At Health Services of North Texas, we offer sports physicals to make sure that your child is healthy enough to engage in a physical activity they enjoy. Many extracurricular activities or school-related sports require this physical for participation. We recommend that you schedule your kids’ sports physical a few weeks prior to the due date.
At Health Services of North Texas, we offer comprehensive care to patients with HIV or AIDS. Whether infectious disease management services or virus testing, our HIV care is always confidential and private. We are here for Denton and Collin County patients who may have been exposed to HIV, who live with HIV, or who have AIDS.
Lee Brown Some people grow up knowing exactly what they want to do for a career. Others might try several different things before finding what clicks with them. And people like Lee Brown, one of HSNT’s newest board members, find their enjoyment not in the destination, but in the journey. “I always had a passion
Nobody is ever ready for a cancer diagnosis, and nobody ever wants to hear one, so when Talia Thornton did a usual check of her body and found some strange lumps on her breast, she immediately started to worry. It couldn’t be a tumor, right? But how would she know? How will she pay for
As soon as you learn that you’re pregnant, you may start thinking about baby names, picking out nursery decor, and imagining how your growing belly will look. During this exciting time in life, it is also important to protect the health of yourself and your baby with comprehensive prenatal care. From tracking fetal growth to
Having been with HSNT for 10 years now, Karishma Patel is a PA who has seen her share of patients and families in need. But she says that’s what it’s all about – quality healthcare for those who need it the most. “I once had an uninsured pediatric patient I was able to convince into
Healthcare providers are in the business of changing lives. That’s why PAs like HSNT’s Beverly Johnson do what they do, and why she feels that her job is so rewarding. “I performed a colposcopy after a patient had an abnormal Pap smear and precancerous cells history, [before I joined HSNT],” Beverly says. “The biopsy revealed
Not every Physicians Assistant treats just the body. Some treat the mind, as well. HSNT’s Sonia Ochoa Thomas, like other PAs, has practiced in a variety of fields such as pediatrics, internal medicine, and general medicine. But having been with HSNT for 4 years, Sonia feels her biggest impact comes from providing psychiatric care for
Laurie has been serving the community with HSNT for eight years, but that’s not all she does! In her spare time she loves to decorate and is always looking for ways to optimize her space. Laurie feels she really makes a difference when it comes to her patients that suffer from infectious disease. “I always
Dr. Dean Perkins It’s not uncommon for people to bounce around different careers in their lifetimes. Passions change, priorities change, and sometimes life just makes those decisions for you. For Dr. Dean Perkins, these decisions were ones he made himself, but it’s nonetheless surprising to learn that someone who started college thinking he was going