SOUTHEAST DERMATOLOGY - Key Persons
A. John Ghorbani, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and a native of Sugar Land, TX. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1991 and earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1993. He completed both his internship and residency at the University of Tennessee at Memphis, serving as chief resident in dermatology his final year. Dr. Ghorbani is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and is active in other professional societies, including the Houston Dermatological Society and the Harris County Medical Society . He has been with Southeast Dermatology since 1997.
Christine Hunt, MD, is originally from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and is board-certified in dermatology. She graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a degree in biomedical engineering. She then earned her medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin where she graduated as a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Hunt completed an internship at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and subsequently relocated to the "great state of Texas" where she completed dermatology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, serving as Chief Resident during her final year. She is currently a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and is a member of the Houston Dermatological Society, the Harris County Medical Society, as well as the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Hunt enjoys a varied practice of general medical, pediatric, and cosmetic dermatology along with dermatologic surgery. She currently lives in Friendswood with her family. Her outside interests include travel, camping, tennis, and cooking.
Dr. Elizabeth D. Schepp is a board-certified dermatologist who joined Southeast Dermatology in 2017. Although she grew up mostly in Louisiana, she has called Houston home for many years. Dr. Schepp graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University. She then attended the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston where she earned her medical degree and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in her junior year. She also completed both her internal medicine internship and her dermatology residency at UTMB in Galveston. Dr. Schepp is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Texas Medical Association, and the Harris County Medical Society. She lives in Pearland with her husband and their dog. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking and spending time with her friends and family.
Dr. Janet Li is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon. A Florida native, she graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston with a bachelor's degree in biology. Her interest in dermatology developed during medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, and a dermatology residency at the University of Texas in Houston and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. During this time, she served as Chief Resident. She completed her Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she was trained in Mohs surgery and advanced facial reconstruction.
Dr. Li specializes in Mohs, facial reconstructive surgery, and cosmetic dermatology. She has authored several textbook chapters on reconstructive surgery and her journal articles on Mohs and reconstructive surgery have been published in top journals including the Lancet, JAAD, Dermatologic Surgery, JAMA Dermatology. She enjoys reading, hiking, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her two cats.
Dr. Davila is a board-certified dermatologist, and a native of Houston, Texas. He attended Harvard University for his undergraduate studies. He received his medical degree in May of 2000 from the University of Iowa College of Medicine . In 2001, Dr. Davila completed a transitional year residency at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2004, he completed his residency training in dermatology at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. He joined Southeast Dermatology in 2004 where he continues to practice dermatology. He has been professionally recognized as a "Top Doctor," as seen in Texas Monthly, and a "Rising Star Super Doctor" in 2013 and 2014.
Mary Garman, MD, is diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and native of Clear Lake City. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa distinction in 1997 and earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center in 2002. She continued on at Baylor for both internship and residency, serving as Chief Resident in Dermatology during her final year. Dr. Garman is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and is active in other professional societies, including the Houston Dermatological Society and the Harris County Medical Society. She joined Southeast Dermatology in 2006 and practices at the Pasadena location in the greater Clear Lake area. Her primary focus is general medical dermatology, geriatric dermatology, and dermatologic surgery. She regularly participates in community volunteer activities. Dr. Garman lives in League City and enjoys spending time with her three teenagers, painting, and enjoying nature. She has been professionally recognized as a "Top Doctor," as seen in Texas Monthly, and a "Rising Star Super Doctor."
Matthew Petitt, DO, joined Southeast Dermatology in 2011 and is triple board certified in several medical specialties including Dermatology, Dermatopathology, and Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. He was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and received his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan . He graduated first in his medical school class at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical School as the only "Graduate with Distinction". Dr. Petitt subsequently completed pathology residency at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then completed dermatopathology fellowship and dermatology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He currently practices clinical dermatology, dermatologic surgery and dermatopathology. Dr. Petitt lives in League City with his family. He enjoys attending his local church and loves serving the wonderful people in Pasadena and the greater Clear Lake area. He is proud to call Texas home. He was recognized in the Pasadena Citizen's 2013 Reader's Choice Best Dermatologist for Pasadena and Deer Park.
Dr. Wendy Magee is a board-certified dermatologist and has been in practice with Southeast Dermatology since 1998. She grew up in Sugarland TX and completed her undergraduate degree at Rice University in 1990. She received her doctorate from Baylor College of Medicine in 1994 and completed her dermatology residency in 1998 at Cornell Weill Presbyterian in New York. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of both the Harris County Medical Society and the Houston Dermatological Society . She enjoys a busy general dermatology practice but also enjoys dermatologic surgery and cosmetic laser procedures. She lives in Pearland with her husband, daughter and four Boston terriers. Dr. Magee has been recognized as Best Dermatologist by the Reader's Choice edition of Pearland & Friendswood Living magazine in 2013.