The Center for Endometriosis Care would be nothing without our terrific people, who contribute to our compassionate team efforts and continuous care every step of the way.
Practice Manager, Natasha: Natasha has years of compassionate experience, vast efficiency, and a bright, sunny nature that will help you feel confident in all your interactions with the CEC. Originally joining us as one of the Center’s Surgical Coordinators, her combination of hard work, dedication, exceptional performance and strong leadership qualities made her the natural choice to assume the role of Practice Manager when the opportunity arose. Both CEC patients and staff alike benefit from Natasha’s inspiration and positive influence. Ella habla Español.
Victoria: Victoria is a nationally Board-certified Physician Assistant. A native Texan, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from The University of Texas in San Antonio and then earned her Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at South University in Savannah, GA. Before joining the Center, she worked in Orthopedic Surgery for several years and Urgent Care before that. "I am thrilled to work in a field where I can help empower patients to live their best lives," she said. Victoria enjoys playing pickleball and watching Netflix. Her favorite thing is spending time with her family and watching her baby grow.
Wendy: Wendy has spent her illustrious career, spanning more than 40 years, operating on patients from around the globe, many with incredibly complex presentations. She has also taught countless practitioners the art and science of surgery and contributed immeasurable content to the global literature on the disease, operating room safety, superior patient care, nursing care, state of the art surgical technologies and much, much more. There is no better known and more respected MIGS RNFA/endometriosis surgical nurse anywhere in the world. You can read more about Wendy’s decades of pioneering clinical expertise and her countless contributions to the endometriosis and operating worlds here.
From doing your exams and triaging your care to providing clinical expertise, CEC Head Nurse Michelle, who joined the Center after running Dr Sinervo’s operating room for many years, brings her combined decades of advanced medical and scientific experience and expertise to our patient family. CEC Medical Assistant Bianca’s dedicated attention will reassure you from preop until long after your surgery has been performed. Together, their warm bedside manners will bring you comfort and assist you along your healing journey with compassion and expertise.
Terry, Claims Specialist: Terry brings expertise, diligence, compassion and grace to our financial operations. She will help you with all billing aspects of your case in her understanding and friendly manner and do all she can to answer your questions. Shannon, Billing & Accounts Manager, oversees our billing and appeals processes. If you have concerns related to the billing side of your case, they can help. There is no one better suited to assist you with the financial aspects of your journey with the CEC.
Business Administrator, Zuzana brings her incredibly dynamic decades of corporate expertise to the Center. She holds dual post-graduate degrees in both Mathematics and Physics and brings an impressive lifetime career experience of management, business development, compliance and interpersonal expertise to the CEC as our Business Administrator. Get to know her!
CEC Surgical Coordinating Team: Tifany brings decades of knowledge and care to the CEC team. Her warmth, unmatched skills and compassion put our patients at ease as she helps prepare them for their procedures with Dr Sinervo. Tifany’s vast experience and expertise make her uniquely well suited to take our patients through the process of their life changing surgeries. Melissa brings with her years of healthcare expertise from working amongst various medical specialties as she helps Dr Eugenio’s patients get prepared and scheduled. Currently also pursuing her Nursing career, Melissa loves helping patients in any way that she can and is always striving to meet their needs and make them feel as confident as possible when deciding to move forward with their procedures. Her goal as she works with Dr Eugenio’s patients remains to ensure our patients that there is always hope. Ella habla Español. Cecilia brings her vast knowledge and dedicated skills as she works with our patients on all aspects of their insurance concerns. Always ready to help, she provides exceptional, compassionate service with dedication and kindness to put our patients at ease as they navigate the process of planning their care with us. Ella habla Español.
Heather is the CEC’s Program Director. She manages the CEC’s comprehensive multidisciplinary care program, facilitates the Center’s clinical research, disease education, awareness, and legislative/policy endeavors and coordinates the CEC’s MIGS/Endometriosis Surgical Fellowship endeavor. A Board-certified Healthcare Advocate, she is also someone who has personally struggled with advanced endometriosis and pelvic pain gynepathologies, and her lived experiences bring unique perspectives to her professional works and fuel her passion to effect change. Heather has spent more than three decades working across the endometriosis landscape and is globally recognized as a leading disease educator and advocate. She looks forward to helping guide your CEC journey with compassionate understanding.
The heart of the CEC’s Offices: The CEC’s Medical Administrators will help get your office and telehealth appointments scheduled, process your employment and disability claims, coordinate your visits, and assist you with every aspect of your care before, during and after surgery. They are never without a smile on their faces! Arielle and Alex will put you at ease as they care for you before, during and after your appointments and surgery with us. Whether helping you with records, forms, operative reports, appointments, or anything at all related to your care at our Center, these amazing teammates will be happy to assist you with genuine compassion and expertise. With friendly smiles and expert skills, they have you covered!