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Family Medicine

Marsha Thigpen, MD

Physician, Internal Medicine
  • Port Arthur Memorial
  • MD – Temple University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • BS, Chemistry – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, New York
  • Internal Medicine – Bridgeport Hospital – Bridgeport, Connecticut

Leopold Villegas, DO

Medical Director
  • Port Arthur Memorial
  • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine – Fort Worth, Texas
    Southwest Texas State University – San Marcos, Texas
  • Eisenhower Osteopathic Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Doctor’s Hospital – Groves Texas

Kathryn Williamson, DO

Internal Medicine
  • Telemedicine
  • DO, Des Moines University – Des Moines, Iowa
  • BS, Loma Linda University – Loma Linda, California
  • English & Spanish

April Allen

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • MS, Family Nurse Practitioner – Walden Univ. – Baltimore, Md
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Cynthia Arceneaux

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • MS, Nursing – Walden University – Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas
  • License Vocational Nurse – Lamar University – Port Arthur, Texas
  • AAS, Nursing – Lamar University – Port Arthur, Texas

Maria Diestro

Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • MS, Family Nurse Practitioner – University of Texas MB, Galveston, Texas
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas
  • Doctor of Medicine – Manila Central University – Philippines
  • BS, Preparatory Medicine – Manila Central University – Philippines

Sandra Ernst

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Silsbee
  • MSN – University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston Texas
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas
    AND – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Kahla Garrett

Nurse Practitioner
  • Orange/Remote
  • MS Nursing, Walden University, Beaumont
  • BS Nursing, Lamar University

Jedidiah Morgan

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Orange, PRN
  • MS, Nursing – McNeese University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • BS, Nursing – University of Texas, Arlington, Texas
  • AS, Nursing – Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

Ruby Morgan

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Jasper
  • MS, Nursing – McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • BS, Nursing – University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
  • AAS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Blair Ruiz Serna

Nurse Practitioner
  • Silsbee
  • MS, Nursing – McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

James Snodgrass II

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice – Bradley University – Peoria, Illinois
  • BS Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Johnnie Wilson

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Jasper
  • MSN, University of Texas at Arlington – Arlington, Texas
  • BSN, University of Texas at Arlington – Arlington, Texas
  • AA – Weatherford College – Weatherford, Texas
    AND – Tarleton State University – Stephenville, Texas

Connie Wiltz

Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur Memorial – School Based
  • MS – Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis Minnesota
  • BS – Nursing, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas
  • AAS, Nursing – Beaumont Texas

Syamala Lingam

Dietician
  • Remote
  • MS, Biological Sciences – Kakatiya University – India
  • DPD, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, Ohio
  • DPD, Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Bola Fagbemi

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Silsbee
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas
  • MS – Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas A& M University, Corpus Christi Texas
  • BS – Nursing, Texas Women’s University, Houston Texas

Aney Reynold

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur
  • MS – Nursing, Chamberlain University, Addison Illinois
  • BS – Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore India

Women's Health Providers

Sheila Jordan

Certified Nurse Midwife/Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – Women’s Health
  • MS, Nursing – Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland, Ohio
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas
  • Midwifery Certificate – Frontier School of Midwifery – Hyden, Kentucky

Jennifer Balsano

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – Women’s Health
  • MS, Family Nurse Practitioner–Georgetown Univ–Washington, DC
  • BS, Nursing – University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas
  • AAS, Nursing – Lamar University – Port Arthur, Texas
  • License Vocational Nurse – Lamar University – Port Arthur, Texas

Port Arthur Pediatrics Department

Michelle Hext

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Port Arthur – West Side
  • MS, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas
  • Doctor of Nursing – University of Texas, Houston, TX

Hina Hussain

Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Remote
  • MS, Family Nurse Practitioner – Texas Women’s University – Houston, TX
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Port Arthur Dental Department

John Hederman, D.D.S.

Dentist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • DDS, College of Dentistry – New York University – New York, New York
  • BA, Biology – Holy Cross College – Worchester, Massachusetts

Robert Matherne, D.D.S.

Dentist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • DDS – University of Texas Dental School – Houston, Texas
  • BS – Biology – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Crystal Sorenson Morris, D.D.S.

Dentist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • DDS – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry – Richmond, Virginia
  • BS, Exercise Physiology – University of Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah

Joseph Provo, D.D.S.

Dentist (Part Time)
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • DDS – University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston, Texas
  • BS – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Nada Abdullah, D.D.S.

Dentist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • DDS – University of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois
  • DDS – University of Aleppo – Aleppo, Syria

Michaela Blessing

Dental Hygienist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • AAS. Dental Hygiene – Lamar Institute of Technology – Beaumont, Texas

Patricia Davis

Dental Hygienist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • School of Dental Hygiene – University of Texas Dental School – Houston, Texas
  • Certification in Dental Assisting – Texas State Technical Institute – Waco, Texas

Dat Dinh

Dental Hygienist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • AAS, Dental Hygiene – Lamar Institute of Technology – Beaumont, Texas
  • English & Vietnamese

PHARMACY TEAM

Phillip Ugochukwu, R.Ph

Pharmacy Director
  • Port Arthur Memorial
  • BS, Pharmacy – Texas Southern University

Eddie Scaggs, R.Ph

Pharmacist
  • Port Arthur Memorial
  • BS, Pharmacy – Texas Southern University
  • BS, Biology – Texas Southern University

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROVIDERS

Nkem Nwaobi, DNP

Behavioral Health Director
  • Port Arthur – Remote
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice – McNeese University – Lake Charles, LA
  • MS, Family Nurse Practitioner – Walden University – Minneapolis, MN
  • BS, Nursing – Lamar University – Beaumont, Texas

Raees Ahmed

Psychiatrist
  • Remote
  • MBBS – Sindh Medical College – Pakistan
  • MCPS Psychiatry – Pakistan

Alice Nelson

Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • MS – MS – Supervision in Education – Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • MS – Counseling & Development – Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • BS – English – Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

James Begnaud

Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • MS, Theology – Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology – New Orleans, Louisiana
  • BA, Psychology – St. Joseph Seminary College – St Benedict, Louisiana
  • AAS, Substance Abuse – Lamar University – Port Arthur, Texas

Charlene Crow

Peer Support Counselor
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • Mental Health Peer Specialist – Texas Certification Board

Darlene Schexnyder

Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • AAS, Human Services Technology – Houston Community College, Houston, Texas
  • Certification – Mental Health Peer Specialist

Jeanetta Price

Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • MS – Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • BS – Social Work, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • AAS – Liberal Arts, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas

VISION PROVIDERS

Deshundra Antoine, O.D.

Optometrist
  • Port Arthur – Memorial
  • Doctor of Optometry – Interamerican University School of Optometry – Bayamon, Puerto Rico
  • BS, Biological Sciences – Southern University – Baton Rouge, Louisiana