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Elizabeth Brooks Hagee, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician with the team at Northeast Pediatric Associates PA. Dr. Hagee is proud to provide compassionate pediatric care at the practice’s Village Drive location in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Hagee earned her medical degree in 2001 at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, part of East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been with the team at Northeast Pediatric Associates since 2005.
Dr. Hagee is married with two children. Dr. Hagee loves her job but lives for weekends with her family, when you might find them at the coast, the lake, the tennis courts, or the golf course. She loves working in pediatrics because of the relationships she develops with families through educating, counseling, and advocating for their children.
To make an appointment with Dr. Hagee, call Northeast Pediatric Associates today or request your next visit online.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2018
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Married, 1 son, 1 daughter
Member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Most of my free time is spent with my active toddler son, husband, our French bulldog and our family and friends. We love to travel when we can and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. I also enjoy crocheting, working out, and trying new recipes.
Sarah Alba-Suarez graduated from Ut Health San Antonio Masters of Nursing in 2018 as a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary care. Sarah is happily married and has a child. Sarah has a special interest and background in early childhood development. Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys exploring new places, traveling, and outdoor adventures with her husband and toddler.
Dr. Wilke is a Board-Certified Pediatrician practicing in San Antonio since 2001. Dr. Wilke received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University. She received her medical degree and post-graduate pediatric training from The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, now McGovern Medical School. She will spend time seeing patients at our Stone Oak office as well as our Bulverde office. Dr. Wilke is married and has two children. She enjoys spending time with her family outdoors in the Texas Hill Country and lakes. She enjoys gardening and her chickens.
Sarah Alba-Suarez graduated from Ut Health San Antonio Masters of Nursing in 2018 as a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary care. Sarah is happily married and has a child. Sarah has a special interest and background in early childhood development. Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys exploring new places, traveling, and outdoor adventures with her husband and toddler.
Board-certified pediatrician Amanda C. Carpenter, DO, FAAP, provides expert pediatric care at Northeast Pediatric Associates PA. Dr. Carpenter currently sees patients at the practice’s Stone Oak location in San Antonio, Texas. Her professional interests include newborn care, working with first-time parents, and asthma education.
Dr. Carpenter earned her medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2008. She then joined the team at Northeast Pediatric Associates in 2014. She is board certified through the American Board of Pediatrics.
When she is not working, Dr. Carpenter enjoys spending time with her two highly energetic daughters and their miniature Schnauzer, Dodger. Her favorite children's activities are puzzles, coloring, and singing silly songs. When she is not with her kids, she enjoys watching movies, traveling to new places, cooking, and reading.
To make an appointment with Dr. Carpenter, call the office or request your appointment using the online booking tool today.
Ike W. Pauli Jr., MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician with the team at Northeast Pediatric Associates PA and sees patients at the practice’s Stone Oak office in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Pauli earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1994 and later joined the team at Northeast Pediatric Associates in 1997. He is board certified through the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Pauli spends most of his time with his three greatest loves: his faith, his family, and his pediatric practice. He has been married for over three decades to the love of his life, Vicki, and has an amazing daughter, Paisley, who is currently in Baylor’s Neurodevelopmental Pediatric Residency at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. He devotes a great deal of time to his church, Cornerstone, with their international television ministry for over 40 years. He is also the medical director and school board president for Cornerstone Christian School and the co-medical director of the Sanctuary of Hope. He is currently the President and CEO for NEPA.
Dr. Pauli enjoys spending his spare time in woodworking, target shooting, riding roller coasters, fishing, traveling, and just spending time with his family. He has also won hundreds of awards in local and state competitions in bowling and recently published a book called “All Life is in the Blood.”
To make an appointment with Dr. Pauli, call the office or request your next visit online today.
Patricia K. DeForest, DO, is a board-certified pediatrician who has specialized expertise in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and child development. Dr. DeForest treats patients at the San Antonio branch of THINK Neurology for Kids in Texas.
Dr. DeForest majored in education for her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University – Kingsville, earning a Bachelor of Science in 1990. She went on to earn a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix in 2004. After teaching students and professional development for 20 years, Dr. DeForest pursued her passion for medicine. She enrolled at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, to complete her medical degree in 2015.
