Good Doctors: Female Physicians Trade Scrubs for Fab Fashion at ‘Women in Medicine’ Style Show

Good Doctors: Female Physicians Trade Scrubs for Fab Fashion at ‘Women in Medicine’ Style Show

Nadia Hafeez, Shireen Hadi, Sara Perry (photo by Daniel Ortiz)

A ROSTER OF women you might usually see in scrubs and white coats flipped the script and went high-fashion for the Arts of Healing Foundation’s fourth annual Fashion Show at the Post Oak Hotel, celebrating Houston’s Women in Medicine.


“Eighteen unstoppable women in various fields of medicine were selected as the honorees and showcased on a runway, which was referred to as the runway of role models,” said a rep for event organizers. “All major hospitals and many private practices throughout the Houston area were represented, and their specialties ranged from clinical practitioners, to surgeons to administrators.”

Fady Armanious of Tootsies helped dress the docs-turned-models. Johnny Bravo conducted the auction, and Lori Raijman co-founder and president of the organization, was also on hand. “As a result of their efforts, their layers of knowledge and their years of expertise, our community has benefited,” said Raijman of the healthcare professionals. “Their success and dedication affect each of us.”

Hitting the runway were mix of physicians and administrators including Connie Wang, Jayne Johnston, Susan Mathew, Alexandra Stevens, Magdalena Sanz Cortes, Katie Bolt, M. Monica Gramatges, Christina Paruthi, Shaden Khalaf, Tricia McGusty, Emily Jamea, Gwyn Richardson, Shirley Lima, Sonali Patel, Shanda Blackmon, Gina Blocker, Jessica Traver and Dalia Moghazy.

The foundation’s beneficiaries include The Elkins Pancreas Center at Baylor College of Medicine, The Lung Force and The Sunshine Kids Foundation.

Connie Wang (photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Magdalena Sanz Cortes and Derek Kliethermes (photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Katie Bolt (photo by Dave Rossman)

Josh Weisman, Jack Simes and Mark Bordman (photo by Dave Rossman)

Gina Blocker (photo by Dave Rossman)

Lucy Moore, Kristen Collins and Pam Connealy (photo by Dave Rossman)

Ashlee Rubbo and Taylor Hoffman (photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Jessica Traver (photo by Dave Rossman)

Tiffany Sebastian, Kristin Bingham and Amanda Abiassi (photo by Dave Rossman)

Shetal Amin and Kishan Dwarakanath (photo by Daniel Ortiz)

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