Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Health Services, Texas Department of State

General Information

Agency #: 537 1100 West 49th StreetP.O. Box 149347Austin, TX 78714-9347

Commissioner's Office

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Commissioner	Dr. Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH	(512) 776-7376 / (512) 776-7477
Deputy Commissioner	Kirk Cole	(512) 776-7376 / (512) 776-7477
Senior Advisor	Imelda Garcia, MPH	(512) 776-7186
Senior Compliance & Accountability Official	Barbara Klein, J.D., EMPL	(512) 776-7376
General Counsel	Cynthia Hernandez	(512) 776-7236
Chief of Staff	Rachael Hendrickson, MPA	(512) 776-7376
Media Relations	Chris Van Deusen	(512) 776-7119 / (512) 776-7624
Chief Financial Officer	Christy Havel Burton	(512) 776-7640
State Epidemiologist	Varun Shetty, MD, MBA, MS	(512) 776-7789
Center for System Coordination & Innovation	Mercy Bryant, PhD, MBA	(512) 776-2370

Division for Community Health Improvement

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Deputy Commissioner	Manda Hall, M.D.	(512) 776-7321 / (512) 776-7358

Division for Consumer Protection

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Deputy Commissioner	Timothy Stevenson, DVM, PhD,DACVM	(512) 834-6660 / (512) 834-6635

Division for Regional and Local Health Operations

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Deputy Commissioner	David Gruber	(512) 776-7770 / (512) 776-7590

Notes

Division for Regional and Local Health Operations:

Public Health Region 1 Lubbock
Regional Medical Director, Scott Milton
806/744-3577

Public Health Region 2/3 Arlington
Regional Medical Director, Aurelia Schmalstieg, MD
817/264-4500

Public Health Region 4/5 Tyler
Regional Medical Director, Sharon Huff, M.D., M.S.
903/595-3585

Public Health Region 6
Regional Medical Director, Carlos Plasencia, M.D., MSPH
713/767-3000

Public Health Region 7 Temple
Regional Medical Director, Sharon Melville, M.D., M.P.H,
254/778-6744 / Fax: 254/778-4066

Public Health Region 8 San Antonio
Regional Medical Director, Lillian Ringsdorf, M.D., M.P.H.
210/949-2000

Public Health Region 9/10 El Paso
Regional Medical Director, Position Vacant
915/834-7675

Public Health Region 11 Harlingen
Regional Medical Director, Emilie Prot, D.O. M.P.H.
956/423-0130

Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section
Director, Jeff Hoogheem
512/776-7219