As a native Texan, Dr. DeForest returned to complete a pediatric residency and a pediatric palliative and hospice medicine fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. She served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UT Health in San Antonio, treating children with multiple medical complexities for three years. She also served as a general pediatrician in Rolla, Missouri, for two years and was named Preceptor of the Year in 2022. She recently joined THINK Neurology for Kids to merge her knowledge of education with her medical expertise to benefit children with developmental disorders. Dr. DeForest holds certification from the American Board of Pediatrics.
When she is not devoting her time to young patients, Dr. DeForest enjoys spending time with her husband, adult children, grandchildren, and labrador fur babies.
Practicing at Kid-Doc Pediatrics, Ms. Samantha Reeh serves the community of San Antonio, TX. Ms. Reeh is a trusted and experienced pediatric nurse practitioner, who completed her master's degree in nursing at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Ms. Reeh manages a wide array of patient concerns, such as acne, depression, asthma, urinary tract infections, and vertigo. She enjoys sharing her love for a healthy living with her patients to inspire them to reach their health goals. Ms. Reeh majorly focuses on preventive health care and treats patients in a structured manner, focusing not just on the ailment but also on the general well-being of the patient. She believes that two-way communication is the key to good health and enjoys enjoyed being able to educate patients and families.
Dr. Tomasovic retired from Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center on 11/15/2018. Although he is no longer seeing patients in the clinic, he is continuing with his passion for research at Road Runner Research. Please visit Road Runner Research for active research studies.
Dr. Jerry Tomasovic attended medical school at the University of Chicago. He served 20 years in the Air Force, entering private practice in San Antonio in 1985. He established Road Runner Research focusing on research related to neurologic and pulmonary disease. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and Neurology. He specializes in neurological disorders, sleep disorders, movement disorders, and ADHD. Medicine is his life!
Practice
Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center
Dr. Tomasovic retired from Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center on 11/15/2018. Although he is no longer seeing patients in the clinic, he is continuing with his passion for research at Road Runner Research. Please visit Road Runner Research for active research studies.
Dr. Jerry Tomasovic attended medical school at the University of Chicago. He served 20 years in the Air Force, entering private practice in San Antonio in 1985. He established Road Runner Research focusing on research related to neurologic and pulmonary disease. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and Neurology. He specializes in neurological disorders, sleep disorders, movement disorders, and ADHD. Medicine is his life!
Practice
Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center
Specialty Board Certifications: Pediatric Pulmonology & Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Professional Memberships: Harris County Medical Society, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, Indian Doctors Association of Houston, American Academy of Physicians of Indian Origin
Special Interests: Asthma, recurrent childhood wheezing, infantile apnea, allergic/interstitial lung diseases, obstructive sleep apnea and sleep-related breathing disorders
Office Locations: Memorial City, Sugar Land, The Woodlands
College: University of Texas at Austin, BS Biology
Medical School: UTMB Galveston, MD
Residency: Pediatrics, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology, Texas Children’s Hospital; Baylor College of Medicine
Hobbies and Outside Interests: Tennis, Gardening, Guitar, International travel
Marital Status and Number of Children: Married, 2 children
Publications
Feigin’s Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology (in press, 1st ed. 2010), contributing author “Hemoptysis in children”.
Porter P, Susarla SC, et al. Link between allergic asthma and airway mucosal infection suggested by proteinase-secreting household fungi. Mucosal Immunology 2009. 2(6): 504-17.
Susarla SC, Fan, LL. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndromes in children. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2008 19(3):314-320.
Kiss A, Montes M, Susarla SC, et al. A new mechanism regulating the initiation of allergic airway inflammation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2007 120(2): 334-42.
ABSTRACTS
American Thoracic Society, May 2008 (Poster Presentation): “Reassessmentof the Interleukin 13 Paradigm for Proteinase-Dependent Allergic Lung Disease”
Honors / Awards
McLaughlin Fellowship Award – “Expression of antigen-presenting elements of murine mucosal epithelium”
Virginia McFarland Award for Oral Presentation of Research (1 of 4 chosen clinical postdoctoral fellows)
• Doctor of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence RI, 1995.
