Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
As an adult Psychiatrist, Neha Patel, DO, understands just how essential outstanding health services are in reshaping lives and improving patient outcomes. As part of the team at Endocrine and Psychiatry Center, Dr. Patel gets to know those in her care, building trusting bonds with residents of Houston, Texas.
Education has always shaped Dr. Patel’s life. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Patel went on to complete her residency in psychiatry at the same institution.
Dr. Patel enjoys the challenges and complexity of working in psychiatry and especially loves helping those in her care find a path toward enhanced stability and mental health. She strives to build lasting bonds with patients.
Residents of the greater Houston region who are 18 and older and want to make the most of their daily mental health and wellness are welcome to come in and meet with Dr. Patel to discuss treatment structure and planning. Book a visit online or by phone to learn more about her approach to mental health.
Funmi Akinrimisi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing at Texas Tech University and completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Before working in the NP role, Funmi has several years of experience in medical-surgical /Pediatric but specifically 10 years of experience in geriatric, adult, and child Psychiatry nursing.
Her passion for psychiatry nursing led her to pursue her master's in Psychiatry Nursing. Funmi believes in a holistic approach towards treatment and aims to address contributing factors leading to less than optimal life quality for her patients. She finds it important to explore both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods while also incorporating good physical health and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in treating mental disorder populations and reducing the stigma related to mental health.
Dr. Mustafa Moazam is a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist. He graduated from Deccan College Of Medical Sciences in 2000 and did his residency at Oklahoma University and Fellowship at Akron Children's Hospital. Dr. Moazam enjoys spending time with his family and watching movies during his free time. Dr. Moazam is available for televisits only for Hematology and Oncology pediatric patients. He will begin offering Pediatric Psychiatry televisit appointments starting in January 2022.
Funmi Akinrimisi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing at Texas Tech University and completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Before working in the NP role, Funmi has several years of experience in medical-surgical /Pediatric but specifically 10 years of experience in geriatric, adult, and child Psychiatry nursing.
Her passion for psychiatry nursing led her to pursue her master's in Psychiatry Nursing. Funmi believes in a holistic approach towards treatment and aims to address contributing factors leading to less than optimal life quality for her patients. She finds it important to explore both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods while also incorporating good physical health and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in treating mental disorder populations and reducing the stigma related to mental health.
Ifeoma Arene, MD, is a triple board-certified physician with extensive experience in general, child, and adolescent psychiatry.
As the medical director at MedCare Clinics in Houston, Texas, Dr. Arene works with a team of experts to provide help for mental health disorders, behavioral issues, and brain injuries.
Dr. Arene completed a psychiatry residency at Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey. She also served a child psychiatry fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.
At MedCare Clinics, Dr. Arene brings her vast experience, depth of knowledge, and approachable practice style to patients ranging from children and teens to adults of all ages.
Dr. Arene offers advanced treatments for challenging-to-treat depression, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and ketamine therapy. She’s also a specialist in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is writing a book about autism.
As a physician who has such wide-ranging experience, Dr. Arene finds answers and delivers innovative solutions to her patients, all under one roof.
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Arene online or call MedCare Clinics today.
Specializing in Caring for you.
Over my career I have had the fortune of working to help others in many capacities. As the medical director of the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team, I had the rare experience of evaluating individuals in their own home and mitigating crisis. As an emergency psychiatric provider, I have worked with patients in their most challenging moments. As a program director of an inpatient psychiatric hospital, I was able to manage a patient from crisis to stabilization.
Specialing in caring for you means I will harness every ounce of knowledge and experience to focus on each individual patient, with an understanding of how to meet each patient's unique challenge.
Dr. Jontel Pierce is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in the treatment of various neurological disorders. She listens closely to her patients and aims to create personalized treatment plans catering to every individual’s specific needs. Dr. Pierce has years of experience treating a variety of neurological disorders. She has special interest and expertise in the treatment of headache disorders and concussion.
Funmi Akinrimisi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing at Texas Tech University and completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Before working in the NP role, Funmi has several years of experience in medical-surgical /Pediatric but specifically 10 years of experience in geriatric, adult, and child Psychiatry nursing.
Her passion for psychiatry nursing led her to pursue her master's in Psychiatry Nursing. Funmi believes in a holistic approach towards treatment and aims to address contributing factors leading to less than optimal life quality for her patients. She finds it important to explore both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods while also incorporating good physical health and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in treating mental disorder populations and reducing the stigma related to mental health.
Funmi Akinrimisi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing at Texas Tech University and completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Before working in the NP role, Funmi has several years of experience in medical-surgical /Pediatric but specifically 10 years of experience in geriatric, adult, and child Psychiatry nursing.
