Jennifer A. Shuford, MD
Dr. Shuford graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. She completed an internal medicine residency at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, followed by an infectious disease fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She earned her Master of Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Shuford worked in Austin, Texas as an infectious disease physician in private practice prior to joining Texas Department of State Health Services in 2017. She is currently the Chief State Epidemiologist for DSHS, providing leadership for data-driven activities and policy formation aimed at improving the health of all Texans. She also serves on the faculty of the DSHS Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency Program. She is a member of Travis County Medical Society and Infectious Disease Society of America. She is also a member of Texas Medical Association, where she serves as a consultant to their Committee on Infectious Diseases.
Catherine S. Eppes, MD
Dr. Eppes received her MD from The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and completed residency at Johns Hopkins. Her fellowship, and masters of public health, were received from Northwestern University. Her primary areas of focus are quality and safety and infectious diseases in pregnancy. She is currently the ACOG District XI (Texas) patient quality and safety chair, a member of the Texas fetal and infant review of HIV and Syphilis, and Faculty Medical Director of the TexasAIM initiative. She holds several grants with the CDC for influenza and HIV in pregnancy.
Patrick Shannon Ramsey, MD, MSPH
Dr. Ramsey is an active member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, among others. As an active researcher and educator, he has received numerous awards and accolades and published over 80 peer-reviewed papers in major journals. His research interests are clinical trials, prevention of preterm birth, labor management, and management of medical complications of pregnancy.