonmethodist.org
Ashley White, Senior Media Relations Specialist
Contact for: Cancer Center, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Urology
Office: 832.667.5849
aewhite2@houstonmethodist.org
Erik Noriega, Senior Editor
Office: 832.667.5750
Cell: 281.413.6001
enoriega@houstonmethodist.org
