Event aims to fund
outreach and care
A er very successful years, the Shannon Sporting
Clay Shoot has grown into the largest charity shoot in
Texas, attracting more than
shooters from around
the state and country and more than ,
spectators
and volunteers.
is year’s shoot will bene t the Oncology Angel Fund,
AirMed regional outreach and Outpatient Dialysis, along
with three new programs.
Diabetes Management Outreach: A program that pro-
motes earlier detection of diabetes, a disease that a ects
more than ,
Tom Green County residents.
Shannon Care Coordination: A unique program that
involves pre-med student volunteers from Angelo State
University and helps high-risk patients as they transition
to their homes a er a hospital stay.
W: A new unit at Shannon Medical Center focused
on enhancing the care of special needs adult patients.
Register today!
e th annual shoot is scheduled
for Friday and Saturday, July and , at the San An-
gelo Claybird Association in San Angelo, Texas. Visit
to nd out how to be a
part of this exciting event.
Fernando Alcocer, MD,
internal medicine
Dr. Alcocer received his medical degree
from the University of Monterrey School
of Medicine in Monterrey, Mexico.
He completed his internal medicine
residency at Providence Hospital and
Medical Centers in Southfield, Michigan.
Dr. Alcocer is fluent in Spanish. He and his wife, Caro-
lina Ojeda, MD, join Shannon Clinic from Providence Hospi-
tal in Michigan. He is accepting new patients at his office
at the clinic’s downtown location, 120 E. Beauregard. For
more information, please call
325-658-1511
.
Steven Alred, MD, family
practice
After receiving his bachelor’s degree
from Texas Tech University, Dr. Alred
earned his medical degree from Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center.
He then completed his family medicine
residency at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi.
Dr. Alred was born at Shannon and raised in West Texas.
He is accepting new patients at his office at Shannon
Clinic’s downtown location, 120 E. Beauregard. For more
information, please call
325-658-1511
.
Gopimohan Das, MD,
hospitalist
Dr. Das earned his medical degree from
the University of Pretoria in Pretoria,
South Africa. He completed his internship
at Groote Schuur Hospital and Red Cross
Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South
Africa, and his internal medicine residency at Medstar Frank-
lin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
As a hospitalist, he specializes in treating patients in
the hospital setting. For more information, please visit
A. Taylor Kingman, MD,
urology
After receiving his bachelor’s degree
from the University of Virginia in Charlot-
tesville, Dr. Kingman earned his medical
degree from Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston. He then completed his general
surgery internship at the University of Texas Southwestern
at Parkland Memorial Hospital and his urologic surgery resi-
dency at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple.
Dr. Kingman is accepting new patients at his office at
Shannon Clinic’s downtown location, 120 E. Beauregard.
For more information, please call
325-658-1511
.
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Calvin McGowan, MD,
anesthesiology
Dr. McGowan is a graduate of Central
High School. After receiving his
bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M
University, he earned his medical
degree from The University of Texas
Medical School at Houston. He then completed his
anesthesiology residency at The University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
For more information, please visit
www.shannon
health.com
.
Alexander Minney, MD,
family practice
After receiving his bachelor’s degree
from California Lutheran University in
Thousand Oaks, California, Dr. Minney
earned his medical degree from Ross
University School of Medicine in Ports-
mouth, Dominica. He then completed his family medicine
residency at Louisiana State University Health Science
Center in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Dr. Minney is accepting new patients at his office at
Shannon Clinic’s downtown location, 120 E. Beauregard.
For more information, please call
325-658-1511
.
Carolina Ojeda, MD,
internal medicine
Dr. Ojeda received her medical degree
from the University of Monterrey
School of Medicine in Monterrey,
Mexico. She completed her internal
medicine residency at Providence Hos-
pital and Medical Centers in Southfield, Michigan.
Dr. Ojeda is fluent in Spanish. She and her husband,
Dr. Alcocer, join Shannon Clinic from Providence Hospital
in Michigan. She is accepting new patients at her office
at the clinic’s downtown location, 120 E. Beauregard. For
more information, please call
325-658-1511
.
Amin Parhizgar, MD,
nephrology
Dr. Parhizgar received his medical
degree from Pahlavi (Shiraz) University
of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran.
He completed his internal medicine
residency at Penn State University in
Hershey, Pennsylvania. Then, he completed a fellowship
in nephrology at The University of Texas Southwestern at
Dallas and in interventional nephrology at The University
of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Parhizgar is board-certified in nephrology and inter-
nal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
He is accepting new patients at his office at Shannon
Clinic’s downtown location, 120 E. Beauregard. For more
information, please call
325-658-1511
.
My Shannon
Coming soon, you will have the option to access your
medical information with our new My Shannon patient
portal system powered by RelayHealth.
My Shannon will grant you convenient and secured
access to your medical information, including:
Results of lab tests.
Medication and allergy list.
Discharge instructions.
Record of your vital signs.
Messaging capability with your provider’s o ce.
Access to the portal is available at no charge. You will
also have the ability to enter additional medication or
health information.
During registration for your next stay at Shannon
Medical Center or before your visit at Shannon Clinic, you
will be asked to provide your email address in order to
initiate access to My Shannon. You will receive an email
from RelayHealth with further instructions and links to
set up your account. You will be asked to enter your date
of birth and other demographic information and to create
a password and user ID. en, you are all set to access
your health care information from any device with wire-
less Internet capability. One My Shannon account grants
you access to both clinic and hospital visit information.
For more information, please call RelayHealth Customer
Support at
- -RELAYME
, email
support@
relayhealth.com
or visit
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a new doctor?
Call our Doctor Matchmaker at
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