 Jon Courand, MD
Associate professor of pediatrics
Interim division chief of inpatient pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
210-562-5304
Education:
B.S., biochemistry, Texas A&M University, 1986
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1990
Training:
Internship, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1991
Residency, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1993
Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1994
Fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care, Harvard Medical School, 1998
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1994; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2000
Recent Publications:
Courand JA. The Abused Child San Antonio Medicine 2003 Apr
Courand JA, Marshall J, Chang Y, King ME. Clinical applications of wall-stress analysis in the pediatric intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 2001 Mar;29(3):526-533.
Interests:
Resident Education. Medical Communication - Program Director Enhancing Handoffs/Signouts
Sandra Ehlers, M.D.
Associate professor of pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
210-562-5816
Education:
M.D., UT Medical Branch of Galveston, 1991
B.A., biology, St. Mary's University, 1986
Training:
Residency, pediatrics, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1991-94
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1994, 2001
Recent Projects:
Co-Author, Children‘s Health Center Teaching Module, Practice Management and Career Planning
 Michelle Arandes, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Inpatient Pediatrics
210-562-5816
Education:
M.D., UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1998
B.A., Biology/Chemistry, UT Austin, 1993
Training:
Residency, pediatrics, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1998-2001
Board Certification:
2001
 Noemi Adame, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Inpatient Pediatrics
210-562-5816
Education:
M.D., UT Medical Branch of Galveston, 2002
B.S., Biology, UT-Pan American, 1998
Training:
Residency, pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2002-2005
Board Certification:
2005
 Shawn Ralston, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Inpatient Pediatrics
Education:
M.D., Texas A&M University College of Medicine, College Station
M.A., University of Texas, Austin
B.A., Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Training:
Residency, Univeristy of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Internship, Duke University Medical Center
Certification:
American Board of Pediatrics
 Vanessa Hill, M.D.
Instructor of pediatrics
Division of Inpatient Pediatrics
210-562-5816
Education:
M.D., UT Medical Branch of Galveston, 2003
M.S., microbiology, Texas Tech University, 1998
B.S., cell and molecular biology, Texas Tech University, 1996
Training:
Residency, pediatrics, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 2004-06
Internship, pediatrics, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 2003-04
Board Certification:
Physician, 2006
Recent Publications:
Garofalo RP, Hintz KH, Hill V, Patti J, Ogra PL, Welliver RC Sr.. A comparison of epidemiologic and immunologic features of bronchiolitis caused by influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus. J Med Virol. 2005 Feb;75(2):282-289.
Garofalo RP, Hintz KH, Hill V, Ogra PL, Welliver RC Sr.. Production of interferon gamma in respiratory syncytial virus infection of humans is not associated with interleukins 12 and 18. J Med Virol. 2004 Jun;73(2):289-294.
Garofalo RP, Patti J, Hintz KA, Hill V, Ogra PL, Welliver RC. Macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (not T helper type 2 cytokines) is associated with severe forms of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis. J. :393-399.
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