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Shahzad Sheikh, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician with nearly twenty years of experience treating infants, children, and adolescents. He currently provides high-quality care at KID-DOC Pediatrics, located in San Antonio, Texas.
He then relocated to the United States and completed his specialty training in Pediatrics at Texas Tech University in Amarillo, Texas.
After graduation, Dr. Sheikh founded KID-DOC Pediatrics. The practice takes pride in building long-lasting relationships with the diverse families of the San Antonio community. The team provides individualized care throughout every developmental stage and helps patients to achieve continued optimal health as they grow.
The dedicated medical professionals see patients for a variety of needs such as sick visits, sports physicals, newborn care, vaccines, allergies, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and even ear piercings. To accommodate the hectic lifestyles of busy families, the practice proudly offers after hours care, as well.
To schedule an appointment with the team at KID-DOC Pediatrics, call the office or use the online booking tool today.
Michael Marsh, MD, is a neurology specialist with a focus on pediatric neurology and related conditions. He is proud to be part of the Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center team, and of the opportunity to work with families from the Alamo Heights, Shavano Park, and Lockhill-Selma areas of San Antonio, Texas, and the greater region.
Dr. Marsh earned a Masters degree in neuroscience at Syracuse University in New York. He went on to complete his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Marsh completed a residency in pediatric neurology at St. Louis University in Missouri, where he remained for fellowship training.
Among Dr. Marsh’s areas of interest are seizure disorders and migraines. He takes great comfort in treating pediatric patients who are suffering from these complex neurological issues, and in helping them achieve an improved daily quality of life.
Dr. Marsh recognizes the role that parents and other family members play in assisting and supporting kids with neurological issues. He takes the time to educate loved ones about the challenges their family member is facing, and on how to structure family life to be as supportive as possible to all members, not just the patient.
When he’s not working with patients, Dr. Marsh relaxes by fishing, playing soccer, and spending time with his triplet daughters. He’s a firm believer in finding a healthy work/life balance and helps his patients find their own balanced path.
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Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center
Shana Hansen, MD is a board-certified physician who specializes in pediatric and adult sleep. She has achieved fellowship designation in three areas of medical practice to include sleep medicine, pediatrics, and adolescent/young adult medicine.
Dr. Hansen grew up in the Midwest and headed to the Northeast for her undergraduate studies, earning her degree from the University of Maryland. Shewas commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force, completing her medical degree at the Uniformed Serves University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, graduating as valedictorian. The Air Force brought her to San Antonio where she refined her pediatric skills and knowledge through an internship and residency at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSCHEC).
She continued her education in an adolescent medicine fellowship here in San Antonio, followed by an assignment as associate program director for the pediatric residency at the Naval Hospital Portsmouth Virginia. During this time, an interest in sleep medicine was sparked, returning Dr. Hansen to San Antonio for further education and research in sleep medicine through SAUSCHEC.
Over the next 10 years, Dr. Hansen built an esteemed career in both clinical medicine and graduate medical education at SAUSCHEC, retiring after 20 years in service to the United States Airforce in May 2023. She has thoroughly enjoyed incorporating all her specialties while providing high quality medical care and training the next generation of physicians.
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Hansen enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and her parents who also traded the cold midwestern weather for sunny San Antonio. She enjoys watching and attending all types of sporting events, reading, cycling, and exploring San Antonio and neighboring communities with family and friends.
Practice
Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center
Tarak Patel, MD, is a caring and compassionate pediatric pulmonologist and a vital part of the team at Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center. He’s deeply touched to have served so many families in the Alamo Heights, Shavano Park, and Lockhill-Selma areas of San Antonio, Texas, area.
Dr. Patel has deep roots in Texas. He began his studies at the University of Texas at Austin, earning his degree in biology. He then studied medicine at Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock.
He finished his clinical training in El Paso, where he enjoyed expanding his Spanish language skills and narrowed his area of focus to pediatric lung disease, and asthma in particular. He went on to complete his training in pediatric medicine at the University of Texas at Houston. His dedication to continuing education is exemplified through a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, also in Houston.
Throughout his studies, Dr. Patel found a great deal of fulfillment in working with various charitable organizations and in volunteer roles in medical clinics. He also continues to pursue ongoing education through lectures in a wide range of pediatric conditions. That breadth of knowledge has informed and shaped his patient care in countless ways.
Dr. Patel treats each patient as though they were one of his own children. The families that entrust him with their medical needs appreciate that personable approach and are comforted that their children are in the best of hands.
Practice
Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center
Kelly Smith, MD, specializes in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine, and is a co-founder of Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center in the Alamo Heights, Shavano Park, and Lockhill-Selma areas of San Antonio, Texas. He has achieved fellowship designation in four areas of medical practice to include sleep medicine, pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology, and internal medicine.
A New Braunfels native, Dr. Smith earned his undergraduate degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and remained in the state to complete his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He refined his skills and knowledge through an internship and residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, where he was also appointed chief resident of internal medicine and pediatrics.
Fellowship training in pediatric pulmonology at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston came next, followed by research and training in sleep medicine through the Texas Children’s Sleep Center in San Antonio.
Dr. Smith went into private practice in 2007 and worked with his partners to open Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center in 2009. He enjoys working collaboratively to offer the highest possible level of care in pediatric pulmonology and adult/pediatric sleep medicine.
When not working with patients, Dr. Smith enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. Flyfishing, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, and soccer keep him outdoors and active, and he tries to take advantage of all that the San Antonio area has to offer.
Practice
Texas Pediatric Specialties and Family Sleep Center
• 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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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