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February 2026

Martina Mustroph, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler

• Featured Nurse: Bethany Griffin, MSN, RN
• Scrubs Winner: Kayla Reedy, RN
• CHRISTUS Health Reaffirms Commitment to Patient Safety, Access to Health Care
• New Year is Prime Time to Ease Into Exercise

January 2026

2025 YEAR IN REVIEW

December 2025

Shiva Reddy, MD         

Pediatrician, Assistant Professor

UT Health East Texas – Fifth Street Pediatrics
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine

• Featured Nurse: Christina Mercer, MSN, RN
• Business Spotlight: Texas Bank & Trust
• Nurse Winner: Tiffany Cooper, BSN, RN
• UT Tyler’s Nurse-Family Partnership Empowers First-Time Moms and Their Children

November 2025

Nghia Truong, MD

Internal Medicine-UTHET

• Featured Nurse: Toby Silvertooth, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AACC, CCK
• Scrubs Winner: Ruthie Blair, RN, PACU
• UT Tyler Celebrates Grand Opening of New School of Nursing Building
• CHRISTUS Mother Frances Leads the Way with First Portable MRI in Northeast Texas

October 2025

Ritesh Prasad, MD

PM&R/Pain Management
Direct RehabMed

• Featured Nurse: Robert Brown,MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
• Non Profit: Therapet
• Scrubs Winner:  Ivania Carlson, RN
• CHRISTUS Health Awards Over $300,000 to East Texas Nonprofits

September 2025

Carla Wang-Kocik, MD

UT Health East Texas Pulmonary Institute.

UT Health East Texas Sleep Disordr Center.

Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine.

• Featured Nurse: Ashley Nichols, FNP-C, AGACNP
• Ut Tyler School of Medicine New Generation of White Coats.
• CHRISTUS Health-New Emergency Center in Henderson.
• Business Spotlight- Azalea Pools

May 2023

• Dr. Sanford and Dr. Israel
• CHRISTUS Health acquires CardiaStream
• Benefits of Vitamin D
• Gracie Henson, RN, CEN

April 2023

• Preetham Muskula, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FAHA
• Heather Carver, RN, BSN, CMSRN
• Pollen Allergen-Allergy Season is Here
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Bora Bora-Travel

March 2023

• Melissa I Almodvovar, MD
• UT Tyler Med School Ground Breaking
• CHRISTUS heart hospital celebrates 10 years
• Re-Thinking Brain Injury Treatments
• Lane Dudo, RN, MSN, FNP-C  -CHRISTUS
• CHRISTUS Celebrates 500th TAVR Procedure
• POA Grand Opening Event
• SHOW OFF YOUR SCRUB WINNER- Maegan Kelley, RN Hospice of East TExas

February 2023

• De Los Santos, MD
• When the Bough Bends
• No More Neuropathy
• Amanda Kennedy, BSN, RN - UTHET
• Heart Disease Treatment- UTHET
• Natalie Kelley, MSN, RN, CCRN. -CHRISTUS
• Heart Patient Meets EMS Crew. - UTHET
• SHOW OFF YOUR SCRUBS WINNER - Rachel Nutt, RN, BSN
• Chocolate Martini Recipe

January 2023

• Jamie Kirby, MD
• Bus. Spotlight- State Farm/Linda Rowe
• Mitigating the Risks of being a Friendly Physician
• First Leadless Pacemaker in East TX- CHRISTUS
• What is Micro-Botox
• C.A.S.T. For Kids
• Amy Bundy, DNP,APRN, FNP-C,ACGN, CGRA

DECEMBER 2022

Year in Review

• All Cover Physicians featured in 2022
• Team Building & Communication
• Treating Prostate Enlargement 
• Bus. Spotlight- Lone Star Home Restoration