Urology Austin

Shawn Feather, RN, BSN – Infusion Nurse

Shawn Feather is our Infusion Registered Nurse with over thirty-eight years of healthcare experience. Shawn received her BSN from the University of New Mexico in 1985.

As an Infusion Nurse, Shawn is the primary contact point for patients being treated with Infusions offered here at Urology Austin.
Outside of the office, Shawn competes in swimming and triathlons.

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Carmen Puga – Pharmacy Tech

Carmen is a pharmacy technician at Urology Austin. She is a vital part of the care team for our advanced prostate cancer patients, as she dispenses all the advanced prostate cancer medications and follows up on their care.

Carmen grew up in Iowa and graduated from SE Community College in Burlington, Iowa.  From there, 

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Michelle Valentin-Rivera, Clinical Research Coordinator

Michelle Valentin-Rivera is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Urology Austin. Michelle received her Bachelor of Science in 2006 at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. She then completed the medical program at UNIBE in the Dominican Republic in 2011, followed by a one-year internship in 2012. She arrived in Texas in 2015 and began working at Urology Austin in 2019 as a medical assistant.

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Cecilia Moreno, Clinical Research Coordinator

Cecilia Moreno is a Research Assistant at Urology Austin. Cecilia graduated from McCallum High School in Austin in 2016. Her future plans include studying nursing at the College of Health Care Professions in Austin. Cecilia joined the UA team in November 2019 as a patient service representative. She moved into a more direct role with patients as a medical assistant in February 2022.

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Rebecca Rodriguez – Clinical Research Director

Rebecca Rodriguez is the Clinical Research Director at Urology Austin.  She has 20+ years’ experience in clinical research at independent, multi-site, and CRO levels.  Prior to joining Urology Austin, Rebecca served as the Director of Clinical Operations at DermResearch, Inc., a local research site focused on dermatology trials.  Rebecca attended St. Edward’s University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Biological Sciences and Professional Communication.

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Liz Ayala – Clinical Research Coordinator

Liz Ayala is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Urology Austin

Liz Ayala is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Urology Austin. Liz received her medical assistant certification from Everest Institute in San Antonio in 2010. Liz recently joined the research department in January 2023, but she has been a fixture at Urology Austin for almost 13 years including working as a medical assistant,

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Erica Villanueva, Patient Navigator

Erica Villanueva is an Overactive Bladder Patient Navigator at Urology Austin

Erica Villanueva is a Patient Navigator with five years of experience in the field of Urology. Erica joined our practice as a Medical Assistant after graduating from the Southern Careers Institute (2006) here in Austin, and was promoted to a Surgery Scheduler in 2019.

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Tiffany Walther – Women’s Wellness Manager

Tiffany Walther is the Women’s Wellness Manager at Urology Austin.  Tiffany joined Urology Austin in 2019 as a Medical Assistant at our Round Rock #1 location and was quickly promoted to an Assistant Manager. In 2021, Tiffany was again promoted to Manager of our Women’s Wellness Program.

Tiffany received an Associates Degree in Business Administration from the Austin Community College. 

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Jennifer Penshorn – Clinical Research Nurse

Jennifer Penshorn is a Clinical Research Nurse at Urology Austin. Jenny received her Bachelor of Science in Biology at San Jose State University. While completing her Bachelor degree, she worked part time as a Medical Assistant in Mt. View, California. After graduating, she started her research career as a Clinical Research Coordinator working on cardiovascular catheterization lab devices/procedures and drug studies.

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Erika Saldivar, Patient Navigator

Erika Saldivar is a Prostate Cancer Patient Navigator at Urology Austin

Erika Saldivar is a Patient Navigator and Medical Assistant with over seven years experience in healthcare including four years at Urology Austin. Erika received her Medical Assistant Certification from  Southern Careers Institute here in Austin.

As a Patient Navigator, Erika functions as the main point of contact for men who have advanced prostate cancer or prostate cancer that has recurred post primary treatment such as surgery or radiation.

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