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Office
23530 Kingsland Boulevard
Suite 130
Katy, TX 77494Phone+1 832-522-8751Fax+1 832-522-8770
Summary
- Dr. Joshua Defriece is a family medicine physician based in Katy, TX, with extensive experience in managing conditions such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, gout, preventive medicine, and hyperlipidemia. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in 2007 and completed his family medicine residency at Spartanburg Medical Center in 2010. Dr. Defriece has worked as a family medicine physician at Houston Methodist since 2016 and has previously held positions at Memorial Hermann Medical Group and Fulshear Family Medicine, among others. He also serves as an adjunct associate professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. His accolades include being named MHMG Physician of the Year in 2015 and being recognized as one of the Top 10 Family Physicians in Texas by Vitals.com in 2014.
Education & Training
Spartanburg Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2026
UT State Medical License 2014 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2014 - 2020
ND State Medical License 2015 - 2019
WI State Medical License 2015 - 2019
SD State Medical License 1900 - 2019
MO State Medical License 2014 - 2019
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support- American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- MHMG Physician of the Year Memorial Hermann Medical Group, 2015
- Top 10 Family Physicians in Texas Vitals.com, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012
Committees
- Member, Houston Methodist Primary Care GroupBoard of Directors 2017 - Present
- Member, Houston Methodist Primary Care GroupBoard of Directors 2017 - Present
- Medical Director, Houston Methodist Telemedicine Working Group 2016 - Present
- Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 2013 - 2014
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