Dr. Marta Katalenas
A Board Certified Pediatrician, Dr. Katalenas graduated from the University of Oviedo Medical School, located in Northern Spain, in 1982. She worked as a General Practitioner in her hometown of Oviedo, and also performed Clinical Medical Research Projects at the University Medical School.
Dr. Katalenas completed her Pediatric Residency training at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey, affiliated to Columbia University of New York. For one year she was part of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Team at Columbia Presbyterian Children's Hospital of New York, taking care of children with cancer and blood disorders.
While in New Jersey, she worked at Northwest Covenant Medical Center in Denville, as a Hospital Pediatrician, and at Hackensack University Medical Center, Tomorrow's Children Institute, in the Hematology-Oncology floor and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
In 1996, she moved to Round Rock, founding the Pediatric Center of Round Rock, a general pediatrics practice, where she provides care for children from newborns to age 18. At the practice, she oversees a nutrition management program designed to help children and families make the lifestyle changes necessary to promote and maintain health. In addition, she provides care for newborns at the Round Rock Hospital and North Austin Medical Center. She has served as Chairman of Pediatrics at Round Rock Medical Center for three years, most recently in 2008. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics for the University of Texas Medical Branch, a supervising physician for the Resident Program for UT Southwestern Medical School and a Clinical Instructor for the University of Texas School of Nursing.
Dr. Katalenas regularly attends educational seminars and is committed to providing the most advanced medical care to her patients. Her areas of interest in Pediatrics include the care of newborns, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, child and adolescent behavior and pediatric nutrition. She serves as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association in child/adolescent obesity issues.
Dr. Katalenas is a member of the Travis County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the European Pediatric Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association. She served as a volunteer at the Round Rock Health Clinic, while collaborating as a Board Member, and is part of the Medical Mission Team at St. Williams Catholic Church. She served on the Advisory Committee for Easter Seals of Texas and was a Site Based Advisory Member for Berkman Elementary School in Round Rock. She has been a member of Rotary International since 2004.
Married for 25 years, Dr. Katalenas has 3 children. She and her husband enjoy reading, history, travel and gourmet cooking.
Dr. Jenny Jacomides
Dr. Jenny Jacomides, a Board Certified pediatrician, attended the University of Texas at Austin. She then finished Medical School at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Jacomides completed her pediatric residency at Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Following residency, Dr. Jacomides joined the Southwestern Medical School Faculty as an assistant professor of pediatrics. She taught medical students and residents while working in Pediatric Urgent Care and as a Pediatric Hospitalist. She also oversaw newborn care at the Parkland Memorial hospital newborn nursery.
In 2006, Dr. Jacomides moved to Austin with her family. She enjoys living in the Hill Country and taking care of patients in private practice. Her husband, Dr. Lucas Jacomides, is an urologist in the Round Rock area.
In her personal time, Dr. Jacomides enjoys spending time with her children. She has a 3 year-old daughter and a one-year-old son. She also enjoys art, photography and travel.
Nurse Practioner, Gudrun Cobb
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Gudrun Cobb, graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with her Bachelors of Nursing in 2001. She worked two years for Hill Country Pediatrics as an R.N. before returning to school to obtain her Masters of Nursing.
She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2005 with her Masters of Nursing. Shortly after graduation, Gudrun worked as a PNP with the Pediatric Center of Round Rock. Upon a move to Dallas, TX she took a position with Texas Children’s Hospital in the Emergency Room Fast Track as a PNP.
A move closer to family in Lexington, Kentucky, she worked for two and half years for The University of Kentucky School of Nursing under the Good Samaritan Grant Program as a PNP for a free pediatric public health clinic and ran several Elementary school-based health clinics.
Gudrun maintains her board certification by attending NAPNAP, and other Pediatric continuing education conferences. She is also involved with a local organization “Central Texas Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.” She is happy to be back “home in Texas” and working with Pediatric Center of Round Rock again. In her free time she enjoys playing and walking with her two dogs, she also enjoys dance, especially ballet.
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