She has extensive experience in Pediatrics, having worked at Texas Children’s Hospital on a general medical-surgical floor, Pediatric ICU, and Neonatal ICU, over a span of 10 years. When her children were small, she also worked part-time for her pediatrician as a staff nurse and with Katy ISD as a school nurse. Patti returned to school at University of Texas Medical Branch and received her Master’s of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1997. She worked for Northwest Family Practice in Houston for 5 years, and when she and her husband relocated to Conroe in 2004, she came onboard with Dr. Herrin. Patti’s hobbies include running, sewing, computers, and church activities. She and her husband, Richard, live in Montgomery, and between them, they have 5 grown children. Patti is also the “mom” to 2 cats, Jasmine and Benji.