Professional Background
Dr. Emily Tignor Patton earned her medical degree in 2013 at Southern Illinois School of Medicine in Springfield. In 2018, she completed her residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston. Prior to joining Kelsey-Seybold in 2019, Dr. Patton cared for patients at Texas Sinus and Snoring in Spring, Texas.
Professional Associations
Dr. Patton is a member of the American Medical Association, Christian Medical & Dental Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Texas Medical Association, and American Academy of Otolaryngology Allergy.
Hobbies and Interests
Dr. Patton enjoys gardening, baking, church, spinning, hiking, photography, flute, sewing, and gourmet and unique foods.
Fun Facts
The most interesting place Dr. Patton has resided is Berlin, where she lived for several months during medical school for a research project. She also recently participated in a surgical mission trip to the Philippines and plans to go on many more.
Dr. Patton’s guilty pleasure is baking a cake and making extra frosting so she can eat it all week long.
As a child, Dr. Patton wanted to be an astronaut. “I didn’t quite get there, but I did get to Houston, which is close enough.”