Meet Our Team

Tom Riley, seated, and Dr. Jeffrey Steinbauer

The physicians at Baylor Clinic are among the best and brightest minds in today's medicine. As Baylor College of Medicine faculty members, they serve as educators, clinicians and researchers combined, uniquely positioning them to translate the latest scientific advancements into better patient care and treatment. Together with our leadership team, they share a passion for improving human health and a commitment to collaboration, forging their individual expertise to achieve greater benefits for the patients and the community they serve.

Management Team

Jeffrey R. Steinbauer, MD, Medical Director of Ambulatory Operations, Baylor Clinic

In addition to serving as Medical Director of Baylor Clinic, Jeffrey R. Steinbauer, MD, is a professor and a board-certified family physician in Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine. An advocate for high-quality patient care delivered with the patient's perspective in mind, Dr. Steinbauer is enthusiastically pursuing efforts to improve customer service, implement advanced technology – including electronic medical records (EMR) – and bring new processes of care to the clinical setting.

Dr. Steinbauer earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City and completed his residency and internship in Family Practice at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He began private practice in the small town of Clay Center, Kansas, where he gained a broad range of experiences taking care of the needs of his patients from birth to death. Three years later, he followed a family tradition of teaching and joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine.

Dr. Steinbauer's clinical interests include geriatrics and primary care counseling.

Thomas J. Riley, M.B.A., Vice President of Clinics & Hospital Operations

As Vice President of Clinics & Hospital Operations for Baylor College of Medicine, Tom Riley is responsible for coordinating and directing the clinical operations in Baylor Clinic. He is charged with ensuring a well-run, integrated, multidisciplinary practice that offers accessible, efficient operations, delivered within a culture of service excellence.

Previously, Riley served as Gulf Coast Division Project Manager for HCA and as a senior manager in the Healthcare Consulting division of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and his Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Health Services Administration from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Our Physician Leadership

Maya S. Suresh, MD	Interim Chair	Department of Anesthesiology
C. Kent Osborne, MD	Professor and Director	Breast Center
Douglas L. Mann, MD, F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.	Professor and Chief	Section of Cardiology
John E. Wolf, Jr. MD	Professor and Chair	Department of Dermatology
Lawrence C. B. Chan, MD	Betty Rutherford Chair for Diabetes Research; Director, Center for Molecular Medicine; Professor and Chief	Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Timothy Bramer	Director	Diagnostic Services
Stephen J. Spann, MD, M.B.A.	Richard M. Kleberg Senior Chair and Professor	Department of Family and Community Medicine
David Y. Graham, MD	Professor and Chief	Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Arthur L. Beaudet, MD	Professor and Chair	Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
George Taffet, MD	Associate Professor and Chief	Section of Geriatrics
C. Kent Osborne, MD	Interim Chief	Section of Hematology-Oncology
David P. Huston, MD, P.I.	Professor and Cullen Chair	Section of Immunology Allergy & Rheumatology
David J. Tweardy, MD	Professor, Medical Director and Chair	Department of Medicine & Infusion Center
William E. Mitch, MD, FASN, FAHA	Gordon A. Cain Professor of Medicine; Chief	Section of Nephrology
Eli M. Mizrahi, MD	Professor and Chair	Department of Neurology
Raymond Sawaya, MD	Professor and Chair	Department of Neurosurgery
Dale Brown, Jr., MD	Professor and Interim Chair	Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dan B. Jones, MD	Sid W. Richardson Professor, Distinguished Service Professor and Margarett Root Brown Chair	Department of Ophthalmology
Michael H. Heggeness, MD, Ph. D.	Professor and Chair	Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Bobby R. Alford, MD	Chancellor, Distinguished Service Professor and Chair	Department of Otolaryngology
Martin Grabois, MD	Professor and Chair	Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Samuel Stal, MD, F.A.C.S.	Professor and Chief	Division of Plastic Surgery
Stuart C. Yudofsky, MD	D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chairman	Department of Psychiatry
Kalpalatha (Kay) Guntupalli, MD	Pulmonary Service Chief, Ben Taub General Hospital; Professor and Chief Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine	Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Michel E. Mawad, MD	Professor and Chair	Department of Radiology
F. Charles Brunicardi, MD	Chair and DeBakey/Bard Professor	Department of Surgery

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