• Master of Medical Science, Community Health- Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence RI, 1995.
• Honors Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1991. Professional Licenses and Board Certification
• American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology- Special Qualifications in Child Neurology.
• American Board of Sleep Medicine.
• American Board of Pediatrics
• Medical Licenses: Texas – 2005 to present; Pennsylvania, 2001-2006 (inactive); New York 1996 to 1998 (inactive).
Academic Appointments
• Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology University of Texas Health Sciences Center of Houston 2009 to present
• Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Sciences Center of San Antonio, 2003 to 2011.
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center of San Antonio, 2003 to 2011
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology (secondary), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2001 to 2006 Professional Experience
San Antonio, TX
• Private group sleep medicine focused practice serving Greater Texas
• Special interests in epilepsy, cerebral palsy, neonatal neurology, developmental disorders.
• President & Medical Director, Academy Diagnostics LLC. July 2007 to present, San Antonio, TX.
• Independent diagnostic and treatment facility offering neurophysiologic and sleep diagnostic services.
• Serve children and adults.
• Sleep Center with American Academy of Sleep Medicine certification pending.
• Provide high quality sleep services for health care organization.
• Sub-Investigator – Road Runner Research. July 2006 to present, San Antonio, TX Independent clinical research corporation performing Phase 1 (pediatrics) and Phase 2-3 (all ages) clinical research.
• Chief, Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine. 2005 to July 2006. San Antonio Military Pediatric Center. San Antonio, TX.
• Selected to lead new specialty division in the military’s and largest military pediatrics center.
• Lead initiative to establish the first pediatric sleep laboratory in DoD.
• Staff Pediatric Neurologist, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center.
• Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology. 2003 to 2005. San Antonio Military Pediatric Consortium, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. San Antonio, TX.
• Led pediatric neurology services at the USAF “flagship” medical center and largest military pediatrics center offering international ana regional consultation as well as telemedicine support.
• Inpatient consultative services include NICU, PICU and pediatrics ward.
• Administrative supervision of2 neurologists and one neurology nurse practitioner.
• Directed subspecialty clinics in sleep, neurogenetics, headache and cerebral palsy/spasticity.
• Significant experience with botu linum toxin injections and vagus nerve stimulators.
• Initiated programs for intrathecal baclofen pumps and polysomnography.
• Initiated neonatal neurology program with EEG/cerebral function monitoring.
• Pediatric neurology clerkship director.
• Supervised pediatrics & neurology trainees from three residency programs and one fellowship.
• Fellow, Child and Adolescent Neurology. National Capital Consortium. 2000 to 2003. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center, National Institutes of Health; Washington DC & Bethesda MD.
• Served on 1) Pediatric Working Group on Biological and Chemical Tenorism, and Committee on Nuclear, Biologic and Chemical Terrorism, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 2) Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Casualty Care Team, Walter Reed AMC.
• Completed visiting clinical rotations at Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; and Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore MD.
• Staff Pediatrician, Walter Reed AMC/National Naval Medical Center 2000-2003.
• Resident Physician. Department of Pediatrics. 1997-2000. Wright State University, Wright- Patterson USAF Medical Center/ Children’s Medical Center. Dayton, OH.
• Lecturer, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio.
• Deployed on Operation New Horizons, medical humanitarian mission, June 1999.
• Awarded Resident Teaching Award, 2000.
• Chair of House Staff Council and House staff Representative to the Professional Education Committee, Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center 1998-2000.
• Initiated and organized an academic “Journal Club” 1998-1999.
• Served on Hospital Ethics Committee, Children’s Medical Center, Dayton, OH, 1 999-2000.
• Aerospace Research Physician. Combined Stress Branch, USAF Research Laboratory, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base. 1996 – 1997
• Directed experimental research to improve aircrew performance in the high gravitational (G) environment of maneuvering flight. Supervised all medical personnel and medical facilities at the branch.
• Member, Human Use Review Committee– oversaw and approved all human experimentation at Armstrong Laboratory, WPAFB.
• Resident Physician. Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY. 1995
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