Family & Community Medicine

Jim Donovan, M.D.

Dr. Donovan is the Chief Medical Officer for St. David’s Georgetown Hospital and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Round Rock.  He received his doctor of medicine degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1981 and completed his internship and residency in family medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth in 1984.  Dr. Donovan joined Georgetown Medical Clinic, a private medical group practice, and served as a member of the Board of Directors for Georgetown Healthcare System (now Georgetown Healthcare Foundation) until 2007.  In 2008, Dr. Donovan moved to Hilo, Hawaii where he held the position of Assistant Professor and Hilo Site Director in the Department of Family and Community Health at John A. Burns School of Medicine and was tasked with establishing Hawaii’s first remote rural Family Medicine training track.  In addition, he was a practicing staff member at the Hilo Medical Center.

In 2009, Dr. Donovan joined St. David’s Georgetown Hospital as Chief Medical Officer where he serves as the senior liaison between hospital management and physicians on the medical staff.  Dr. Donovan holds memberships in the American Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.  He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and holds medical licenses in Texas and Hawaii.

For more information about this clerkship, contact Erin M. Herbrich at 512-341-4918 or eherbrich@medicine.tamhsc.edu.

Internal Medicine

Lianne Marks, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.

Dr. Marks is the Medical Quality Director for the regional clinics at Scott & White Healthcare and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Round Rock.  She served as the Clerkship Director of Internal Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine from February 2009 - October 2010.  Dr. Marks initially graduated with honors from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a degree in Molecular Neuroscience.  She received her medical degree from the University of Miami Medical School in 2004 and her Ph.D. degree in Immunology at the same institution in 2002.  She completed her Internal Medicine internship and residency in 2007 at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.  Dr. Marks is board certified in Internal Medicine and joined Scott and White in 2007.  Dr. Marks is a member of the Williamson County Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association.  She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

For more information about this clerkship, contact Natalie Washburn at 512-341-4960 or washburn@medicine.tamhsc.edu.

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Paul Murphree, M.D.

Dr. Murphree is a physician at Oakwood Women’s Centre, P.A. and has served as the Clerkship Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Texas A&M Health Science Center since 2008.  Dr. Murphree received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1978. He completed his internship in Family Medicine at the University of Alabama in 1982 and his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, TX.  Dr. Murphree was the Chief of Resident in 1985 and in 1984 was a Resident in Gynecologic Oncology at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Turner Institute.  Dr. Murphree is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  He has special training in operative laparoscopy.  Dr. Murphree established the Oakwood Women’s Centre, P.A. in 1985 to provide sophisticated specialty care to the women of Round Rock and the surrounding Central Texas area.

For more information about this clerkship, contact Erin Herbrich at 512-341-4918 or eherbrich@medicine.tamhsc.edu.

Pediatrics

Laura Ferguson, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Ferguson is the Associate Medical Director and Director of Quality Council for Lone Star Circle of Care, a staff pediatrician at Dell Children’s Circle of Care Clinics and Professor of Pediatrics at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Round Rock.  Dr. Ferguson is nationally recognized for extraordinary abilities in pediatric medical education and quality.  She served on advisory and editorial boards for the Pediatrics Review and Education Program (PREP) published by American Academy of Pediatrics.  She also served as a member of the Editorial Board of American Academy of Pediatrics publication AAP News.  Furthermore, she participated in the development of quality improvement modules on management of newborn hyperbilirubinemia and lactation support as well as prevention of child abuse for the American Academy of Pediatrics.    She had a distinguished career at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston for over 15 years.  Her passion for medical education is demonstrated by her leadership as Co- Chair of the Medical Education Committee of Texas Pediatric Society.  

Dr. Ferguson received her medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Medical School in 1985.  She completed her residency in Pediatrics at University of Texas Medical School at Houston Affiliated Hospitals in 1988.  She began her career in pediatric private practice in Stephenville, Texas. She completed a HRSA sponsored fellowship in Leadership in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities at the University of New Mexico, Center for Development and Disability in 2007.  Dr. Ferguson served as a section chief at the main campus clinic at The Children’s Hospital of Scott and White from 2009-2011 and was associate director of the Children’s Quality Committee as well as a pediatric residency continuity clinic preceptor. Dr. Ferguson is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. 

For more information about this clerkship, contact Kasey Cleghorn at 512-341-4917 or cleghorn@medicine.tamhsc.edu.

Psychiatry

Edward J. Sherwood, M.D., FACP

Interim Regional Chair

Surgery

Michael Craun, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Craun is the Trauma Medical Director at St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Round Rock Campus.  Dr. Craun is a highly qualified and experienced trauma surgeon and critical care specialist.  Prior to joining St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center in January 2010, Dr. Craun served as the Medical Director of Trauma Services for the Level I Trauma Center at Scott & White Hospital in Temple.  Previously, Dr. Craun was the Medical Director of Trauma Services at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO, a Level I Trauma Center in the Denver metro area.

Dr. Craun has made notable professional accomplishments in the field of trauma. He developed trauma programs at both Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth and Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, resulting in verification at each hospital by the American College of Surgeons as a Level II Trauma Center.  In addition, he has written numerous publications on trauma-related topics and is eagerly engaged in regional trauma education and Emergency Medical Services activities.

Dr. Craun holds a doctor of medicine degree from The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Society of Critical Care medicine.

For more information about this clerkship, contact Erin Stavinoha at 512-341-4919 or stavinoha@medicine.tamhsc.edu.