Avanta Health Professionals Physicians and Staff

PHYSICIANS/PROVIDERS
Antonio Ramos, MD	Antonio Ramos, MD trained at the University of Texas Health Science Center and is board-certified as a diplomate in Internal Medicine. He is available as a general practitioner and specializes in diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and obesity.

Shormi Durani, MD	Shormi Durani, MD was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She earned her BA in Internal Medicine at University of Arkansas for medical sciences.

Melissa Widener, PA	Melissa Widener, PA received her BA in Integrated Physiology from the University of Colorado. She continued her education at the University of Colorado's Denver Physician Assistant Program and graduated with an MPAS degree.

STAFF
Magda Bruna, DC Office Administrator	Magda Bruna has a Bachelor Degree in science from the University of St. Thomas and trained initially as a chiropractor at the Texas Chiropractic College. As an office administrator she is available to patients for any problems that may arise and to answer any questions that are not dealt with by the physicians, medical assistants or physician assistants. We are honored to have her administrate the office of AHP.

Bonyad Neshan Billing Director	Bonyad Neshan was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and initially trained as a radiology technician. Please feel free to contact him if you have any questions concerning your bill or if he can be of any further service. Bonyad is fluent in Farsi.


Silvia Elizabeth Garcia Patient Care Assistant	Silvia Elizabeth Garcia graduated from Jeff Davis High School and is a native Houstonian. She trained as a medical assistant at NIT and previously worked as a receptionist at North Harris College. We are proud to have her helping us with patient care at AHP and she looks forward to helping you during your office visit. Silvia Elizabeth is fluent in Spanish.

Cecilia Osornio Billing Assistant	Cecilia Osornio was born in Libano, Colombia. She received her BA from the Universtiy of St. Thomas after graduating from Lamar High School. She is a professional interpreter for the courts and helps with office billing part time.

Olga Valdez Billing Assistant	Olga Valdez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and has lived in Houston for most of her life. She has been trained in coding and billing and has worked as a specialist in different settings including hospital billing and clinic billing for the past 15 years. Please feel free to contact her for any billing questions.