Her passion for psychiatry nursing led her to pursue her master's in Psychiatry Nursing. Funmi believes in a holistic approach towards treatment and aims to address contributing factors leading to less than optimal life quality for her patients. She finds it important to explore both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods while also incorporating good physical health and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in treating mental disorder populations and reducing the stigma related to mental health.
Funmi Akinrimisi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing at Texas Tech University and completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Before working in the NP role, Funmi has several years of experience in medical-surgical /Pediatric but specifically 10 years of experience in geriatric, adult, and child Psychiatry nursing.
Her passion for psychiatry nursing led her to pursue her master's in Psychiatry Nursing. Funmi believes in a holistic approach towards treatment and aims to address contributing factors leading to less than optimal life quality for her patients. She finds it important to explore both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods while also incorporating good physical health and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in treating mental disorder populations and reducing the stigma related to mental health.
Dr. Jontel Pierce is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in the treatment of various neurological disorders. She listens closely to her patients and aims to create personalized treatment plans catering to every individual’s specific needs. Dr. Pierce has years of experience treating a variety of neurological disorders. She has special interest and expertise in the treatment of headache disorders and concussion.
Funmi Akinrimisi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing at Texas Tech University and completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Before working in the NP role, Funmi has several years of experience in medical-surgical /Pediatric but specifically 10 years of experience in geriatric, adult, and child Psychiatry nursing.
Her passion for psychiatry nursing led her to pursue her master's in Psychiatry Nursing. Funmi believes in a holistic approach towards treatment and aims to address contributing factors leading to less than optimal life quality for her patients. She finds it important to explore both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods while also incorporating good physical health and lifestyle changes. She has a special interest in treating mental disorder populations and reducing the stigma related to mental health.
Irfan Lalani, MD, PA, is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and board certified in pain medicine by both the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is currently in private practice in Sugar Land, Texas.
Dr. Lalani graduated as a valedictorian from the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He then completed his residency in neurology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
During this time, Dr. Lalani served as chief resident and had the distinct honor of placing first in a nationwide examination of neurologists in training. The Texas Neurological Society also conferred the prestigious Young Investigator Award for his innovative research efforts.
Dr. Lalani subsequently completed a fellowship in anesthesia and pain medicine at the University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. After his fellowship, he joined the UT MD Anderson’s Department of Anesthesiology as an assistant professor in pain medicine. He has published numerous textbook chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals addressing contemporary issues in pain management and neurology.
His unique background in neurology gives him an in-depth understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system. He uses these skills to perform detailed patient evaluations and formulate comprehensive diagnostic and treatment plans.
Dr. Lalani also has extensive experience in performing and teaching a variety of interventional pain treatments, including nerve blocks, botulinum toxin injections, epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, implantable nerve and spinal cord stimulators, as well as intrathecal pumps. Dr. Lalani is skilled in using these procedures judiciously to improve the quality of life for patients with back pain, neck pain, neuropathy, headaches, and more.
As part of his practice, Dr. Lalani works closely with other health care professionals including physical and occupational therapists, acupuncturists, spine surgeons, chiropractors, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
Dr. Lalani welcomes new patients to his practice and pledges to help them find pain relief and improvement in their quality of life. Call the office or schedule an appointment online today.
Professor Youssef is a leading expert in PTSD, mood disorders, suicide prevention and brain stimulation interventions. He treats civilians, active duty military and veterans. His research focuses on mechanistic and therapeutic innovation for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders specially using neuromodulation interventions and genomics . Dr. Youssef also focuses his research on the psychological, and biological factors responsible for resilience in order to prevent or treat severe psychiatric disorders.
Athi P. Venkatesh, MD, is a skilled, compassionate, and board-certified Doctor of Medicine at Kingwood Psychiatry. Dr. Venkatesh specializes in General Psychiatry and provides high-quality care for children, adolescents, and adults in Kingwood and Shenandoah, Texas.
Education has always been of importance to Dr. Venkatesh. He graduated from Tirunelveli Medical College (TVMC) in India and received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).
From 1992 to 1996, Dr. Venkatesh worked at a Private Practice in India. He completed his Residency in Psychiatry at the Institute of Mental Health Center Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India.
In 1999, Dr. Venkatesh moved to the United States of America to further his education and career. He fulfilled an externship in Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital in New York City, New York.
Next, he completed his professional training and Residency in Psychiatry at Scott & White Hospital Texas A&M University (now called Baylor Scott & White Hospital) in Temple, Texas.
Dr. Venkatesh contributed to the following research: The effects of Nefazadone on Liver function tests, ECT in resistant Schizophrenia, and Thrice vs. Twice weekly ECT in depression.
He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Dr. Venkatesh joined Kingwood Psychiatry in July 2004 and continues to provide all his patients with the personalized therapy and treatment they need to improve their mental well-being and live their best lives.
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