About Our Clinic
Provider Biographies
Louis Appel, M.D., MPH, FAAP - Chief Medical Officer, Director of Pediatrics
Louis Appel, M.D., MPH, FAAP serves as Chief Medical Officer and Director of Pediatrics at People’s Community Clinic. Dr. Appel provides primary pediatric care at the Clinic in addition to overseeing the clinical programs. He is co-facilitator of the Community Access to Child Health Program for the Texas chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and co-chairs the Texas Pediatric Society’s Community Access to Child Health Committee. In the past he has served on the Texas Pediatric Society’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity as well as on the Travis County Early Impact Team, advising on the coordination of Early Childhood Intervention services in the county. He has also served on the Austin Multi-Institutional Review Board. Dr. Appel graduated from Harvard Medical School and obtained his MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health, with a concentration in public management and community health. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Patricia DelAngel, M.D.
Patricia DelAngel, M.D. is fellowship trained in developmental pediatrics. She led a clinic for foster children in Los Angeles and most recently led the developmental clinic here in Austin at Dell Children's Medical Center. At PCC she does primary care pediatrics during regular weekday clinics in addition to the new Saturday clinics, including our group Well Child Checks.
Naomi Hanser, M.D.
Naomi Hanser, M.D., is a graduate of Columbia University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She received specialized training in primary care internal medicine and was chief resident of ambulatory care internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. She provided healthcare through the Navaho Nation Health Foundation in Arizona. In New York, she worked with Doctors of the World‘s Human Rights Clinic to provide medical evaluations and affidavits for international survivors of torture and persecution. She has continued this service independently upon request here in Austin. She is currently a member of the Austin chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine and the Travis County Medical Society. She is proficient in Spanish.
Celia Neavel, M.D. -Director of Adolescent Health
Celia Neavel, M.D., FSAM, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice and graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Neavel helped start the Center for Adolescent Health at the Clinic more than 13 years ago and remains its director. She also initiated and directs the Goals Program, a developmental/behavioral/primary care program at PCC. Dr. Neavel is fellowship-trained in adolescent medicine and developmental disorders and has a certificate of added qualification in adolescent medicine. She is Clinical Assistant Professor, UTMB Pediatrics-Austin, supervising residents and giving monthly lectures. Her main focus is holistic, interdisciplinary primary and specialty care for youth who are "at risk" for economic or developmental reasons. Listed Texas Super Doctor in 2004.
Richard Peavey, M.D. - Director of Adult Medicine, Internal Medicine
Richard Peavey, M.D. has twenty-six years of professional experience encompassing general practice, urgent care, occupational and rehabilitation medicine, and coordination of medical staff. He has served as a general medicine physician at the Clinic since 1999. Dr. Peavey received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas and completed his obstetrics-gynecology residency at the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Medical College.
Robert Sorin, M.D. - Director of Reproductive Health
Robert Sorin, M.D. is Director of Reproductive Health. He received his medical degree from the University de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina in Monterrey, Mexico and completed his residency at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Sorin is also a former Medical Director at Planned Parenthood Texas Capitol Region.
Georgia Armstrong, R.N. - Immunizations Supervisor
Georgia Armstrong, BSN, RN has been supervising and administering the Immunization Program at People's Community Clinic since October 1993. She received her BSN from the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing in 1977. Georgia worked with migrant workers and their children in Colorado where she obtained her School Nurse Practitioner Certification from the University of Colorado School of Nursing in Denver. In her capacity as Immunization Supervisor, Georgia works closely with other Immunization programs and clinics at the state, county and city level.
Anna Blomquist, LMSW - Lead Social Worker, GOALS Program
Anna Blomquist is a Licensed Master Social Worker and the Lead Social Worker for the GOALS Program, a developmental/behavioral/primary care program that serves at-risk youth in Central Texas. She also provides counseling services to our Pediatric and Adolescent population. Anna received her Masters degree in Social Work from Florida State University in 2003. She has previous experience working with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). Anna has been at PCC since August 2007.
Brenda Fierro, LCSW - Program Coordinator, Integrated Behavioral Health
Brenda Fierro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she received her BS in Social Work (2001) and Masters in Social Work (2002). She completed her clinical internship at Phoenix Academy, a residential substance abuse treatment center for adolescents, here in Austin. Brenda has been practicing in the field of counseling and mental health since 2001 in various settings. She has experience working with individuals, couples, and families as well as with providing group therapy in both English and Spanish. More recently, she has been providing professional trainings in culturally competent practice with Hispanic clients, drawing upon her years of experience with working with the spanish speaking population of Austin.
Bianca Flores, R.N., M.S.N. - Chronic Disease Program Manager
Bianca Flores, R.N., M.S.N. rejoined People’s Community Clinic in 2008 as the Chronic Disease Program Manager, coordinating clinic services for patients with diabetes by providing patient education and nurse case management, while organizing a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals aimed at improving health outcomes of patients with chronic conditions. Bianca received a BA in Mexican American Studies and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin, and worked as a Health Educator at the clinic from 2001 to 2005 before returning to the University of Texas at Austin to become a Registered Nurse and received a Masters of Science in Public Health Nursing.
Robin Rosell, LCSW, LMFT - Director of Social Services and Tandem Coordinator
Robin Rosell, MSW, serves as the Director of Social Services at People's Community Clinic, providing supervision and provision of social work services to Clinic clients; and assistance in coordination and implementation of specialized adolescent health program, as well as coordinating the interagency Tandem Teen Prenatal and Parenting Program. Ms. Rosell received her MSW from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.