Primary Care Division

Dr. Koch spent nearly two decades on the faculty of The University of Texas–Houston Medical School, where he received multiple Dean's Teaching Excellence Awards. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. He is on staff at Houston Methodist Hospital and Kindred Hospital.
When he isn't seeing patients in the hospital and clinic, Dr. Koch loves spending time with his wife and their three adult children and traveling.

Before moving to Houston, Dr. Cherian practiced adult primary and urgent care in the Tampa Bay area of Florida for four years. He also cared for his patients when they were admitted to the hospital. He has extensive experience managing chronic conditions and caring for patients with complex medical needs.
Dr. Cherian earned his medical degree from the University of Szeged in Hungary and completed his Family Medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He speaks English, Malayalam and Hungarian.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Cherian treasures time with his wife and their two children. He also enjoys traveling, reading, sports, fitness and art.

Before becoming a nurse practitioner, Monica spent over ten years as a dialysis nurse caring for both adults and children, including as a pediatric dialysis nurse at Texas Children's Hospital. That experience shapes her patient-centered approach. She puts a strong focus on educating patients and their families so they understand and can take part in their care.
Monica earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lyceum of the Philippines University and her Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) from South University.