United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Returning Combat Veterans

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and its staff are grateful to the men and women who risk their lives to fight terrorism in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other places around the world.

Contact Information:
If you have served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, please contact one of our Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Coordinators in person at the Post Deployment Clinic (Room 1B-373) or by phone:

Toni Brown 

Toni Brown
OEF/OIF Program Manager
713-794-7928

Fern A. Taylor 

Fern A. Taylor
OEF/OIF Veteran Services Supervisor
713-794-7034

Vickie L. Toliver 

Vickie L. Toliver
Transition Patient Advocate
713-794-8825

Rose Bush 

Rose Bush
Administrative Support Assistant
713-794-7034

Raj Dhamija, RN, BSN 

Raj Dhamija, RN, BSN
OEF/OIF Case Manager
713-791-1414, ext. 6557

Drew Helmer, MD, MS 

Drew Helmer, MD, MS
OEF/OIF Primary Care Champion
713-791-1414, ext 6367

Cheryl Houlette 

Cheryl Houlette
OEF/OIF Case Manager
713-794-7075

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Melissa Maraj, PA-C
Physician Assistant
713-791-1414, ext. 5396

Paul Hoisington, LCSW 

Paul Hoisington, LCSW
Trauma Recovery Program Representative
713-794-8825

Verna Wells, RN, MSN 

Verna Wells, RN, MSN
Federal Recovery Coordinator
713-794-7516

Fern A. Taylor 

Shawn Monroe
Army Wounded Warrior Representative
713-791-1414, ext 6305

Related Links:

Vet Centers
MEDVAMC Polytrauma Site
VA Seamless Transition
VHA Benefits & Services
Eligibility & Enrollment
National Center for PTSD
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)