Dr. Helena Patten completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington in her hometown of Seattle. She earned her medical doctorate at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where she was elected into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Texas in Austin and subsequently completed her dermatology residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She has authored numerous publications on a variety of topics including cutaneous malignancies and infectious diseases.
Dr. Nguyen is an award-winning, Ivy-league educated and trained dermatologist and surgeon who is recognized worldwide as a key opinion leader and innovator in dermatology, skin rejuvenation, and both minimally invasive and non-surgical dermatologic procedures. His training background is uniquely cross-pollinated with integrated fellowship training in Mohs micrographic surgery, facial plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery, dermatologic surgery, and general plastic surgery. His philosophy is to provide each patient with a specialized treatment plan based on his or her individual needs, stressing a natural, refreshed, and rejuvenated appearance. Dr. Nguyen’s goal is to provide beautiful, natural-looking results with the least downtime possible.
Dr. Nguyen completed an Advanced Fellowship in Mohs/Laser/Cosmetic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an Associate Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. He previously was Chief Resident in Dermatology at the Emory University School of Medicine and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dr. Nguyen graduated with honors from Rice University, where he was an All-Conference Linebacker for the Rice Owls Football Team. He continued on to earn his MD from Baylor College of Medicine, MBA from the Yale School of Management, MPH from the Yale School of Public Health, and DTM&H from the National School of Tropical Medicine. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery/Association, leads the American Academy of Dermatology’s Health Policy Research Group, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Oregon Health and Science University. He serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology and Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and has authored over 50 PubMed-indexed scientific articles. In addition to his role as Managing Director at Houston Skin, Dr. Nguyen serves as a Clinical Investigator at Center for Clinical Studies.
Outside of his work, Dr. Nguyen enjoys fitness, boxing, salsa/bachata dancing, and following all sports, especially football.
Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sophie Diliberto, FNP-C, attended Academy of the Sacred Heart where she
graduated with Highest Honors. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Texas Christian University
where she graduated Cum Laude from Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences. During this time, she was a
member of multiple Honor Societies including Order of Omega – Alpha Delta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of Nursing, and National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
During her time at TCU, Sophie enjoyed participating in study abroad programs in South Africa and Spain. She
experienced working in an animal conservation program in South Africa to support the rhino population. The
following year, she was able to observe health care systems and health care delivery in multiple surgical
specialties in Pontevedra, Spain as an Atlantis Fellow.
After graduation from TCU, Sophie worked as a registered nurse in an orthopedic trauma unit at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center. During this time, she gained valuable clinical skills and completed a Master of Science
in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Family Nurse Practitioner degree. She then
devoted her time to working in dermatology clinics as a nurse while completing her degree. This experience
allowed her to expand her knowledge and exposure to various skin conditions and their treatments, further
strengthening her love for dermatology.
Sophie is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and licensed by the Texas
Medical Board. Dr. Megan Schlichte provides her clinical supervision. Sophie is trained to complete
comprehensive skin cancer screenings, order laboratory tests, and form treatment plans of various dermatologic
conditions including prescription management. Sophie’s goal is to treat her patients’ needs with full, thorough
attention and evidence-based practice. Sophie is a member of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association and Texas
Nurse Practitioners. While she is not at work, Sophie enjoys traveling with family, exercising, and trying new
restaurants in Houston.
Dr. Stephanie Florez-Pollack is an Ivy-league trained, board-certified dermatologist practicing in Richmond, Texas. She was born in Bogotá, Colombia and raised in Katy, Texas where she graduated from Katy High School. Dr. Florez-Pollack completed her undergraduate education at Texas A&M University, where she was the recipient of the Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award, the highest honor reserved for the top two graduating seniors at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Florez-Pollack holds a Doctorate of Medicine degree from the prestigious UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. After completing an internal medicine internship at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, she moved to Philadelphia to pursue a residency in Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the top-ranked dermatology residency program in the country. She received rigorous training in adult and pediatric dermatology at some of the nation’s best hospitals with world-renowned experts, and she is thrilled to bring her skills back to the community where she grew up.
Dr. Florez-Pollack is fluent in both English and Spanish and is passionate about community engagement, mentorship and volunteerism. She has authored numerous publications, with particular focus on lupus, morphea, vitiligo, melasma and skin of color. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, relaxing with her family, and spending time outdoors.
