Shannon Medical Center | Health Beat | Spring 2015

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WELCOME, NEW PROVIDERS
James
Alaly, MD,
radiology
After receiving
his bachelor’s
degree from
Duke Univer-
sity, Dr. Alaly earned his medical
degree from the University of
Missouri Columbia School of Medi-
cine. He completed his internship
and residency at Scott & White
Memorial Hospital in Temple,
Texas.
For more information about
radiology services, please visit
.
Moulali
Shaik, MD,
hospitalist
Dr. Shaik
received his
medical degree
from Guntur
Medical College in Guntur, Andhra
Pradesh, India. He completed his
internal medicine residency at
OLMMC in Bronx, New York.
Dr. Shaik is certified by the
American Board of Internal Medi-
cine. He comes to San Angelo
from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As
a hospitalist, he specializes in
treating patients in the hospital
setting.
Kenneth
Taylor, MD,
radiology
After receiving
his bachelor’s
degree from
the University
of Texas at Austin, Dr. Taylor
earned his medical degree from the
University of Texas Medical Branch
in Galveston. He completed his
residency and body MRI fellowship
at the University of Texas Health
Science Center in San Antonio.
Dr. Taylor is certified by the
American Board of Radiology. He
joins Shannon from San Antonio
Military Medical Center in Fort
Sam Houston, Texas.
For more information about
radiology services, please visit
.
Rachel
Vesper,
PhD, MD,
urgent care
After receiving
her bachelor’s
degree from
the University of Texas at Austin
and a doctorate from Stanford
University, Dr. Vesper earned her
medical degree from Baylor Col-
lege of Medicine in Houston. She
completed her general surgery
residency at Mount Sinai Medical
Center in New York City and in
Miami Beach, Florida.
Dr. Vesper is board-certified in
emergency medicine. She joins
Shannon Clinic from Southwest
Medical Associates in Rockport,
Texas. She will provide weekend
care at Shannon Clinic Urgent
Care North. Located at 2626 N.
Bryant, the clinic is open seven
days a week from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
To check current wait times
and learn about Call Ahead Care,
visit .
Tham
Nguyen,
RN, MSN,
MBA, FNP,
orthopedics
Nguyen received
his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from Angelo
State University.
He joins the office of Joseph
Zubak, MD, Shannon orthopedic
surgeon, at the Shannon South-
west Clinic, 4450 Sunset.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment, please
call 325-481-2292.
Amanda
Ramos, RN,
MSN, FNP,
neurosur-
gery
Ramos received
a bachelor’s
degree from Howard Payne Univer-
sity and Angelo State University.
She then earned her master’s de-
gree and family nurse practitioner
certification from Angelo State
University.
She joins the Brain & Spine In-
stitute at Shannon, on the second
floor of the Shannon Medical Plaza,
102 N. Magdalen. She previously
served as the trauma unit coordi-
nator at Shannon Medical Center.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment, please
call 325-481-2193.
Mary
Elaine
Studt, RN,
PA, urgent
care
Studt received
her associ-
ate’s degree in nursing from
New Mexico State University in
Carlsbad, New Mexico. She then
earned her bachelor’s degree
and physician assistant certifica-
tion from the University of Texas
Health Science Center in Dallas.
She is board-certified by the Na-
tional Commission on Certification
of Physician Assistants.
Studt joins the urgent care
staff at the Shannon Clinic North
location at 2626 N. Bryant.
The clinic is open seven days a
week from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For
more information, please call
325-481-2271.
Andrea
Thelen,
PA, family
practice
Thelen received
her bachelor’s
degree from
Central Michigan University and
her master’s degree in physician
assistant studies from the Univer-
sity of St. Francis in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. She is board-
certified by the National Commis-
sion on Certification of Physician
Assistants.
Thelen joins the Family Health
Center of Ozona, 104 N. Avenue H,
from Albuquerque Health Partners
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment, please
call 325-392-3788.
Urgent CareWest: Shannon’s newest location now open
Located at Sunset Drive (at the corner
of Sherwood Way and Sunset), the new
clinic is open daily from a.m. to p.m.
It is physician- and mid-level-sta ed and
includes x-ray and some lab services.
For extra convenience, the clinic’s wait
time is posted on the Shannon website at
, and if the wait
is over minutes, customers can use our
Call-Ahead Care Service, which lets them
check in over the phone and then receive
a time to report to the clinic so they can
wait in the comfort of their home or o ce.
For more information, call Urgent Care
West at - - .
TTo find a complete
list of Shannon
providers, visit
shannonhealth.com
and click on “Find
a Physician.”
Urgent Care West
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