Emily Patton, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English
106 Vision Park Blvd.,
Shenandoah,
TX
77384
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: May 2019
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"I strive to employ the newest technologies and provide the most up-to-date care available. My goal is to provide service at the highest level of care for all my patients."
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
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.
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.
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.”
Awards
- Texas Association for Otolaryngology Resident Research Award First Place, 2017
- Houston Society for Otolaryngology Resident Research Presentation Second Place, 2016
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Phi Betta Kappa
Publications
- Rossi, N., Tignor, E., Coblens, O. (2019). Giant cystic lesion in the floor of mouth. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- Tignor, E., Cook, R., Perachio, A., Makishima, T. (pending submission). Mouse otolith organs in the cleared temporal bone. JARO.
- Tignor, E., LeConte, B., Young, D., & Makishima, T. ( 2017). Chapter 1: Update on the management of otitis media. Recent Advances in Pediatric Medicine; Synopsis of Current General Pediatrics Practice.
- Tignor, E., Qiu, S., & Siddiqui, F (2016). Posterior nasal mass causing nasal obstruction, Otolaryngology Online Journal, 6(3).
- Tignor, E., Qiu, S., & Mukerji, S. (2015) Auricular mass in a child. JAMA
Poster presentations
- Tignor, E., Cook, R., Perachio, A., Makishima, T. Mouse Otolith Organs in the Cleared Temporal Bone. Neuroscience, San Diego, 2016.
- Tignor, E., Caspary, D. Structural and functional changes in the thalamus with aging. Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, 2013.
Accepted Insurance
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans