Medical Directors
Medical Director
The Hospice medical director is a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who supervises, reviews, manages and coordinates clinical care for all the patients in the Hospice program.
He or she:
- Reviews patient eligibility for Hospice services
- Acts as a medical resource to the patient care team
- Acts as a liaison with physicians and other referral sources in community
Hospice of South Texas Medical Directors
Tyson Meyer M.D.
Terry Whitehouse M.D.
Sanjeev Bhatia M.D.
Jennifer Gonzales M.D.
Clare Zengerle D.O
Bruce Bauknight M.D.
Justin Powell M.D.
In August 2009, Dr. Tyson Meyer was hired as the first full-time medical director for Hospice of South Texas where he oversees the medical component of care received by hospice patients. He works with the patient’s team to create a customized plan of care for each patient and is available to make visits to the patient’s home, nursing home, or hospital when needed.
Ty grew up in Port Lavaca, graduated from St. Joseph High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. After graduating from UT Houston Medical School, Ty completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship in San Antonio. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Attending Physician
Hospice encourages participation by the patient's attending physician in coordinating the medical care of the patient through ongoing communication with the patient care team.
He or she provides:
- Admitting diagnosis and prognosis, current medical findings, orders for medication, treatment, and symptom management.
- Direction for medical management of other conditions not related to the terminal illness.
